Ignazio Abate

Ignazio Abate
	Ignazio Abate
Personal information
Full name	Ignazio Abate
Date of birth	November 12, 1986 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Club information
Current club	Torino
Number	23
Youth clubs
2003-2004	Milan
Senior clubs1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of May 18, 2008.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of October 15, 2008.; * Appearances (Goals)

Ignazio Abate (born November 12, 1986 in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Province of Benevento) is an Italian football winger who currently plays with Torino at Serie A.

[edit] Football career

His career began with the A.C. Milan youth team. He played with Napoli (Serie C1), Sampdoria (Serie A)^[1] and Piacenza, Modena (Serie B).

He was re-signed by Milan on June 16, 2008,^[2]and then he was transfered to Torino in a co-ownership deal on July 23 , 2008.^[3]

He made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, December 12, 2006, replacing Marino Defendi in 62 min.

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Personal information
Ignazio Abate
Full name	Ignazio Abate
Date of birth	November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) (age 22)
Place of birth	Sant'Agata de' Goti, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Club information
Current club	Torino
Number	23
Youth clubs
2003-2004	Milan
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-	→ Napoli (loan) → Sampdoria (loan) → Piacenza (loan) → Modena (loan) Empoli Torino	32 (2) 0 (0) 13 (0) 38 (1) 24 (1) 9 (1)
National team²
2003-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006-	Italy U-18 Italy U-19 Italy U-20 Italy U-21	03 (0) 02 (1) 06 (0) 13 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 15, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)