Ignazio Abate - football player, defender of the club "Milan". It has a height of 180 cm and weighs 73 kg, which makes him one of the fastest players in the defensive line in the Italian championship. He has the glory of an extremely hardy football player, able to participate in the offensive actions of the team, returning to defense on time.
Ignazio Abate: biography
Ignazio was born on November 12, 1986 in the small Italian town of Sant'Agata de Gothi. The father of the future footballer Benyamino in his youth played for Milan as a goalkeeper, and today he is training the young goalkeepers of the team.
The first steps on the path to success, Ignazio Abate made in a team of the youth amateur league called Rescaldina. Later, the father gave his son to the football academy of Milan. Having overcome all the stages of selection, the young defender was in the main part of the club.
The debut of the young talent for the main team of “Milan” took place in the 2003/2004 season. The place in the defense of the Italian champion Ignazio Abate was entrusted in the cup confrontation against Sampdoria. In the same season, a promising footballer appeared on the field in the Champions League match, in which the Spanish “Celta” opposed “Milan”. Thus, Ignazio Abate became the youngest player in the history of the club, who played in European competitions. At that time, the defender was only 17 years old.
Rental period
At the beginning of the 2004/2005 season, Ignazio Abate, whose photo can be seen in the material, was forced to rent. The reason for this is high competition for a place on the field in the defensive line of Milan. The new club for Abate was Napoli, which at that time played in the division a rank lower. Throughout the year, the coaching staff of the team released the defender in the starting lineup 29 times, which allowed him to score with two goals scored.
In 2005, Milan sent Ignazio Abate a new lease. This time, the player had to defend the colors of Sampdoria, which was in the middle of the table of the highest Italian championship. However, the defender only managed to pass the off-season training with the team, after which he was signed by the Piacenza club from the second division before the start of the championship. For the new team, Abate won only 13 fights.
The next season was another lease at Modena. Here, Ignazio's performances were more successful. The coaching staff of the team trusted the defender a place in the first team in 38 meetings of the second Italian division.
Return to Milan
In 2007, Ignazio Abate signed a contract with Serie A Empoli. The deal amounted to only 900,000 euros. At the end of the season, the club flew out of the Premier League. Still a young and promising quarterback, he was forced to look for a new team to advance his career.
Soon, the first Abate professional club - “Milan”, decided to return to its ranks a talented football player, having paid “Empoli” the amount of compensation of $ 2 million. In 2009, Ignazio firmly entrenched in the team as a right-back. The excellent performance of the player forced the leadership of Milan to extend the contract with him until 2014. Subsequently, the excellent form of Abate repeatedly allowed the team to keep their goal dry, having won the championship and the Italian Cup.
Team appearances
Ignazio Abate went through all age groups of youth teams, reaching the main national team. The player took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was held in Beijing. Unfortunately, the Italian team took only the 4th position following the results of the competition, stopping one step before the bronze medals.
Then, Ignazio Abate was followed by the 2009 European Youth Championship. This time the Italian team was lucky to take the 3rd final position in the tournament.
The debut of a football player for the adult national team of Italy took place on November 11, 2011. On the field, the player was lucky to be in a friendly match against Poland.
This was followed by a challenge to Abate for the selection fights at Euro 2012. Ignazio defended the honor of the national team in the final part of the tournament. The football player missed the semifinal match against Germany due to microtrauma. However, he entered the field in the decisive match of the European Championship against Spain. The meeting ended for the Italians with a devastating defeat (4: 0). Therefore, Abate and partners were forced to be content only with the silver awards of the tournament.