Dario Zanatta

Dario Zanatta
Personal information
Full name Dario Zanatta
Date of birth (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997
Place of birth Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 44
Youth career
2002–2007 Gorge FC
2008–2011 Victoria Capitals
2011–2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2015– Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015– Heart of Midlothian 11 (0)
National team‡
2013 Canada U16 2 (2)
2014 Canada U18 1 (0)
2015– Canada U20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:56, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Dario Zanatta (born 24 May 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, as a forward. He has previously represented Canada at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level.

Career

Youth

Zanatta grew up playing for Gorge Soccer Association and Lower Island Metro[1] during his childhood years.[2] As a teenager, he played for the Victoria Capitals youth program before joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in 2011, aged 14.[3] Zanatta was offered a spot in the academy and slowly worked his way up the academy ranks. He left Vancouver in February 2015, having been unable to agree to terms on a contract and set his ambitions on Europe[4] and went on trial with several European clubs, including Ipswich Town,[5] IFK Gothenburg and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts).[6]

Heart of Midlothian

Zanatta signed his first professional contract on 6 August 2015, signing with Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian, on a two year contract, [7] initially joining up with the club's under-20 side.[1] Zanatta made his first team debut on 31 October, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium, replacing Sam Nicholson in a 4–0 win.[8] In January 2016, Zanatta was originally expected to be loaned to a lower division club, but he impressed Hearts coach Robbie Neilson enough to stay with the first team. [9]

Statistics

As of 12 April 2016[10][11]
Club Season League Fa Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 110100000120
Total 110100000120

Personal life

Zanatta grew up in Victoria, British Columbia[1] and attended Prospect Lake Elementary School, Royal Oak Middle School, then Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia and graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Victoria teenager signs for Scottish soccer club Hearts". timescolonist.com. Times Colonist. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dario Zanatta Biography". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hearts set to snap up Canada U18 cap Dario Zanatta". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Canadian U18 international Dario Zanatta leaves Whitecaps to explore opportunities in Europe". Canadian Soccer News. http://aftn.ca. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ "Gerks stakes first-team claim after 90 minutes in comeback game at Portman Road". itfc.co.uk. Ipswich Town. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hearts bring in Canadian youth cap Dario Zanatta". heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hearts deal for Canadian kid Dario Zanatta". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hearts moved up to second place in the Premiership with a clinical and impressive victory over Partick Thistle.". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dario Zanatta forces Hearts boss Neilson into loan rethink". Edinburgh News. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Dario Zanatta career statistics at Soccerbase
  11. ↑ "Dario Zanatta Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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