Mattia Destro
Mattia Destro ( born March 20, 1991, Ascoli Piceno ) is an Italian footballer who plays for AS Roma.
Career
In the club
Mattia Destro, son of former football player and trainer Flavio Destro, his football career began in his native town in Ascoli Calcio, where his father worked as a youth coach before he moved to Inter Milan in 2005. In Inter Destro ran in various youth teams and won some titles. He was also part of the team that the Torneo di Viareggio prestigious won in 2008. Destro himself was named the best young player of the tournament.
In Inter Destro was several times on the A- team, came across this but to no use. In July 2010, he was loaned with an option to purchase shares in the transfer of CFC Genoa. There he was employed for the first time in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia. On 12 September 2010 he scored in a league match against Chievo Verona his first goal for Genoa. Following this one-year lending Destro was committed from Genoa and on loan at AC Siena. The sale of Destro to Genoa was part of the transfer business by Andrea Ranocchia, Inter Milan had the obligation of Genoa.
In Siena Destro succeeded in the 2011/12 season his breakthrough: With twelve league matches, he was top scorer of his team and one of the most successful Italian scorers in the league. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli praised Destro with the words: "He is a modern attackers. It can be found all over the place, never stops running and is also very goal threat. " Following this season Siena took advantage of an option that allowed the club to purchase half of the transfer rights to Destro. Through its services, the striker but also some of the biggest clubs in Italy drew attention to himself. Then Genoa bought the transfer shares in Destro, who had been held by Siena, back and gave the striker end of July 2012 for 11.5 million euros and half of the transfer rights to the talent Giammario Piscitella and Valerio Verre for a year at the Roma. The Romans also get an option to require the striker from the 2013/14 season for an additional 4.5 million euro fixed.
Destros first season with Roma was not for him, however, as desired. So it took until the eleventh match day, he marked his first goal. In addition, he established a meniscus injury for almost two months out of action. In 21 league operations, he scored only six goals. He was more successful in the Coppa Italia: In five games, he scored as many goals and was top scorer in this competition, the final his team just lost 0-1 against Lazio. In June 2013, the Roma drew the purchase option for Destro and acquired the full rights to the striker.
In the National Team
Destro ran on in his youth for various youth teams in Italy. His debut in the Italian U-21 team he was on 7 September 2010 against Wales. Already in his next game against Belarus, he could score his first goal for Italy U -21. In June 2013 Destro won with the Devis Mangia trained team at the European Championships in Israel the runner-up after one had to be beaten with 2:4 in the final of Spain.
The striker was also in the preliminary squad of the Italian national team for the 2012 European Championship, as eight other players of coach Prandelli from the Italian Championship squad but was then deleted. His debut for the Azzurri he finally gave up on August 15, 2012 in a friendly against England. During the qualification process for the 2014 World Cup on September 11, 2012 compared to Malta he achieved his first goal in the Italian national team.
Achievements
- U-21 European runners-up: 2013
- Scorer in the Coppa Italia 2012/13