Luca Caldirola

Luca Caldirola
Personal information
Date of birth 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) (age 21)[1][2][3]
Place of birth Desio, Italy[2][3]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Internazionale
Number 16
Youth career
Seregno
Base 96
1999–2010 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Internazionale 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Vitesse (loan)[3] 12 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Italy U-16[4] 14 (1)
2007–2008 Italy U-17[4] 9 (0)
2009 Italy U-18[4] 3 (0)
2009–2010 Italy U-19[4] 7 (0)
2010 Italy U-20 1 (1)
2010– Italy U-21 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 1 February 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Luca Caldirola (born 1 February 1991) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.

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Club career

Caldirola started his career at Internazionale, where he was the team captain at Under-19 level (Primavera) and was occasionally called-up to join the first team during the 2009–10 season, however without making any appearance on the pitch.[5] Caldirola also played for various youth teams in Lombardy as goalkeeper and midfielder before joined Internazionale[6] at age of 8.[7] He played a friendly matches for Inter first team in 2009.[8]

On 29 June 2010 Internazionale announced to have loaned out Caldirola to Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse for the entire 2010–11 season; he is the second Italian player to be part of the Arnhem club after Marco De Marchi.[9]

On 7 Dec 2011, Caldirola made his first team debut for Internazionale in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against CSKA Moscow.

International career

Caldirola has represented his native country of Italy at all youth levels from Under-16 to Under-20.[4]

On 17 November 2010 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against Turkey.

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References

  1. ^ a b "21 - Luca Caldirola" (in Dutch). Vitesse. http://www.vitesse.nl/speler/luca-caldirola/574. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  2. ^ a b (in Dutch) Seizoengids 2010/2011. Voetbal International. August 2010. p. 181. 
  3. ^ a b c "Caldirola" (in Dutch). Vitesse. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=66518&typeofpage=84137. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "NOME: CALDIROLA LUCA" (in Italian). FIGC.it. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3091&squadra=3. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Luca Caldirola joins SBV Vitesse". FC Internazionale Milano. 29 June 2010. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=34070&L=en. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "NAMES FOR THE FUTURE: LUCA CALDIROLA". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 28 April 2004. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=13834&L=en. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  7. ^ "Three youngsters with first team for TIM Trophy". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 13 August 2009. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31943&L=en. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  8. ^ "TIM Trophy: Inter 1-0 AC Milan". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 14 August 2009. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=31949&L=en. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 
  9. ^ "Vitesse huurt Caldirola van Internazionale" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 29 June 2010. http://www.vitesse.nl/nieuws/bericht/vitesse-huurt-caldirola-van-internazionale/641. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
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