Mattia Caldara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mattia Caldara | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Atalanta (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Atalanta | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Trapani (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cesena (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2017– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Atalanta (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2017 | |||
Mattia Caldara (born 5 May 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Atalanta, on loan from Juventus, and the Italy national under-21 team.
Club career
Born in Bergamo, Caldara began his career with hometown club Atalanta, entering in the youth categories.[1] He played for the Primavera team from 2011 to 2014,[2] (2013–14 season as an overage player), and on 5 May 2014, Caldara made his professional debut coming on as a second-half substitute in a Serie A match against Catania.[3]
On 3 July 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Trapani to gain more experience.[4]
On 10 July 2015, Caldara was signed by Serie B side Cesena on a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[5]
After impressing on his return to Atalanta, Caldara cemented a first-team place. On 12 January 2017, Juventus announced that they had signed Caldara to a four-and-a-half-year contract for an initial transfer fee of €15 million, rising to a potential €25 million with add-ons. The deal also included a free loan which meant that he will remain at Atalanta until 30 June 2018.[6]
International career
In June 2017, Caldara was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | |||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Trapani | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Cesena | |||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| Atalanta | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12 | |
References
- ↑ Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Fullsoccer (in Italian)
- ↑ http://www.juventibus.com/mattia-caldara-storia/
- ↑ "Mercato Atalantino: Caldara in prestito al Trapani" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kone, Varano, Caldara e Molina in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Agreement with Atalanta for the acquisition of the player Mattia Caldara" (PDF (219 KB)). Juventus F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
External links
- Mattia Caldara at Soccerway