Daniele Dessena

Daniele Dessena (2012 )

Daniele Dessena ( born May 10, 1987 in Parma) is an Italian football player. He currently plays on loan at first division club Cagliari Calcio.

Club career

Daniele Dessena comes from the youth department of his home club FC Parma. In 2004 he was appointed to the first team. Despite his young age he was able to prevail quickly and quickly became the major player in the starting lineup. Due to the football scandal in Italy, he was able to qualify with his team at the end of the season 2005/ 06 for the UEFA Cup. There, he scored in the first round against Russian club Rubin Kazan to hit the all-important 1-0. Due to his club loyalty and his ties to Parma, he was very popular with fans and has already been touted as a future captain. In summer 2007, he signed a new five - year contract with Parma, left the club at the end of the season after relegation to Serie B but still. The first division club Sampdoria had obliged the midfield for 4 million euros. In 2009 he moved on loan to Cagliari Calcio.

National

Dessena has played in all the junior national teams of Italy in the starting lineup. Among other things, he played at the U- 21 Football Championship in 2007 in the Netherlands. In 2008 he won the U -21 team tournament of Toulon.

Achievements

• Winner of the Tournament of Toulon: 2008