Milan Donadel is a youth product of
Milan, playing for the
youth side between 1998 and 2002, winning the
Torneo di Viareggio in 1999 and 2001 before being promoted to the senior side. On 4 March 2001, he made his debut for Milan, coming on as a substitute for
Andres Guglielminpietro in the 78th minute of a home Serie A game against
Parma. The following season, he made his debut appearances in the
UEFA Cup and
Coppa Italia. Having made just 4 appearances for the senior squad of Milan, Donadel was loaned out to
Lecce in July 2002. In June 2003 Donadel was sold to
Parma in a
co-ownership deal for €2 million. In June 2004 Milan bought back 50% rights of Donadel for €800,000 in a four-year contract (Milan booked the contract value of Donadel was €4 million instead of €1.6 million, thus receiving €1.2 million financial income instead of costing Milan to write down the value of retaining 50% registration rights for €1.2 million.) In 2004–05 season Donadel was loaned to
Sampdoria for free
Fiorentina in 2011 After a successful half-season-long loan with Fiorentina, he was signed permanently for €1.2 million in a four-year contract. as the residual value of Donadel's contract, after amortization, was €3 million. In 2005–06, he was a regular for coach
Cesare Prandelli, who had already appreciated the skills of Donadel, as they were together at Parma. In June 2007, he was offered a new contract until June 2011.
Napoli On 24 June 2011, he signed a four-year contract with
Napoli. During his stay with Napoli, he only appeared in four league matches and during the 2013–14 season, he was sent on loan to
Verona, where he was a regular starter for the club.
Montreal Impact Once his loan spell with Verona concluded, Donadel went on trial with
Major League Soccer side
Montreal Impact. Donadel officially signed with the
Montreal Impact on 1 December 2014. His 30-yard strike in a 3–0 home win against the
Columbus Crew on 11 July 2015, was voted
MLS goal of the week for the 19th week of the
2015 MLS season. On 25 October, he assisted one of
Drogba's goals as the Montreal Impact came from behind to defeat domestic rivals
Toronto FC 2–1 at home; the win gave Montreal the home advantage for their knock-out fixture against Toronto in the
2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Donadel was waived by Montreal on 22 June 2018. ==International career==