Cristian Pasquato (born 20 July 1989) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Campodarsego.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Pasquato began his career in the youth ranks of

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at age six. After just one season with his hometown club, however, he joined the youth setup of

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, where he ultimately would remain until 2003, when he was scouted out by

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officials.

Juventus

Pasquato officially joined Juventus in July 2003 and instantly earned early comparisons to club legend

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, most notably due to their origins at Padova, but also due their similar field positions and free-kick abilities. In 2006, Pasquato reached the ''Primavera'' team after winning the ''Allievi'' title. Being a

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specialist, Pasquato scored the winner against

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in the ''Supercoppa Primavera'' final. After six years in the Juventus youth sector, Pasquato began to earn senior call-ups from coach

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during the

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season, and made his first team debut on 11 May 2008, the final matchday of that season, as a second-half substitute. Following the ''Primavera'' final, Pasquato was promoted to the first team. Pasquato continued with the Juventus first team during the 2008–09 pre-season and impressed throughout the summer. He also competed with the team in the

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Loan Deals

On 24 August 2008, it was confirmed that Pasquato had signed for

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side

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on a one-year loan deal. With the Tuscan club, Pasquato made 23 league appearances and scored one goal in his first full season in the professional leagues. On 1 July 2009, he returned to Juventus, though his loan with Empoli would be extended for one more season soon after. During the ''andata'' of the

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campaign, Pasquato managed just nine league appearances, scoring one goal. Because of his lack of match time, Juventus recalled the young forward back to

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during the 2010 January transfer window before ultimately re-loaning the player back to the

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with

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. During his loan with the club from

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, Pasquato made 16 league appearances and scored one goal. His efforts were not enough to save the club from relegation to the

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at the end of the season. After returning to Juventus on 30 June 2010 following the expiration of his six-month loan deal with Triestina, Pasquato was again loaned out, this time to

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, another

club. He spent the entire 2010–11 season at Modena, scoring nine goals and notching 13 assists in 40 league games for the club. After the highly productive season with the ''gialloblu'', Pasquato returned to Juve once more, and after training with the first team for the entire pre-season and competing in several summer tournaments and friendly matches, it was believed that the youngster would remain in Turin under new coach

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. On 26 July 2011, Pasquato notably scored the winning goal for Juventus in a 1–0 win over América in the 2011 World Football Challenge. Pasquato began the match as a starter on the left-wing of Conte's 4–2–4, and scored a brilliant volley past

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after 42 minutes of play. The match was held in

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at CitiField. On 31 August 2011, Pasquato was once again sent out on loan by Juventus: he was loaned to fellow Serie A club

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– along with teammate Manuel Giandonato – on a season-long loan. He was, however, recalled from his loan period at Lecce on 27 January 2012 due to limited play time. He was loaned out to city-rivals

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in the Serie B just two days later, on 29 January 2012.

Udinese

On 30 June 2012, Pasquato returned to Juventus, although the club sold half of his registration rights to

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for €1.5 million as part of a deal that also saw

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and

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move from Udinese to Juventus, also in co-ownership deals.

Loan to Bologna

Pasquato was then immediately sent on loan by Udinese to

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on a season-long loan deal, where he teamed up with former Juve teammates

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and

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. On 26 August he made his debut in

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, as a substitute replacing Robert Acquafresca in the 88th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against

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. On 28 November he scored his first goal for Bologna, in the fourth round of

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, in the 35th minute of a 1–0 home win over Livorno. On 29 December, Pasquato scored his second goal, in the round of 16 of Coppa Italia, in the 38th minute of a 2–1 away win over

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. On 15 January 2013, Pasquato played in the quarter-finals of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Manolo Gabbiadini in the 55th minute of a 3–2 away defeat against

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. On 27 January he scored his first Serie A goal for Bologna, as a substitute, in the 54th minute of a 3–3 home draw against

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. On 3 March he scored his second goal in Serie A, again as a substitute in the 92nd minute of a 3–0 home win over

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. Pasquato ended his loan to Bologna with 18 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist. On 17 June 2013, Udinese and Juventus renewed the co-ownership agreement of the player, with Udinese continuing to hold onto his registration rights.

Loan to Padova

On 8 August 2013, Udinese loaned Pasquato to

club

. On 11 August he made his debut for Padova, in the second round of

, as a substitute replacing Andrea Raimondi in the 66th minute and he scored his first goal for Padova in the 83rd minute of a 2–1 home win over

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. On 17 August, Pasquato played in the third round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Davide Voltan in the 55th minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 24 August he made his Serie B debut for Padova, he was replaced by Andrea Raimondi in the 72nd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against

. On 8 September, Pasquato played his first full match for Padova, a 3–0 home defeat against

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. On 21 September, Pasquato scored his first goal in Serie B for Padova in the 14th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against

. On 4 October he scored his second goal in 61st minute of a 3–2 home win over

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. On 19 October, Pasquato scored his third goal in the 89th minute of a 2–1 home win over

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. Pasquato ended his season-long loan to Padova with 39 appearances, 8 goals and 5 assists.

