Andrea Conti (footballer, born 1994)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Conti | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lecco, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milan | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013[1] | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Atalanta | 47 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Perugia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2017– | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Italy U21 | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:54, 1 June 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2017 | |||
Andrea Conti (born 2 March 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie A team Milan as a right-back.
Club career
Atalanta
Conti was born in Lecco, Lombardy. In 2002, he had a successful trial at A.C. Milan yet refused to join the team due to his dislike of the club's youth training center in Linate area (or simply its far-from-home location). He also got an offer from Inter Milan but eventually joined Atalanta's youth academy where he played alongside such players as Mattia Caldara and Roberto Gagliardini for over a decade.[2]
In July 2013, Conti was loaned to Lega Pro side Perugia.[3] He made his professional debut on 4 August 2013, starting in a 0–1 Coppa Italia home loss against Savona. His first league appearance occurred later that month, a 2–2 away draw against Nocerina. Conti made 16 league appearances, helping his team achieve promotion to Serie B.
On 10 July 2014, Conti moved to a fellow second-tier team Virtus Lanciano, in a season-long loan deal.[4] Conti made 24 league appearances while his team finished 14th out of 22. In the summer of 2015, he returned to Atalanta and was included in the first-team squad for the upcoming Serie A season.
On 30 September 2015, Conti signed a new contract with Atalanta until July 2019.[5] He made his debut for the club on 2 December, in a 1–3 loss against Udinese in Coppa Italia. Conti made his debut in Serie A on 6 January 2016, in a 1–2 loss against the same opponent.[6] His first goal in the competition occurred on 3 February, in a 2–1 win against Verona.[7]
Conti managed to score 8 goals in 32 appearances during 2016–17 Serie A season, setting a personal record for scoring. His main playing position was right wing-back in a 3–4–3 line-up.[8]
Milan
On 7 July 2017, Conti joined Milan in exchange for a reported fee of €24 million, plus Matteo Pessina.[9]
International career
On 12 August 2015, Conti made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a friendly match against Hungary.
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 July 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2015–16 | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 10 | ||||
| Perugia (loan) | 2013–14 | Lega Pro | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Milan | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 95 | 10 | |||
References
- ↑ "Accordo Di Collaborazione Sportiva" (JPG). Gianlucadimarzio.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "Gianluca Di Marzio :: Lo sgambetto alla compagna di classe, gli scherzi con Grassi e la dedizione al sacrificio. "Calciava contro al muro e poi diceva: ‘Tanto pitturi tu…’": viaggio nel ‘Mondo di Conti’". Gianlucadimarzio.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Conti in prestito al Perugia". Tuttoatalanta.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑ "News - SS Virtus Lanciano 1924". Virtuslanciano.it. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ↑
- ↑ "Esordio in serie A per il terzino lecchese Andrea Conti". Resegoneonline.it.
- ↑
- ↑ "Giocatore - ANDREA CONTI - Lega Serie A". Legaseriea.it.
- ↑ "AC Milan complete €24m Conti signing". Goal.com.
- ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 7 Jul 2017. Retrieved 7 Jul 2017.
- ↑ "Andra Conti". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
External links
- Atalanta profile (in Italian)
- Andrea Conti at Soccerway