Giulio Donati
Giulio Donati is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Ravenna.
Club career
Inter Milan
Primavera and first team
Born in Pietrasanta, the Province of Lucca, Donati started his career at hometown club Lucchese Libertas 1905|Lucchese]. In July 2008, he was signed by Inter Milan and played for its Primavera team.At the start of the 2009–10 season, Donati was called up to the first team for a number of friendlies. On 16 December 2009, he made his debut against Livorno Calcio|Livorno] at Coppa Italia. With both teams resting numbers of regular starters, the match ended in a 1–0 win. He subsequently also received call-ups to the next two competitive matches and started a mid-season friendly.
Loan to Lecce
On 25 June 2010, he was loaned to newly promoted Serie A team Lecce with an option to sign him in a co-ownership deal. He made 16 appearances for Lecce in a season in which the Salentini were relegated. He was also a regular for the Italian u20 and u21 sides during the season. Lecce did not take up the option to sign him on a co-ownership deal.Loan to Padova
Donati spend the 2011–12 season on loan at Serie B side Calcio Padova. On 25 August, he made his Serie B debut with Padova in the away draw against Sampdoria. There he found regular first-team football and made a total of 30 appearances.Loan to Grosseto
The 2012–13 season was another in which Donati was sent on loan again to a Serie B side, this time U.S. Grosseto F.C. He made 27 appearances for Grosseto and made two assists throughout the course of the season.Bayer Leverkusen
On 21 June 2013, Bayer Leverkusen agreed a fee of €3m with Inter Milan.He took part in 23 of the 34 Bundesliga games in the 2013–14 season, assisting once in a 2–1 win over Hertha BSC. He also made six UEFA Champions League appearances in a run that saw Bayer knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16.