Name: Antonio Di Natale
Nickname: "Totò"
Country:
ItalyClub: Empoli F.C.
Position: *WF, SS, CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 25-27 years (13/10/1977)
Era: 2002-2004
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Attack: 82
Defence: 38
Balance: 72
Stamina: 82
Top Speed: 86
Acceleration: 87
Response: 82
Agility: 85
Dribble Accuracy: 81
Dribble Speed: 85
Short Pass Accuracy: 77
Short Pass Speed: 76
Long Pass Accuracy: 80
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 81
Shot Power: 77
Shot Technique: 84
Free Kick Accuracy: 70
Curling: 82
Header: 71
Jump: 73
Technique: 84
Aggression: 83
Mentality: 75
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard/Lasting
CARDS:
S01 - Marauding
S05 - 1-touch Play
S06 - Outside Curve
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Tactical Dribble - Reaction - Side - 1-touch Play - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
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Country:
ItalyClub: Udinese Calcio
Position: *WF, SS, CF, AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 27-32 years (13/10/1977)
Era: 2004-2009
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Attack: 85
Defence: 38
Balance: 72
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 83
Acceleration: 84
Response: 83
Agility: 85
Dribble Accuracy: 86
Dribble Speed: 85
Short Pass Accuracy: 84
Short Pass Speed: 76
Long Pass Accuracy: 83
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 85
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 87
Free Kick Accuracy: 72
Curling: 85
Header: 75
Jump: 73
Technique: 88
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 77
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 83
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6 | 7 (2007-2008)
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Late/Lasting
CARDS:
S01 - Marauding
S02 - Passer
S03 - 1-on-1 Finish
S05 - 1-touch Play
S06 - Outside Curve
S18 - Turning Skills
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Tactical Dribble - Reaction - Passing - 1-on-1 Scoring - Side - 1-touch Play - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
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Country:
ItalyClub: Udinese Calcio
Position: *CF, SS, WF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 32-36 years (13/10/1977)
Era: 2009-2013
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Attack: 91
Defence: 36
Balance: 72
Stamina: 76
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 82
Response: 85
Agility: 83
Dribble Accuracy: 87
Dribble Speed: 83
Short Pass Accuracy: 83
Short Pass Speed: 76
Long Pass Accuracy: 86
Long Pass Speed: 76
Shot Accuracy: 89
Shot Power: 79
Shot Technique: 91
Free Kick Accuracy: 82
Curling: 86
Header: 75
Jump: 72
Technique: 88
Aggression: 86
Mentality: 81
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 7
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Late/Lasting
CARDS:
P13 - Goal Poacher
S01 - Marauding
S03 - 1-on-1 Finish
S04 - PK Taker
S05 - 1-touch Play
S06 - Outside Curve
S16 - Roulette Skills
S18 - Turning Skills
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Tactical Dribble - Reaction - 1-on-1 Scoring - Penalties - 1-touch Play - Outside
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
Di Natale is a former winger, secondary striker and centre forward, capable of playing as attacking midfielder. His career started in 1996 at Empoli in Serie B but he played only 1 match. He left at the end of the season and came back in 1999 after loans to Serie C teams. He then spent five seasons with Empoli, scoring 55 goals in 178 games and was instrumental for the team's Serie A promotion in 2001-02. He transferred to Udinese in 2004, becoming one of the club's best ever players as he scored 227 times in 446 appearances from 2004 to 2016. He played for Italy 42 times, scoring 11 goals.
Di Natale showed great pace, mobility, technical skills and versatility since he was playing for Empoli. Right-footed but very accurate with the left too, he could use the outside extremely well, score from difficult positions, first time, with lobs or curled shots. He also had good ball distribution, especially with crosses. After joining Udinese, he became more prolific, improved his vision, positional sense and technical skills. He could face the defenders and beat them with accurate and quick dribbling or turns before providing a potential assist or attempt to score. He could deliver great long balls, either high or low and from difficult positions. He could score from long range or with volleys as his shot technique was better than it was during his time at Empoli. Otherwise, he rushed towards the goal to receive the ball and tap it in or beat the goalkeeper one-on-one with accurate shots, showing an excellent speed of execution. He improved also his heading ability as well as opportunism and timing of reaction in front of the goal. These qualities were even more evident during the 2010s, when he was deployed more as centre forward. In this period, his shot technique became impeccable and one of the best in Serie A as he could score in any way and from any position. Already a good penalty taker during the first half of his Udinese career, he became a specialist since the 2009-10 season, scoring 25 of his 41 penalties throughout the 2010s. Moreover, he turned out to be an excellent free kick taker, capable of scoring superb goals with great curling.
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