David Depetris

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Depetris

| image = David alberto depetris.jpg

| image_size = 160

| fullname = David Alberto Depetris

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Jorge, Argentina

| currentclub = Železiarne Podbrezová

| clubnumber = 22

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = C.D. San Jorge

| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = Atlético de Rafaela | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 10

| years2 = 2008–2012 | clubs2 = AS Trenčín | caps2 = 135 | goals2 = 86

| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = → Almere City (loan) | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2013–2015 | clubs4 = Çaykur Rizespor | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = → Sigma Olomouc (loan) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = → Monarcas Morelia (loan) | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = Spartak Trnava | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 15

| years8 = 2016–2018 | clubs8 = Atlético Huracán | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2017–2018 | clubs9 = → Olimpo (loan) | caps9 = 19 | goals9 = 4

| years10= 2018 | clubs10= → CA Sarmiento (loan) | caps10= 6 | goals10= 0

| years11= 2019 | clubs11= Spartak Trnava | caps11= 9 | goals11= 2

| years12= 2019–2020 | clubs12= AS Trenčín | caps12= 31 | goals12= 2

| years13= 2021 | clubs13= Savoia | caps13= 12 | goals13= 3

| years14= 2021–2024 | clubs14= Dukla Banská Bystrica | caps14= 60 | goals14= 24

| years15= 2024 | clubs15= Železiarne Podbrezová | caps15= 9 | goals15= 2

| years16= 2025- | clubs16= MŠK Považská Bystrica | caps16= 0 | goals16= 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Slovakia | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 January 2025

}}

David Alberto Depetris (born 11 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club MŠK Považská Bystrica in the Slovak second division.{{cite web | url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/velke-meno-v-monacobet-lige-povazsku-bystricu-posilnil-depetris-2025012317422754471 | title=Veľké meno v MONACObet lige! Aby mohol hrať za Slovensko, musel poznať históriu Trenčína | date=23 January 2025 }} Born in Argentina, he played for the Slovakia national team.

He started his European career in Slovak First League club AS Trenčín.[http://www.osporte.sk/index.php?id_cat=111&rs=102189 Depetris pred Corgoň ligou: 'Trúfam si dať gól v každom zápase'] 12.07.2011, osporte.sk

Club career

=Early years=

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=

Depetris joined AS Trenčín in January 2008.[http://www.astrencin.sk/spravy/index.php?clanok=202 Na prvom tréningu AS aj dvaja Argentínčania] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005111807/http://www.astrencin.sk/spravy/index.php?clanok=202 |date=5 October 2011 }} 04.01.2008, astrencin.sk

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=

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=

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=

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.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=Prichádza skúsená posila do nášho útoku |url=http://www.zpfutbal.sk/prichadza-skusena-posila-do-nasho-utoku/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=FK Železiarne Podbrezová |language=sk-SK}}{{Cite web |title=O hráčov Podbrezovej je záujem. Pomôcť má bývalý reprezentant |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-slovensko-podbrezova-letna-priprava-reakcie-nike-liga-2024-2025/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}}

International career

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{{cite web|title=avid Depetris has definitely earned the Slovak citizenship|url=http://www.teraz.sk/sport/david-depetris-obcianstvo/43824-clanok.html|publisher=Now.sk|access-date=15 March 2017|date=20 April 2013}} 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

rowspan=2\|Club	rowspan=2\|Season	colspan=3\|League	colspan=2\|Cup	colspan=2\|League Cup	colspan=2\|Other	colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=3\|Atlético Rafaela	2008–09	rowspan=2\|Primera B Nacional \|4	1	0	0	colspan=4\|—	4	1
2009–10 \|1	0	0	0	colspan=4\|—	1	0
colspan=2\|Total !5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Omniworld (loan)	2009–10	Eerste Divisie \|10	2	0	0	colspan=4\|—	10	2
rowspan=3\|Trenčín	2011–12	rowspan=2\|Slovak First Football League \|31	8	1	0	colspan=4\|—	32	8
2012–13 \|19	16	1	1	colspan=4\|—	20	17
colspan=2\|Total !50	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	52	25
rowspan=3\|Rizespor	2012–13	TFF First League \|13	6	0	0	colspan=4\|—	13	6
2013–14	Süper Lig \|6	1	1	0	colspan=4\|—	7	1
colspan=2\|Total !19	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	7
Sigma Olomouc	2013–14	Czech First League \|13	3	0	0	colspan=4\|—	13	3
Morelia	2014–15	Liga MX \|23	4	3	3	colspan=2\|—	2	1	28	8
Spartak Trnava	2015–16	Slovak First Football League \|21	15	1	0	colspan=4\|—	22	15
Huracán	2016–17	Argentine Primera División \|2	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0	4	1
Olimpo (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División \|14	3	3	0	colspan=4\|—	17	3
colspan=3\|Career totals !157	60	10	4	0	0	4	1	171	65

Personal life

Depetris is married to Slovak fitness trainer Erika Depetris (née Kačincová). His brother, Rodrigo, is also a footballer.{{cite news|title=David Depetris volvió a Eslovaquia con dos goles|url=http://www.diariocastellanos.net/noticia/david-depetris-volvio-a-eslovaquia-con-dos-goles|access-date=26 May 2018|work=Diario Castellanos|date=17 September 2015|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708221455/http://www.diariocastellanos.net/noticia/david-depetris-volvio-a-eslovaquia-con-dos-goles|url-status=dead}}