Cristiano Doni

Cristiano Doni (born 1 April 1973) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Atalanta B.C. as an attacking midfielder.

Most of his senior career (which spanned two decades) was associated with Atalanta, as he appeared in more than 300 official games for the club, netting more than 100 goals. Doni represented Italy at the 2002 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Rome, Doni started playing professionally for Modena F.C. at age 18, subsequently moving on to Rimini Calcio, A.C. Pistoiese and Bologna F.C. 1909.

He made his Serie A debut in 1998–99 for Brescia Calcio (against F.C. Internazionale Milano), moving after two seasons to Bergamo with Atalanta BC; he quickly made a name for himself at the club with his hard-working style, combined with netting ability (in three out of five seasons, he scored in double digits).

After two seasons at U.C. Sampdoria, Doni had his first abroad experience at 32, sigining with Spain's RCD Mallorca. After just one season, he returned to his main club, even though he had another year running at the Balearic Islands club, asking to be released so he could accept Atalanta's offer, although he took a pay cut in the process.; Sky Sports

Doni eventually signed a two-year contract, then proceeded to continue, in spite of his age, to be an indispensable offensive unit (34 league goals in his first three seasons combined), as well as team captain. In 2010–11, the 37-year old netted 12 Serie......
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