Cristiano Doni

Cristiano Doni
Doni in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-04-01) 1 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Modena 0 (0)
1992–1993 Rimini 31 (6)
1993–1994 Pistoiese 31 (3)
1994–1996 Bologna 54 (11)
1996–1998 Brescia 51 (8)
1998–2003 Atalanta 145 (55)
2003–2005 Sampdoria 44 (7)
2005–2006 Mallorca 24 (2)
2006–2011 Atalanta 151 (48)
Total 531 (140)
International career
2001–2002 Italy 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristiano Doni (Italian pronunciation: [kriˈstjaːno ˈdoːni]; born 1 April 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, on either flank or in the middle.

Most of his professional career (which spanned two decades) was associated with Atalanta, as he played in more than 300 official games for the club and scored more than 100 goals. He amassed Serie A totals of 266 matches and 77 goals over the course of ten seasons, also representing in the competition Brescia and Sampdoria.

Doni appeared for Italy at the 2002 World Cup.