Profile Davide Santon

Personal information

Full name : Davide Santon
Date of birth : 2 January 1991
Place of birth : Portomaggiore, Italy
Height : 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Full back
Current club : Internazionale
Number : 39
Youth career
1999–2005 Ravenna
2005–2008 Internazionale
Senior career
2008– Internazionale
National team‡
2007–2008 Italy U-17
2008 Italy U-20
2009– Italy U-21
2009– Italy

club career

Internazionale milan

Santon connected Internazionale's youth system at age 14 from Ravenna. He commenced out as a winger in the past transferring into a defensive role. After alleviating the Primavera side win the 2006–07 Campionato Primavera and coming the final play-off for a second consecutive season, he was called-up to appear at the first team for the 2008–09 pre-season training in South Tyrol and training sessions during the first half of the season.

José Mourinho first called Santon in the row higher for a September Champions League game against Panathinaikos and the subsequent three sporting activities but did not exercise him. On 21 January 2009, Santon organised his debut in the Coppa Italia quarterfinal win against Roma, playing the whole match. Four days resultant, he organised his Serie A debut in a 1–0 victory against Sampdoria. He organised his European debut in the home draw with Manchester United, playing straight away against Cristiano Ronaldo and demonstrating great shows against the Portuguese winger. Ronaldo himself said come seal Santon: "I was impressed by Santon; he is a truly interesting lad and a great footballer." Mourinho praised Santon for his personality and tactical versatility and Santon was handed the commencing role for the subsequent game. He commenced 13 league sporting activities, taking in 2 substitute attainments, consequently winning his first senior honour, the 2008–09 Serie A title.

Recently, he has also become subject of admire from earlier Italy head omnibus Marcello Lippi, any person who stated Santon as "A predestined that reminds of a young Paolo Maldini."
Santon organised his first attainment for Inter in the 2009–10 season against Parma on Matchday 3, and subsequently commenced the game against Cagliari the week after. He was out until the novel year later upholding a knee meniscus injury where on worldwide duty. He organised his return in January as a substitute against Bari and summoned behind into the commencing eleven for the injured Cristian Chivu. However, his return was short-lived as he injured the same knee again later returning too before long from the beforehand injury and wanted doctors, consequently sidelining him for another three to five weeks.

International career

Santon has played for Italy since the U-16 crosswise and organised a goal-scoring debut on April 2007 in a 3–1 win through Slovenia. On 31 March 2009, he organised his debut for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly against the Netherlands, played at Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade and ended in a 1–1 draw.
Santon organised his debut with the senior Italian team older 18, on 6 June 2009 in a friendly game against Northern Ireland played in Pisa. He played the every component of fit and his tangible shows earned him admire from his peers as well as omnibus Marcello Lippi. Lippi was impressed enough to call him in the roster for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, but Santon did not perform to generate an attainment in the tournament.