Full name Davide Astori
Date of birth 7 January 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth San Giovanni Bianco, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club career
Early career
Born and raised in the province of Bergamo, Astori started playing football with local team Pontisola before joining Milan in 2001. He spent five years in the club's youth system, after which time he was sent on two consecutive loan spells to Serie C1 clubs Pizzighettone and Cremonese for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons respectively.
Cagliari
At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Astori was signed by Serie A club Cagliari in a co-ownership deal with Milan. He made his official debut in the top-flight during an away game against Siena on 14 September 2008, coming on as a substitute in the second half.
International career
Astori played 4 games for Italy U-18, being first capped in 2004. However, he did not receive any further call-up at higher levels of youth international football.
Astori got his first call-up for the senior team under newly-appointed coach Cesare Prandelli who named him in the squad for a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire, to be played on 10 August 2010, however, he was left as an unused substitute. He made his debut on 29 March 2011, in a friendly game against Ukraine in Kiev, where he was sent off in the second half.
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