| Diego De Ascentis | |
| Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 1976 7, df=yes |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1995 |
| Years1: | 1995–1996 |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1996–1999 |
| Caps2: | 86 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1999–2000 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2000–2005 |
| Caps4: | 167 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2005–2006 |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2007–2010 |
| Caps7: | 65 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 428 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1997 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy Olympic Team |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 March 2010 |
| Ntupdate: | 00:00, 11 October 1997 (UTC) |
Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July 1976) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
De Ascentis started his career at Como in 1993 before moving to Bari in 1996. Three years later, he transferred to AC Milan for a season.
In 2000, he transferred to Torino. After Torino went bankrupt in 2005 he moved to Genoa, joining the club in July 2005; however, Genoa was demoted to Serie C1 later that month as punishment for match-fixing, prompting De Ascentis to transfer to Livorno. After the reformed Torino regained promotion to Serie A, he rejoined the Turin club for another season.
He signed a three-year contract with Atalanta in the summer of 2007 and was released in the summer of 2009. He re-signed with the club on 8 October that year,[1] [2] and departed again at the end of the 2009–10 season.
De Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games).