The best player for each position, Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder & Attacker for the Italian Serie Player 2010/ 11

1. Italian Serie Player Awards 2010/ 11
Striker of the Season: Antonio Di Natalie
Udinese striker Di Natalie continued his prolific Goal scoring this Season scoring 28 Goals in
the Serie A just one less than what he scored last Season (29 Goals). The 33 year old Italian
also ensured Champions League football for Udinese after 6 years giving Udinese stars
Sanchez, Inler, Maurizio Isla and himself an incentive to stay with the Club for another
season.
Games Goals Assists Shots Shots on Target
36 28 7 152 65
Goals per Game Assists per Game Shots per Game Accuracy Conversion Rate
0.77 0.19 4.22 42.76 43.07
Di Natalie has been the whole and soul of the Udinese team scoring 43% of Udinese’s
Goals, with almost 2 Goals every 3 Games, and managing 4 Shots every Game, over 40%
of them on Target, Di Natalie had a 43% Conversion Rate implying 43% of his Shots on
Target were Goals.
Unlike traditional striker Di Natalie who stands at just 1.70 has been a key player for
Udinese in recent years, having played 7 seasons with the Little Zebra’s, Di Natalie has
scored 110 League Goals, 57 of them coming in the last two Seasons and was duly
rewarded the Italian Player of the Year in 2010.
Midfielder of the Season: Javier Pastore
Pastore helped Palermo to a 5th position in the Serie A Season same as last Season which
also happens to be their best League finish in years. Pastore has caught the eye of Major
Clubs in Europe with his simple passing and elegant ball control is now a hot property in
the coming Summer transfer window and a transfer to Europe’s elite not very far now, but
Pastore continues to claim he would stay with the Pink Black’s
Games Goals Assists Shots Shots on Target
35 11 5 99 42
Goals per Game Assists per Game Shots per Game Accuracy Conversion Rate
0.31 0.14 2.8 42.42 26.19
Pastore played 35 Games this Season and scored 11 Goals with almost 3 Shots on Goal
every Game 42% of them on Target and was on the score sheet when it really matters, a
hat-trick in a derby match against Catania, his first career Hat trick.

2. Pastore who joined Palermo last season immediately became a first team player and has
made 59 league appearances already scoring 14 goals usually playing behind the striking
duo of Fabrizio Miccoli and Edinson Cavani
Defender of the Season: Thiago Silva
AC Milan won the Scudetto after 7 years and they did it the Italian way, they didn’t score
a lot of Goals but ensured they concede very few Goals, the Rossoneri’s scored 65 Goals
and conceded only 24 Goals, 12 at Home and 12 Away. The credit of this amazing record
to a lot extent goes to their Strong Centre back Thiago Silva.
Games Goals Conceded Clean Sheets Goals Conceded per Game Fouls Yellow Card
33 19 19 0.57 26 1
Silva played 33 Games this Season and Milan conceded only 19 Goals in those Games, 19
of them being Clean Sheets, even on the disciplinary front Silva has been great
conceding only 26 Foul in the whole Season, less than one Foul a Game and picked up
just one Yellow Card.
Silva Joined Milan in 2009, settling in quickly he has formed arguably the best central
defensive partnership in the Serie A with Alessandro Nesta and is considered one of the
best centre backs in the world today.
Goalkeeper of the Season: Christian Abbiati
Games Goals Conceded Clean Sheets Goals Conceded per Game Saves
35 19 18 0.54 110
Abbiati was made the first team Goalkeeper for AC Milan after Dida left the club and he
stepped up to the faith put in him by Massimiliano Allegri. Abbiati had been a backup
goal keeper for Milan in the past and this was his first season as a first choice keeper.
Abbiati played 35 games conceding just 19 Goals and managed 18 Clean Sheets helping
Milan win the Scudetto after 7 years with an amazing record for Goals Conceded. Abbiati
made a host of crucial saves this season that ensured Milan hold the top spot in the
league and was rewarded with a 2 years on his contract.