Return to Juventus

On 20 June 2014, Juventus confirmed the outright purchase of Pasquato from Udinese on a three-year contract for €1.5 million fee.

Loan to Pescara

On 1 September 2014, Pasquato was signed by

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. On 7 September, Pasquato made his debut in

for Pescara in a match against

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, he scored his first goal for Pescara in the 55th minute and he was replaced by

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in the 70th minute of a 1–1 away draw. On 4 October, Pasquato scored his second goal, as a substitute in the 82nd minute of a 4–0 home win over

. On 12 October he scored his third goal in the 42nd minute of a 4–1 away win over

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. On 2 December he played, as a substitute, in the fourth round of

, he replaced

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in the 83rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 17 January 2015, Pasquato scored 2 goals in a 4–2 away win over

. On 24 January he played his first full match for Pescara, a 2–1 home defeat against

. On 12 February he was sent off with a double yellow card in the 42nd minute of a 1–0 home win over

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. Pasquato ended his season-long loan to Pescara with 38 appearances, 7 goals and 7 assists.

Loan to Livorno and Pescara

On 31 August 2015, Pasquato was signed by

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on a 6-month loan deal. On 6 September he made his debut for Livorno in

, he was replaced by Riccardo Cazzola in 61st minute of a 4–0 home win over

. On 21 September he played his first full match for Livorno, a 3–2 away win over

, in this match he scored his first goal for Livorno in the 86th minute. On 26 September, Pasquato scored his second goal for Livorno, as a substitute, in the 72nd minute of a 2–1 home defeat against

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. On 24 October he scored twice in a 2–0 home win over

. Pasquato finished his loan to Livorno with 19 appearances, 4 goals and 2 assists. On 1 February 2016, Pasquato returned to

on a 6-month loan deal. On 6 February he made his debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Ahmed Benali in the 67th minute of a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 19 April, Pasquato played his first full match for Pescara in this season, a 1–0 away win over

. On 1 June he scored his first goal for Pescara in this season in the 34th minute of a 4–2 home win over

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. Pasquato ended his loan to Pescara with 15 appearances and 1 goal.

Loan to Krylia Sovetov

On 10 August 2016, Pasquato joined

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club Krylia Sovetov on a season-long loan. He also added one more year to his current contract with Juventus (to 2018). On 26 August he made his debut for Krylia Sovetov as a substitute replacing Sergey Tkachev the 79th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Ufa. On 22 September he played in the round of 32 of Russian Cup in a 2–0 away win over Shinnik. On 26 September, Pasquato played his first full match, in

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, for Krylia Sovetov, a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 27 October, Pasquato played, as a substitute, in the round of 16 of Russian Cup in a 3–1 home defeat against

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. On 20 November, Pasquato scored his first goal for Krylia Sovetov in the 4th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Zenit. On 1 December he scored his second goal in the 59th minute of a 4–0 home win over

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. On 15 April 2017 he scored his third goal in the 64th minute of a 3–1 away win over

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. Pasquato ended his loan to Krylia Sovetov with 28 appearances, 5 goals and 8 assists.

Legia Warsaw

On 19 July 2017, Pasquato joined Polish

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side

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. On 22 July he made his debut in Ekstraklasa for Legia Warsaw as a substitute replacing Sebastian Szymanski in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 25 October he scored his first goal for Legia Warsaw in the 29th minute of a 3–1 away win over Bytovia Bytow in the first leg of quarter-finals of the

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Campodarsego

On 2 July 2019, Pasquato began a free agent when his contract with Legia Warsaw expired. On 21 October 2019, Pasquato joined Campodarsego, a team competing in

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– Girone C, the fourth tier of Italian football.

Gubbio

On 21 August 2020 he signed with

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club

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Trento

On 8 September 2021, he joined

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as a free agent.

International career

Pasquato has represented Italy at every youth level, from under-15 to under-21. On 25 March 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly match against

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Style of play

A versatile player, Pasquato is capable of playing in several attacking and offensive midfield roles. He has been deployed as a

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, in the centre as an

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, and as a left winger, a position which enables him to take on opponents in one on one situations, cut into the middle, and strike on goal with his stronger right foot. A quick, diminutive, creative, and agile player, with good technique,

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skills, vision, and a slender build, as well as an ability to create chances for teammates, he was regarded as a promising talent in his youth. He is also considered to be a set-piece specialist, and is known for his

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shots and free kicks.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Juventus Primavera *

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: 2007 *

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: 2007 (runner-up) * ''Allievi Nazionali'' Youth League: 2005–06 Legia Warsaw *

: 2017–18 *

: 2017–18 Italy U17 * U–17 Pepsi International Tournament: 2005

References

External links

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