Jesús Dátolo

Jesús Dátolo

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Alberto Dátolo
Date of birth	19 May 1984 (1984-05-19) (age 27)
Place of birth	Carlos Spegazzini, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Espanyol
Number	23
Youth career
2000–2002	Cañuelas
2002–2004	Banfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	Banfield	41	(6)
2006–2009	Boca Juniors	67	(5)
2009–2011	Napoli	22	(1)
2010	→ Olympiacos (loan)	7	(0)
2010–2011	→ Espanyol (loan)	14	(2)
2011–	Espanyol	5	(0)
National team
2009–	Argentina	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Jesús Alberto Dátolo (born 19 May 1984) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for La Liga club RCD Espanyol.

Club career

Dátolo started his career in 2000 at Cañuelas in Primera C Metropolitana, Argentina's fourth division. In 2002 he signed for Primera División club, Banfield and broke into the first team squad in 2005. He played with his future Boca Juniors colleagues; Rodrigo Palacio and Gabriel Paletta. Datolo moved to Boca Juniors during the mid-year transfer period of 2006. Boca bought 50% of his pass, and 100% of the sports rights.

He was a regular in the Boca starting line-up since the 2007 Apertura, where his performances gradually improved. He was a part of the Boca Juniors team that won the 2007 Copa Libertadores. In the 2008 Copa Libertadores, Datolo scored in Boca's 3–0 win against Venezuela's Maracaibo, as Boca progressed to the knock-out stages after being required to win by at least three goals. Datolo would again score in Boca's 2–1 first-leg win against Brazil's Cruzeiro at the Round of 16 stage. Boca reached the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores where which they were eliminated by Brazil's Fluminense. Boca Juniors went on to win the 2008 Torneo Apertura.

After the Torneo de Verano of January 2009 Dátolo would go on to sign for Italian Serie A club, Napoli.^[1] On 16 January 2010, it was announced that Napoli's 25-year old midfielder will play on loan for Olympiakos F.C. until the end of the season.^[2] Datolo had asked Napoli for a transfer in order to gain regular game time to secure a place in Argentina's team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Greek club Olympiacos had beaten off a deal with Datolo ahead of Paris Saint-Germain F.C., who were chasing his signature as well.^[3]

International career

Dátolo made his international debut for Argentina in a friendly match against Russia in Moscow on 12 August 2009; he scored his first goal after just 20 seconds on the pitch.^[4] His first competitive goal came in a 3–1 loss against Brazil with a 30 yard shot.^[5]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 August 2009	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Russia	3 – 1	3–2	Friendly
2.	5 September 2009	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina	Brazil	1 – 2	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Season	Club	Title
2006	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
2007	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores
2008	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
Apertura 2008	Boca Juniors	Argentine Primera División

References

1. ^ "Ecco Datolo la nuova 'Maravilla' di Napoli: "Darò tutto per questa maglia"" (in Italian). http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?root=707&fwd=2279&content=0. Retrieved 2009-09-11. 
2. ^ http://goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/01/16/1748215/napolis-jesus-datolo-all-set-for-olympiacos-switch-report
3. ^ Olympiakos leiht Datolo
4. ^ "Surgical Spain post comeback win". uefa.com. 2009-08-12. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=872186.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 
5. ^ "Datolo and Hamsik on Target in WC Qualifying". The Offside. 2009-09-06. http://napoli.theoffside.com/team-news/datolo-and-hamsik-on-target-in-wc-qualifying.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 

External links

• Espanyol official profile
• Napoli official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Jesús Dátolo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jesús Dátolo – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Datolo, Jesus
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	19 May 1984
Place of birth	Carlos Spegazzini, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death