Dario Venitucci

Dario Venitucci
Dario Venitucci
Personal information
Full name Dario Venitucci
Date of birth January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 24)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club U.S. Foggia
Number TBA
Youth career
1999-2006 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2010 Juventus[1] 5 (0)
2007–2008 →Treviso (loan) 20 (3)
2008 →Mantova (loan) 7 (0)
2009 →Avellino (loan) 18 (2)
2009–10 →Arezzo (loan) 29 (3)
2010-11 Bassano Virtus 27 (1)
2011- U.S. Foggia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2011

Dario Venitucci (born 30 January 1987 in Turin) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for U.S. Foggia, in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione, on a co-ownership deal with Serie A giants, Juventus FC.

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Club Career

Juventus

Venitucci began his youth career with Juventus FC in the late 1990s, and was promoted to the Primavera youth set-up in 2004. The young midfielder was part of a very elite youth set-up alongside the likes of Domenico Criscito, Paolo De Ceglie, Davide Lanzafame, Claudio Marchisio, Michele Paolucci, Sebastian Giovinco, and Andrea Pisani, all of which have represented Italy at various stages of international football. After graduating the Juventus youth system, Venitucci was called up to the first team squad in 2006, and was part of the team that led Juventus back to Serie A in 2007. Venitucci made his first team debut against U.S. Lecce, replacing Claudio Marchisio in the 74th minute. He also made his first start for Juventus against U.S. Lecce later in the season, in a 3–1 win. In all Venitucci made 12 appearances in all competitions for Juventus that season and was considered one of their many young up and coming stars.

F.B.C. Treviso

After Juventus were promoted back to Serie A, Venitucci was sent out on loan. In July 2007, the central midfielder was signed by Serie B side Treviso on a season long loan. Venitucci scored 3 goals in 20 league matches for the club, helping Treviso survive relegation from Serie B to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. On June 30, 2008, Venitucci returned to Juventus.

Mantova and Avellino

Following his return, Juventus again opted to loan out the rising star to Serie B side AC Mantova, in order to gain first team experience. However, in January 2009 Juventus decided to re-call the player from Mantova after making just 7 appearances. He was simultaneously loaned out to Serie B strugglers US Avellino, as they felt this move would prove more successful than the short lived loan at Mantova. With Avellino, Venitucci established himself in the club's starting line-up and he scored 2 goals in 18 league appearances.

A.C. Arezzo

In June 2009, Venitucci returned to Juventus, following his successful loan spell with US Avellino, before surprisingly moving on loan, to third division club A.C. Arezzo along with fellow Juventus teammates Oussama Essabr, Andrea Pisani, and Riccardo Maniero. Venitucci was previously tracked by several Serie A sides, including Catania and Siena. With Arezzo, he was a regular starter and performed well in his lone season with the club, making, in all 29 league appearances, scoring 3 goals. His performances led to speculation of a Juventus return.

Bassano Virtus

On June 30, 2010, Venitucci did return to Juventus, but was almost instantly sold to Lega Pro side Bassano Virtus on a co-ownership agreement. With the third division side, Venitucci again established himself in the starting line-up and went on to make 27 league appearances, scoring a single goal, and notching up 8 yellow cards. Following a stellar season with the mid-table side, Venitucci was signed by U.S. Foggia, a club that nearly gained promotion to Serie B in the 2010-11 Lega Pro season.

U.S. Foggia

On July 7, 2011, Venitucci was signed by Serie B hopefuls, U.S. Foggia, as they strengthen their squad in eye of Serie B promotion. Venitucci is remains co-owned by parent club, Juventus.

References

  1. ^ Dario Venitucci's statistics Juventus


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