David Alberto Depetris (born 11 November 1988) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a forward for Železiarne Podbrezová in the Niké liga.[1] Born in Argentina, he played for the Slovakia national team.

David Depetris
Personal information
Full name David Alberto Depetris
Date of birth (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth San Jorge, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Železiarne Podbrezová
Number TBA
Youth career
C.D. San Jorge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Atlético de Rafaela 32 (10)
2008–2012 AS Trenčín 135 (86)
2010Almere City (loan) 10 (2)
2013–2015 Çaykur Rizespor 19 (7)
2014Sigma Olomouc (loan) 13 (3)
2014–2015Monarcas Morelia (loan) 23 (4)
2015–2016 Spartak Trnava 21 (15)
2016–2018 Atlético Huracán 2 (1)
2017–2018Olimpo (loan) 19 (4)
2018CA Sarmiento (loan) 6 (0)
2019 Spartak Trnava 9 (2)
2019–2020 AS Trenčín 31 (2)
2021 Savoia 12 (3)
2021–2024 Dukla Banská Bystrica 60 (24)
2024– Železiarne Podbrezová 0 (0)
International career
2013 Slovakia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

He started his European career in Slovak First League club AS Trenčín.[2]

Club career

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Early years

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Born in San Jorge, Argentina, Depetris began his career with hometown club C.D. San Jorge. In 2005, he joined Atlético de Rafaela and three years later he moved to Europe, to Slovak club AS Trenčín. He scored 21 goals in 30 matches in his first season in the Slovak second league.

AS Trenčín

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Depetris joined AS Trenčín in January 2008.[3] He was the top goalscorer in two Slovak 1. liga seasons; in the 2008–09 Slovak 1. liga season, scoring 21 goals, and in the 2010–11 Slovak 1. liga season, scoring 31 goals in 30 matches.

Çaykur Rizespor

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After scoring a record 16 goals in the first half of the 2012–13 season at Trenčín, Depetris signed a three-and-a-half-year contract in the winter transfer window of 2013, with the TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. He made his debut on 27 January 2013 against Adana Demirspor, when he substituted Cumali Bişi. Çaykur Rizespor lost 1–2. David Depetris scored his first and second goals in the TFF First League against TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor on 3 February 2013.

Monarcas Morelia

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Depetris was loaned by Çaykur Rizespor to Monarcas Morelia which currently plays in the Liga MX. Prior to arrival to Mexico, David Depetris played for SK Sigma Olomouc in the Czech First League.

Železiarne Podbrezová

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In June 2024, Depetris joined Železiarne Podbrezová on a free transfer from Hron Valley rivals Dukla Banská Bystrica to aid the young squad members as a team-leading player, per descriptions provided by the General Manager of Železiari Miroslav Poliaček. Podbrezová's manager Roman Skuhravý spoke of Depetris as a missing link from the previous season.[4][5]

International career

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Depetris has Argentine, Italian and Slovak citizenship. He received Italian citizenship before his arrival in Europe, being of Italian descent. He spent five years in Slovakia, thereby qualifying to receive citizenship. Depetris received Slovak citizenship on 21 March 2013[6] and since then has been eligible to represent the Slovakia national football team. Depetris received an invitation to the Slovak national football team from coaching duo Stanislav Griga and Michal Hipp. After he obtained Slovak citizenship in March 2013, Depetris could have debuted for the national team in the 2014 match against Liechtenstein; however he ended up missing the match due to a muscle injury which flared up during training. He made his national team debut on 14 August against Romania.

Career statistics

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As of match played on 17 March 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Rafaela 2008–09 Primera B Nacional 4 1 0 0 4 1
2009–10 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Omniworld (loan) 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 10 2 0 0 10 2
Trenčín 2011–12 Slovak First Football League 31 8 1 0 32 8
2012–13 19 16 1 1 20 17
Total 50 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 52 25
Rizespor 2012–13 TFF First League 13 6 0 0 13 6
2013–14 Süper Lig 6 1 1 0 7 1
Total 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 7
Sigma Olomouc 2013–14 Czech First League 13 3 0 0 13 3
Morelia 2014–15 Liga MX 23 4 3 3 2 1 28 8
Spartak Trnava 2015–16 Slovak First Football League 21 15 1 0 22 15
Huracán 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
Olimpo (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 14 3 3 0 17 3
Career totals 157 60 10 4 0 0 4 1 171 65

Personal life

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Depetris is married to Slovak fitness trainer Erika Depetris (née Kačincová). His brother, Rodrigo, is also a footballer.[8]

Honours

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Spartak Trnava

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "UFFICIALE: DAVID DEPETRIS E' UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL SAVOIA – U.S. Savoia 1908". Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ Depetris pred Corgoň ligou: 'Trúfam si dať gól v každom zápase' 12.07.2011, osporte.sk
  3. ^ Na prvom tréningu AS aj dvaja Argentínčania Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 04.01.2008, astrencin.sk
  4. ^ "Prichádza skúsená posila do nášho útoku". FK Železiarne Podbrezová (in Slovak). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "O hráčov Podbrezovej je záujem. Pomôcť má bývalý reprezentant". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ "avid Depetris has definitely earned the Slovak citizenship". Now.sk. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. ^ David Depetris at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ "David Depetris volvió a Eslovaquia con dos goles". Diario Castellanos. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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