Ignazio Abate
Abate (left ) vies with Ashley Cole, European Championship quarter- final match between England and Italy in June 2012
Ignazio Abate ( born November 12, 1986 in Sant'Agata de ' Goti, Italy) is an Italian football player.
Career
Abate comes from the youth of AC Milan. About hire stations in Napoli, Sampdoria, Piacenza Calcio and FC Modena he came in 2007 to FC Empoli in Serie B. In the summer of 2008 he was jointly committed by AC Milan and FC Turin to play matches at the people of Turin.
After he had already been through several youth teams, Abate belonged to the Italian selection for the Olympic Games in Beijing. With the choice he has won at the Olympic Games against Honduras and Korea and played draw against Cameroon.
11 November 2011 Abate made his debut in the 2-0 friendly win against Poland in Wroclaw under Cesare Prandelli in the Italian national team. His first international goal he scored against Germany on November 15, 2013, when he scored the equalizer for Italy in a 1-1 draw.
Achievements
- Italian Champion: 2010/11
- European runners-up: 2012
- Third in the Confederations Cup: 2013