Marino Defendi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marino Giovanni Defendi | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Narnese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2011 | Atalanta | 75 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → Chievo (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lecce (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Grosseto (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2016 | Bari | 163 | (9) |
| 2016–2023 | Ternana | 202 | (11) |
| 2023– | Narnese | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC) | |||
Marino Giovanni Defendi (born 19 August 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Narnese.[1] Despite starting his career as a second striker, Defendi also played as a winger, attacking midfielder and more recently as a central or defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Defendi joined Bari in a three-year contract on 25 July 2011, as part of Andrea Masiello's deal.[2]
In August 2016, Defendi joined Serie B side Ternana in a three-year contract.
International career
[edit]Defender played for the Italy U20 side in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and for the Italy U21 side in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Honours
[edit]- Atalanta
References
[edit]- ^ Marino Defendi at Soccerway
- ^ "Masiello all'Atalanta, De Fendi al Bari". AS Bari (in Italian). 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile (in Italian)
- Marino Defendi National Team Stats at FIGC.it (in Italian)
- Marino Defendi at Soccerway
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italian men's footballers
- Atalanta BC players
- AC ChievoVerona players
- US Lecce players
- US Grosseto 1912 players
- SSC Bari players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Footballers from Bergamo
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian football forward, 1980s birth stubs