Daniela Sabatino (born 26 June 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy women's national team.[1] She previously played for AC Bojano and ACF Reggiana in Serie A and Rapid Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A.[2] She was the 2011 Serie A's joint top scorer with 25 goals,[3] and was top scorer outright in 2022 with 15 goals.

Daniela Sabatino
Sabatino as a Brescia player in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Isernia, Italy
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Sassuolo
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Bojano
2005–2006 Rapid Lugano
2006–2010 Reggiana 88 (61)
2010–2018 Brescia 200 (171)
2018–2019 Milan 22 (17)
2019–2020 Sassuolo 16 (12)
2020–2023 Fiorentina 52 (32)
2023– Sassuolo 36 (12)
International career
2011–2022 Italy 70 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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She made her debut for the Italian national team in October 2011, in a 0–9 win over Macedonia where she scored a hat-trick.[4] Euro 2017 marked her first appearance in a final tournament. The second of the two goals in Italy's 3–2 win over Sweden earned her a Best Goal nomination in the UEFA awards.[5]

Sabatino went on the play at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and Euro 2021.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 October 2011 Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia   Macedonia 4–0 9–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2. 5–0
3. 9–0
4. 16 June 2012 Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin, Italy   Macedonia 8–0 9–0
5. 17 September 2014 Stadio Silvio Piola, Vercelli, Italy   Macedonia 1–0 15–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 5–0
7. 6–0
8. 7–0
9. 8–0
10. 14–0
11. 18 September 2015 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy   Georgia 4–1 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
12. 2 March 2016 Anagennisi Stadium, Deryneia, Cyprus   Hungary 2–0 2–0 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup
13. 12 April 2016 Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy   Northern Ireland 1–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
14. 7 June 2016 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia   Georgia 3–0 7–0
15. 3 March 2017 Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Belgium 1–0 1–4 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
16. 25 July 2017 De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands   Sweden 1–0 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
17. 2–1
18. 15 September 2017 Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy   Moldova 1–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 28 November 2017 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal   Portugal 1–0 1–0
20. 4 March 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus   Thailand 2–0 4–1 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
21. 6 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   North Korea 2–2 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)
28. 8 November 2019 Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento, Italy   Georgia 4–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
29. 5–0
30. 12 November 2019 Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, Italy   Malta 3–0 5–0
31. 24 February 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy   Israel 8–0 12–0
32. 10–0
33. 8 April 2022 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy   Lithuania 5–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

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ASD Reggiana CF
Brescia

References

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  1. ^ Profile in ACF Brescia's website
  2. ^ Profile in Football.it
  3. ^ 2010–11 results and tables in RSSSF.com
  4. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  5. ^ "Crónica". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ Stynes, Trevor (28 January 2021). "Casa Calcio: Daniela Sabatino, Still Scoring After All These Years". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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