Giandomenico Mesto Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [dʒandoˈmeːniko ˈmɛsto]; born 25 May 1982) is a former Italian footballer. Known for his pace, work-rate, and versatility, Mesto usually played as a full-back or as a wide midfielder on the right flank.[2]
 Mesto playing for Napoli in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giandomenico Mesto[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monopoli, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back/Right Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2008 | Reggina | 138 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Cremonese (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Fermana (loan) | 31 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Udinese (loan) | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Genoa | 132 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Napoli | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Panathinaikos | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Italy U-18 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Italy U-20 | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-21 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Italy | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAfter making his professional debut during the 1998–99 Serie B season, Mesto has spent the majority of his career at Reggina, aside from spells with Cremonese and Fermana during the 2001–02 Serie C2 and C1 seasons, makine 138 appearances and scoring 1 goal; he was loaned out to Udinese during the 2007–08 season. In 2008, he transferred to Genoa, where he remained for four seasons. In 2012, he moved to Napoli where he remained until the 2014–15 Serie A season, winning a Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana in 2014.[3] At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed.[4] On 31 December 2015 he signed with Greek side Panathinaikos for one and a half years.[5] On 1 June 2016, Mesto extended his contract with the club for another year till the summer of 2018.[6]
International career
editAt international level, Mesto appeared in the Italian under-21 national team which won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[7] and was a member of the under-23's Olympic squad which won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[8][9] Afterwards, he made his senior international debut for Italy a year later, in a 1–1 friendly draw against Serbia and Montenegro, on 8 June 2005; in total, he has obtained three caps for Italy.[10]
Honours
editInternational
editItaly U21[7]
Club
editNapoli[3]
Orders
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References
edit- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 169" [Official Press Release No. 169] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 6 March 2015. p. 2. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Giandomenico Mesto" (in Italian). Area Napoli. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Giandomenico Mesto" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Luca Bargellin (23 June 2015). "Mesto saluta Napoli: "Non rinnoverò. E' stato un onore vestire questa maglia"" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ pao.gr. "Απόκτηση του Μέστο" (in Greek). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ sport24.gr. "Επεκτείνει για άλλη μία σεζόν ο Μέστο" (in Greek). Retrieved 1 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Francesco Cozza (13 November 2012). "Ex amaranto in copertina: Mesto devastante, Cozza risorge". ReggioNelPallone (in Italian). Reggio nel Pallone. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Marco Liguori (19 April 2013). "Azzurri di bronzo ad Atene 2004" (in Italian). SCS Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Giandomenico Mesto Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Mesto, Giandomenico" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Mesto, Giandomenico" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
edit- Giandomenico Mesto at Soccerbase
- Giandomenico Mesto at Soccerway
- Giandomenico Mesto at National-Football-Teams.com
