Morgan De Sanctis

Morgan De Sanctis

De Sanctis pictured in 2011
Personal information
Full name Morgan De Sanctis[1]
Date of birth (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977
Place of birth Guardiagrele, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 16
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 75 (0)
2016– Monaco 0 (0)
National team
1994–1995 Italy U-18 8 (0)
1999–2000 Italy U-21 7 (0)
2005–2012 Italy 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:48, 27 July 2016 (UTC).


Morgan De Sanctis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmorɡan dɛ ˈsantis]; born 26 March 1977) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Prior to joining Monaco in 2016, he 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.

At international level, he has represented the Italy national football 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.

Club career

Early career

After a 3-year stint playing for Serie B team Pescara, De Sanctis became a reserve player for the Serie A giants Juventus, playing only three times in two seasons before joining Udinese in 1999 in co-ownership deal along with Marco Zamboni, for 2.5 billion Lire (€1,291,142.25) each.[2][3] In May 2000, he deal became permanent, for 8 billion lire (€4,131,655),[3] as part of the deal that Juventus signed Marco Zanchi.[4]

Udinese

After three seasons also as a back-up for Luigi Turci, he finally managed to start in 2002–03 season. His contract was renewed on 10 November 2000, 18 October 2003 and 20 September 2005,[3] which his annual gross salary increased from €569,000 (€310,000 net) in 2003 to €623,000 (€350,000 net) in 2005, plus other bonuses, including a loyalty bonus since 2005, for €350,878 a season (€200,000 net).[3] He played all 6 group stage matches of 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, and reached round of 16 of 2005–06 UEFA Cup.

Sevilla

On 8 June 2007 he unilaterally terminated his contract with Udinese, by mis-using Webster ruling.[3][5] He signed a 4-year contract with Sevilla FC, worth €1,381,578.94 a season (€1.05 million in net).[3] Udinese submitted the case to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber as Udinese and De Sanctis failed to agree the compensation. On 10 December 2009 the DRC awarded Udinese liable to receive €3,933,134 from De Sanctis, quoting Matuzalém's case as legal reference.[3] The case then appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and on 1 March 2011 awarded Udinese a sum of €2,250,055.[6]

Galatasaray loan

He was loaned out to Galatasaray for the 2008–2009 season.[7] He played all the league and Europe matches since 31 August.

Napoli

On 24 July 2009, Napoli signed the goalkeeper from Sevilla FC on a four-year deal, for €1.5 million.[8][9]

Roma

On 25 July 2013 Roma signed De Sanctis on a two-year deal from Napoli, for a transfer fee of €500,000.[10][11] De Sanctis has aided to Roma's perfect start to the Serie A season, keeping 9 clean sheets in the first 10 games, conceding just once as they top the table on 30 points. On January 5, 2014, in a crucial match against Juventus, he conceded three goals for the first time of the season meaning that Roma were 8 points behind Juventus at the top of the table. During the 2013–14 season, he went 745 consecutive minutes with out conceding a goal in the Italian top division; he currently holds the joint seventh-highest unbeaten streak in Serie A, alongside Luca Marchegiani and Gianluigi Buffon.[12]

Monaco

On 13 July 2016, De Sanctis was signed by Monaco on a one-year deal.[13]

International career

De Sanctis never became a regular in the Italian national team due to the consistency of Gianluigi Buffon. De Sanctis made his senior international debut on 30 March 2005, in a friendly match against Iceland. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of the four back-up players for the 23-man main squad, in the event of an injury to Buffon, Angelo Peruzzi or Marco Amelia.[14] After 2006 FIFA World Cup, he secured a place as no.2 to travel with squad to UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The team's subsequent coach Cesare Prandelli preferred to include younger understudies to Buffon instead of De Sanctis. However, after injury to Emiliano Viviano, De Sanctis returned to the squad as Buffon's back-up for UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches in September 2011.[15] He eventually made the squad for the finals, but did not play.[16]

Style of play

A reliable and commanding goalkeeper, known for his leadership and vocal presence on the pitch, De Sanctis is known in particular for his shot-stopping ability, handling, and speed when rushing off his line, and is regarded as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation.[17][18][19][20][21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2015
Club Season League Cup1 Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pescara 1994–95 30000--300
1995–96 18020--200
1996–97 2603---290
Total 7405000790
Juventus 1997–98 00000000
1998–99 30100040
Total 30100040
Udinese 1999–00 701020100
2000–01 3020--50
2001–02 10040--140
2002–03 34000--340
2003–04 3400020360
2004–05 3604020420
2005–06 34040120500
2006–07 36030--390
Total 19401801802300
Sevilla 2007–08 804010130
Total 804010130
Galatasaray 2008–09 31000100410
Total 31000100410
Napoli 2009–10 3801000390
2010–11 38010100490
2011–12 37041080490
2012–13 3402020380
Total 1470802001750
Roma 2013–14 3603000390
2014–15 3500040390
2015–16 00001010
Total 7103050790
Monaco 2016–17 00000000
Total 00000000
Career total 52803805406240

1Includes Supercoppa Italiana.

Honours

Club

Galatasaray[22]
Napoli[22]
Roma[22]

International

Italy[22]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Relazioni e Bilancio al 30 Giugno 2000" (in Italian). 19 December 2000. Retrieved 24 March 2015. page 42, IMMOBILIZZAZIONI FINANZIARIE Compartecipazioni ex art. 102 bis N.O.I.F.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Decision of the Dispute Resolution Chamber 129641" (PDF). FIFA. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "MARCO ZANCHI ALLA JUVE". Juventus FC (in Italian). 30 May 2000. Archived from the original on 6 July 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "De Sanctis swaps Udinese for Sevilla". UEFA.com. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-1463-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/
  7. ↑ "Morgan de Sanctis, Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray S.K. Official Website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Napoli, ufficializzato De Sanctis" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  9. ↑ "FINAL AWARD – 2145-2146-2147 Sevilla FC SA/Morgan de Sanctis/Udinese Calcio S.p.A." (PDF). CAS. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Official: Roma Sign De Sanctis". Goal.com. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  11. ↑ "Official: De Sanctis Joins Roma". Football Italia. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  12. ↑ "Strisce di imbattibilità: Buffon sesto" [Unbeaten streaks: Buffon sixth] (in Italian). Eurosport. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Official: Monaco sign De Sanctis". Football Italia. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Comunicato Stampa" [Press Release] (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 15 May 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "EURO 2012: CONTRO FAR OER E SLOVENIA TORNANO GILARDINO E ASTORI". FIGC (in Portuguese). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  16. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/euro-2012/9297017/Euro-2012-team-by-team-guide-as-23-man-squads-are-finalised-for-Poland-and-Ukraine.html
  17. ↑ Marco Calabresi (10 October 2013). "Roma, il leader De Sanctis sfida il passato" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "De Sanctis: i pareri di Tacconi, Lorieri e Pagliuca" (in Italian). insideroma.com. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Zoff: "De Sanctis, che presa!"" (in Italian). areanapoli.it. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "De Sanctis: "Napoli, vinci col Cagliari e batto il record!"" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  21. ↑ Licari Fabio (24 March 1999). "De Sanctis e Abbiati, quattro mani per Tardelli" [De Sanctis and Abbiati, four hands for Tardelli] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "M. De Sanctis". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "A Florenzi il "Pallone d'Argento" Coppa Giaimè Fiumano" (in Italian). ussi.it. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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