Diego De Ascentis

Diego De Ascentis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-07-31) 31 July 1976
Place of birth	Como, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995	Como
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Como	31	(1)
1996–1999	Bari	86	(3)
1999–2000	Milan	19	(0)
2000–2005	Torino	167	(2)
2005–2006	Livorno	29	(1)
2006–2007	Torino	30	(0)
2007–2010	Atalanta	65	(1)
Total		428	(8)
International career‡
1997	Italy U21	5	(0)
1997	Italy Olympic Team	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 October 1997 (UTC)

Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July 1976) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

De Ascentis started his career at Como in 1993 before moving to Bari in 1996. Three years later, he transferred to AC Milan for a season.

In 2000, he transferred to Torino. After Torino went bankrupt in 2005 he moved to Genoa, joining the club in July 2005; however, Genoa was demoted to Serie C1 later that month as punishment for match-fixing, prompting De Ascentis to transfer to Livorno. After the reformed Torino regained promotion to Serie A, he rejoined the Turin club for another season.

He signed a three-year contract with Atalanta in the summer of 2007 and was released in the summer of 2009. He re-signed with the club on 8 October that year, and departed again at the end of the 2009–10 season.

International career

De Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games).

External links

• (in Italian) Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
• (in Italian) Diego De Ascentis at FIGC.it