David Alberto Depetris (born 11 November 1988) is a Slovak

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Niké liga. Born in Argentina, he played for the Slovakia national team. He started his European career in

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club

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Club career

Early years

Born in San Jorge, Argentina, Depetris began his career with hometown club C.D. San Jorge. In 2005, he joined Atlético de Rafaela and three years later he moved to Europe, to Slovak club

. He scored 21 goals in 30 matches in his first season in the

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AS Trenčín

Depetris joined

in January 2008. He was the top goalscorer in two

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seasons; in the 2008–09 Slovak 1. liga season, scoring 21 goals, and in the 2010–11 Slovak 1. liga season, scoring 31 goals in 30 matches.

Çaykur Rizespor

After scoring a record 16 goals in the first half of the 2012–13 season at Trenčín, Depetris signed a three-and-a-half-year contract in the winter transfer window of 2013, with the

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club Çaykur Rizespor. He made his debut on 27 January 2013 against Adana Demirspor, when he substituted

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. Çaykur Rizespor lost 1–2. David Depetris scored his first and second goals in the

against TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor on 3 February 2013.

Monarcas Morelia

Depetris was loaned by Çaykur Rizespor to Monarcas Morelia which currently plays in the

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. Prior to arrival to Mexico, David Depetris played for SK Sigma Olomouc in the Czech First League.

Železiarne Podbrezová

In June 2024, Depetris joined

on a free transfer from Hron Valley rivals

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to aid the young squad members as a team-leading player, per descriptions provided by the General Manager of ''Železiari'' Miroslav Poliaček. Podbrezová's manager

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spoke of Depetris as a missing link from the previous season.

International career

Depetris has Argentine, Italian and Slovak citizenship. He received Italian citizenship before his arrival in Europe, being of Italian descent. He spent five years in Slovakia, thereby qualifying to receive citizenship. Depetris received Slovak citizenship on 21 March 2013 and since then has been eligible to represent the Slovakia national football team. Depetris received an invitation to the Slovak national football team from coaching duo

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and

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. After he obtained Slovak citizenship in March 2013, Depetris could have debuted for the national team in the

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match against Liechtenstein; however he ended up missing the match due to a muscle injury which flared up during training. He made his national team debut on 14 August against Romania.

Career statistics

Personal life

Depetris is married to Slovak fitness trainer Erika Depetris (née Kačincová). His brother, Rodrigo, is also a footballer.

Honours

Spartak Trnava *

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: 2018–19 Individual * Slovak Super Liga top scorer:

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(16 goals) *

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top scorer: 2008–09 (21 goals),

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(31 goals)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Depetris, David 1988 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe Province Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Slovakia Men's association football forwards Argentine emigrants to Slovakia Slovak people of Italian descent Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Atlético de Rafaela footballers AS Trenčín players Almere City FC players Çaykur Rizespor footballers SK Sigma Olomouc players Atlético Morelia players FC Spartak Trnava players Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers FK Dukla Banská Bystrica players FK Železiarne Podbrezová players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Slovak First Football League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Süper Lig players TFF First League players Eerste Divisie players Liga MX players Naturalised association football players