Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Juve Stabia | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Internazionale | ||
2007–2008 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2010– | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
2011– | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2010– | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Cristiano Biraghi (born 1 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Juve Stabia, on loan from Internazionale.
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Born in Cernusco sul Naviglio, the Province of Milan, Biraghi has played for Internazionale's youth teams since 2005. He also spent 2007–08 season at Pro Sesto along with other youth products.[1] He started his career as a midfielder but later turned to became a left back. He played a few friendlies for the club[2][3][4] and participated in 2010 summer tour,[5] which he scored a goal in Pirelli Cup, winning Manchester City 3–0.[6]
Biraghi made his first team debut in competitive game on 24 November 2010, against Twente in 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, replacing Goran Pandev in the last minutes.[7] Before that match Inter had lost numbers of first team players due to injury.
He made first start in the next European match, on 7 December, against Werder Bremen. That match the competitor in left back., Davide Santon moved to wing forward and Cristian Chivu injured.
In July 2011, he was loaned to Serie B club Juve Stabia. On 27 August he made his debut in the first league match lost 2–1 against Empoli.
Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he made his U-21 debut on 17 November 2010, as starting leftback in the friendly match that Italy won 2–1 against Turkey.[8] That match he also partnered with former Inter team-mate Giulio Donati and Luca Caldirola in the defensive line.
He received his first U21 call-up along with Felice Natalino in August 2010 for 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[9] In the next month, he made his U19 debut against Serbia.[10] Before that, he only received call-up once in 2009 from U18 team.[11]