Gaetano D'Agostino

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Gaetano D'Agostino
Personal information
Full name	Gaetano D'Agostino
Date of birth	3 June 1982 (1982-06-03) (age 26)
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Udinese
Number	21
Youth clubs
1998-2000	Roma
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2004 2001-2003 2004-2006 2006-2007	Roma →Bari (co-ownership) Messina Udinese →Juventus	023 0(0) 063 0(2) 042 0(5) 070 0(3)
National team2
2002-2004 2008-	Italy U-21 Italy	017 0(4) 0 0 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 16, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of December 14, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Gaetano D'Agostino (born 3 June 1982 in Palermo) is an Italian footballer, playing as a technical and clever playmaker for Serie A's Udinese Calcio.

He was brought up in the AS Roma youth system and, in 2001, went to AS Bari with co-ownership rights as part of the deal that brought Antonio Cassano to Roma. He then came back to Roma for the 2003/2004 season but did not figure much and was sent to newly promoted Messina. In the two seasons at Messina he made 42 appearances and scored 4 goals, and was the one of the main reasons for the team's overachievements. In the summer of 2006 he was bought by Udinese.

D'Agostino was also a starlet with the Italian U-21 squad, making 17 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

D'Agostino received his first senior call-up in November 2008, but did not play. It is reported that he will be playing for Juventus next season. His agent has repetedly been saying that for months. This buy will add some creativity to Juventus' central midfield.

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