 De Sanctis pictured in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Morgan De Sanctis[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1977[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guardiagrele, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Palermo (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Pescara | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Pescara | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Juventus | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Udinese | 194 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Sevilla | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Napoli | 147 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Roma | 71 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Monaco | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 529 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Italy U-18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Italy U-21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Italy | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Morgan De Sanctis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɔrɡan de ˈsaŋktis]; born 26 March 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the sporting director of Palermo.
De Sanctis played for several Italian clubs throughout his career; he began his career with Pescara, and later also played for Juventus, Udinese, Napoli, and Roma; he also had spells in Spain and Turkey with Sevilla and Galatasaray respectively. He ended his playing career in France after a season with Monaco in 2017.
At international level, he has represented the Italy national team and was included in squads for the 2000 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.
- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.