Full name Dario Zanatta Name Dario Zanatta Playing position Role Soccer player | Number 44 2002–2007 Gorge FC Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 18) Place of birth Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Current team Heart of Midlothian F.C. | ||
Dario zanatta scores opening goal for vancouver whitecaps u16s v portland timbers u16s
Dario Zanatta (born 24 May 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Scottish League One side Raith Rovers on loan from Heart of Midlothian, as a forward. He has previously represented Canada at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level.
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- Dario zanatta scores opening goal for vancouver whitecaps u16s v portland timbers u16s
- Dario zanatta heart of midlothian loan watch
- Youth
- Heart of Midlothian
- International
- Statistics
- Personal life
- References
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Youth
Zanatta grew up playing for Gorge Soccer Association and Lower Island Metro during his childhood years. As a teenager, he played for the Victoria Capitals youth program before joining Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency in 2011, aged 14. 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 and went on trial with several European clubs, including Ipswich Town, IFK Gothenburg and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts).
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, initially joining up with the club's under-20 side. 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. 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.
In September 2016, Hearts announced they had loaned Zanatta to Queen's Park of the Scottish League One on a one-month emergency loan. He made his debut for Queen's Park on September 24, 2016 against Albion Rovers, impressing after only being with the squad for one training session. In November 2016, Zanatta scored his first goal as a professional in a match against Stranraer. Zanatta returned from loan in December 2016, and made his Hearts season debut against Kilmarnock, drawing and missing a penalty.
On January 31, 2017, Zanatta joined Queen's Park on another loan, this time, until the end of season.
On August 31, 2017, it was revealed that Zanatta had joined Raith Rovers on a loan deal until the end of the season.
International
In August 2016, Zanatta was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica He scored in the first friendly. In February 2017, Zanatta was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Statistics
As of 23 September 2017Personal life
Zanatta grew up in Victoria, British Columbia 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.