Jesús Alberto Dátolo (born 19 May 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Tristán Suárez.

Club career

Dátolo started his career in 2000 at Cañuelas in Primera C Metropolitana, Argentina's fourth division. In 2002, he signed for Primera División club, Banfield and broke into the first team squad in 2005. He played with his future Boca Juniors colleagues; Rodrigo Palacio and Gabriel Paletta. Dátolo moved to Boca Juniors during the mid-year transfer period of 2006. Boca bought 50% of his pass, and 100% of the sports rights.

He was a regular in the Boca starting line-up since the 2007 Apertura, where his performances gradually improved. He was a part of the Boca Juniors team that won the 2007 Copa Libertadores. In the 2008 Copa Libertadores, Datolo scored in Boca's 3–0 win against Venezuela's Maracaibo, as Boca progressed to the knock-out stages after being required to win by at least three goals. Datolo would again score in Boca's 2–1 first-leg win against Brazil's Cruzeiro at the Round of 16 stage. Boca reached the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores where which they were eliminated by Brazil's Fluminense. Boca Juniors went on to win the 2008 Torneo Apertura.

After the Torneo de Verano of January 2009 Dátolo would go on to sign for Italian Serie A club, Napoli. On 16 January 2010, it was announced that Napoli's 25-year-old midfielder will play on loan for Olympiacos until the end of the season. Datolo had asked Napoli for a transfer in order to gain regular game time to secure a place in Argentina's team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Greek club Olympiacos had beaten off a deal with Datolo ahead of Paris Saint-Germain F.C., who were chasing his signature as well.

Dátolo played for Internacional, after arriving from RCD Espanyol. On 9 August 2013, he signed with Atlético Mineiro. After the end of his contract, Dátolo signed with Vitória in January 2017. He scored his first two goals on 15 February, including one direct from a corner.

Career statistics

As of 18 October 2017

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState LeagueTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield20041200000--120
20052750000--275
Total395000000395
Boca Juniors20062510000--251
20072440021--265
20081800000--180
Total675002100696
Napoli2008–09900000--90
2009–101310000--131
Total221000000221
Olympiacos (loan)2010800020--100
Total80002000100
Espanyol (loan)2010–11152200000172
2011–12502000--70
Total202400000242
Internacional201210100811082810
20134020--80140
Total14120811884210
Atlético Mineiro2013111000000111
2014275826080497
2015267207072429
201660003081171
Total701310216023311918
Vitória20170010--3242
Total0010003242
Banfield2017–185020--0070
Total5020--0070
Career Total24527192282441333644

International career

Dátolo made his international debut for Argentina in a friendly match against Russia in Moscow on 12 August 2009; he scored his first goal after just 20 seconds on the pitch. His first competitive goal came in a 3–1 loss against Brazil with a 30-yard shot.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 August 2009Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, RussiaRussia3–13–2Friendly
2.5 September 2009Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, ArgentinaBrazil1–21–32010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Boca Juniors

Internacional

Atlético Mineiro

External links

  • at BDFutbol
  • at National-Football-Teams.com
  • – FIFA competition record (archived)