Ivan De Santis
Ivan Francesco De Santis (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional football defender who plays for Cesena in Serie C on loan from Virtus Entella. A centre-back, he made his professional debut on 2 November 2016, for Catania.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Francesco De Santis | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Conversano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cesena | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Catania (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Paganese (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Ascoli | 26 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | Virtus Entella | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Cesena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Italy U15 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Italy U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2017 | |||
Career
Early career
De Santis was born in the Apulian town of Conversano, but began his career in Lombardy in the youth teams of Serie A giants Milan. His progression through the youth teams was rapid, and he became a starter for the Primavera side aged just 16. Despite playing against opponents often two years older than himself, De Santis impressed coaches whilst playing in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera and UEFA Youth League,[1] and made over 60 appearances for the Primavera side in total.
Loan moves
De Santis was sent on loan to Lega Pro side Catania at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[2] Here, however, De Santis received little game time and made just three appearances. Due to this lack of playing time, Milan recalled De Santis early, in January 2017, in order to loan him out again. He signed a six-month loan contract with Paganese, also of Lega Pro, on 27 January 2017.[3]
Ascoli
On 8 January 2019, he joined Virtus Entella on loan with an option to purchase.[4]
Virtus Entella
He moved to Virtus permanently on 23 August 2019.[5]
National team
De Santis has played for every age category for Italy from under-15 to under-19, and also received a call-up to the under-20 side in September 2016 for the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament, after Fabio Della Giovanna was forced to withdraw due to injury.[7]
Career statistics
References
- "The Stars Of Tomorrow... (Part 2 – Centre Backs)". Italian Football Daily. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Catania, in arrivo Ivan De Santis in prestito dal Milan" (in Italian). Tuttomercato. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Paganese, a breve l'annuncio di De Santis" (in Italian). Tuttomercato. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- "Ufficiale: Ivan De Santis è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" [Official: Ivan de Santis is a new Entella player] (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 8 January 2019.
- "Entella, in dirittura d'arrivo lo scambio De Santis-Poli con il Carpi". Tutto B. 23 August 2019.
- "ALTRO ARRIVO DALLA VIRTUS ENTELLA: È IVAN DE SANTIS" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 20 January 2020.
- "OGGI L'UNDER 20 ESORDISCE NEL 'QUATTRO NAZIONI', L'UNDER 18 AFFRONTA L'INGHILTERRA" (in Italian). FIGC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.