Elia Legati

Italian footballer

Elia Legati
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Fidenza, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Fiorenzuola
2001–2006 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Milan 0 (0)
2006–2008 → Legnano (loan) 57 (0)
2008–2009 → Monaco (loan) 0 (0)
2009 → Novara (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2010 Crotone 40 (1)
2010–2014 Padova 112 (3)
2014 → Carpi (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015 Venezia 30 (1)
2015–2018 Pro Vercelli 87 (3)
2018–2023 FeralpiSalò 126 (5)
International career
2005 Italy U-19 1 (0)
2005–2006 Italy U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elia Legati (born 3 January 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Legati was signed by Milan from Fiorenzuola in 2001.[1] He played in their youth teams for six years, before joining Legnano on a two-season loan in August 2006.[2]

For the 2008–09 season he moved to French side Monaco on another loan spell; however, he was called back in January, due to lack of playing time, and subsequently loaned to Novara for the remainder of the season.[3]

In July 2009, he was transferred to Crotone in a co-ownership deal, for €10,000.[4][5] He made 40 appearances and scored one goal in his first Serie B season; his good performances prompted Milan to re-acquire him fully, for €350,000.[6][7][8] However, for the 2010–11 season, he was signed by Padova in a new co-ownership deal, for €660,000.[6][9] In June 2011 Padova bought him outright for another €660,000.

On 16 January 2018, he signed a contract with FeralpiSalò until 30 June 2020.[10] Legati announced his retirement from playing on 13 May 2023, with his shirt number 13 retired by the club.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Seconda Squadra 2003/2004". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 9 October 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ Marco Frattini (31 May 2007). "Elia Legati: un nuovo leader per il Milan del futuro". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Legati returns to AC Milan after Monaco spell". tribalfootball.com. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. ^ "BILANCIO GRUPPO MILAN ANNO 2009" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). 23 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ^ Andrea Bonanomi (11 July 2009). "Ufficiale: Crotone, ecco Legati dal Milan". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  6. ^ a b "AC Milan Group 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  7. ^ Marco Orlandi (17 June 2010). "Milan, riscattato Legati". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Risoluzione accordi di compartecipazione" (PDF). lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Legati e Di Gennaro in biancoscudato". padovacalcio.it (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL: here is Elia Legati!" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "𝟭𝟯 𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚: l'addio al calcio del capitano Elia Legati" [13 Forever: Captain Elia Legati's farewell to football]. FeralpiSalò. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

External links

  • Profile at Assocalciatori.it (in Italian)
  • Profile at EmozioneCalcio.it (in Italian)
  • International Caps at FIGC.it (in Italian)
  • Elia Legati at Soccerway
  • Elia Legati at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)


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