Ignazio Abate (born 12 November 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Milan.

[edit] Club career

Born in in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Province of Benevento, he is the son of former goalkeeper Beniamino Abate.

His career began with the Milan youth team. He played with Napoli (Serie C1), Sampdoria (Serie A)^[1] and Piacenza, Modena (Serie B).

He was re-signed by Milan on June 16, 2008,^[2] and then he was transferred to Torino in a co-ownership deal on July 23 , 2008.^[3] In June 2009, he was re-signed by Milan again. And he is a starter at right back and has had some excellent performances and is being considered for the Italian national team. ^[4].

[edit] International career

He made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U-21, December 12, 2006, replacing Marino Defendi in 62 min.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• FIGC (Italian)

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