Jesús Dátolo

Jesús Alberto Dátolo (born 19 May 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banfield.

Jesús Dátolo
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alberto Dátolo
Date of birth (1984-05-19) 19 May 1984
Place of birth Carlos Spegazzini, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Club Atlético Banfield
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2002 Cañuelas
2002–2004 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Banfield 41 (6)
2006–2009 Boca Juniors 67 (5)
2009–2011 Napoli 22 (1)
2010 → Olympiacos (loan) 17 (0)
2010–2011 → Espanyol (loan) 14 (2)
2011–2012 Espanyol 15 (0)
2012–2013 Internacional 14 (1)
2013–2016 Atlético Mineiro 70 (13)
2017 Vitória 7 (2)
2017– Banfield 50 (9)
National team
2009 Argentina 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 september 2020

Club career

Dátolo started his career in 2000 at Cañuelas in Primera C Metropolitana, Argentina's fourth division. In 2002, he signed for Primera División club, Banfield and broke into the first team squad in 2005. He played with his future Boca Juniors colleagues; Rodrigo Palacio and Gabriel Paletta. Dátolo moved to Boca Juniors during the mid-year transfer period of 2006. Boca bought 50% of his pass, and 100% of the sports rights.

He was a regular in the Boca starting line-up since the 2007 Apertura, where his performances gradually improved. He was a part of the Boca Juniors team that won the 2007 Copa Libertadores. In the 2008 Copa Libertadores, Datolo scored in Boca's 3–0 win against Venezuela's Maracaibo, as Boca progressed to the knock-out stages after being required to win by at least three goals. Datolo would again score in Boca's 2–1 first-leg win against Brazil's Cruzeiro at the Round of 16 stage. Boca reached the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores where which they were eliminated by Brazil's Fluminense. Boca Juniors went on to win the 2008 Torneo Apertura.

After the Torneo de Verano of January 2009 Dátolo would go on to sign for Italian Serie A club, Napoli.[1] On 16 January 2010, it was announced that Napoli's 25-year-old midfielder will play on loan for Olympiakos F.C. until the end of the season.[2] Datolo had asked Napoli for a transfer in order to gain regular game time to secure a place in Argentina's team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Greek club Olympiacos had beaten off a deal with Datolo ahead of Paris Saint-Germain F.C., who were chasing his signature as well.

Dátolo played for Internacional, after arriving from RCD Espanyol. On 9 August 2013, he signed with Atlético Mineiro. After the end of his contract, Dátolo signed with Vitória in January 2017.[3] He scored his first two goals on 15 February, including one direct from a corner.

Career statistics
As of 18 October 2017[4][5]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2004 1200000--120
2005 2750000--275
Total 395000000395
Boca Juniors 2006 2510000--251
2007 2440021--265
2008 1800000--180
Total 675002100696
Napoli 2008–09 900000--90
2009–10 1310000--131
Total 221000000221
Olympiacos (loan) 2010 800020--100
Total 80002000100
Espanyol (loan) 2010–11 152200000172
2011–12 502000--70
Total 202400000242
Internacional 2012 10100811082810
2013 4020--80140
Total 14120811884210
Atlético Mineiro 2013 111000000111
2014 275826080497
2015 267207072429
2016 60003081171
Total 701310216023311918
Vitória 2017 0010--3242
Total 0010003242
Banfield 2017–18 5020--0070
Total 5020--0070
Career Total 24527192282441333644

International career

Dátolo made his international debut for Argentina in a friendly match against Russia in Moscow on 12 August 2009; he scored his first goal after just 20 seconds on the pitch.[6] His first competitive goal came in a 3–1 loss against Brazil with a 30-yard shot.[7]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 August 2009Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia Russia3–13–2Friendly
2.5 September 2009Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Argentina Brazil1–21–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Boca Juniors
Internacional
Atlético Mineiro

References
  1. "Ecco Datolo la nuova 'Maravilla' di Napoli: "Darò tutto per questa maglia"" (in Italian). sscnapoli.it. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. http://goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2010/01/16/1748215/napolis-jesus-datolo-all-set-for-olympiacos-switch-report
  3. "Aprovado!" [Approved!] (in Portuguese). ecvitoria.com.br. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. "J. Dátolo". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  5. "Jesús Dátolo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. "Surgical Spain post comeback win". uefa.com. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  7. "Datolo and Hamsik on Target in WC Qualifying". The Offside. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
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