Marino Giovanni Defendi (born 19 August 1985) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Narnese. Despite starting his career as a
second striker
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
, Defendi also played as a
winger,
attacking midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and more recently as a
central or
defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...
.
Club career
Defendi joined
Bari in a three-year contract on 25 July 2011, as part of
Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello (born 5 February 1986) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a centre-back for club Südtirol. He is perhaps best known for match-fixing in the Derby of Puglia, whilst playing for Bari, scoring an own goal to g ...
's deal.
In August 2016, Defendi joined Serie B side
Ternana
Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria.
The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
in a three-year contract.
International career
Defender played for the
Italy U20 side in the
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Wor ...
, and for the
Italy U21 side in the
2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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.
Honours
;Atalanta
*
Serie B
The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...
:
2005–06
References
External links
Atalanta B.C. Official Player ProfileMarino Defendi National Team Statsat FIGC.it
*
1985 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Italian men's footballers
Atalanta BC players
AC ChievoVerona players
US Lecce players
US Grosseto 1912 players
SSC Bari players
Ternana Calcio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Footballers from Bergamo
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
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