italian football player

Mattia De Sciglio ( italian : [ matˈtiːa de ʃˈʃiʎʎo ] ; born 20 October 1992 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a full-back for Serie A cabaret Juventus and the Italy national team. He made his professional debut for Milan in 2011, after respective seasons in the clubhouse ‘s young person organization, and subsequently became a regular in the line-up, being able to play as either correct or left back, winning two Supercoppa Italiana titles. He joined Juventus in 2017, winning a domestic double in his beginning season with the club, followed by two more consecutive Serie A titles and a Supercoppa Italiana.

At external grade, De Sciglio made his senior introduction in March 2013 and he was selected in the italian squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup ( where he won a bronze decoration ), the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

A native of Milan, De Sciglio started playing football as a child at the Santa Chiara e San Francesco parish refreshment center in the nearby municipality of Rozzano, [ 3 ] before moving to local anesthetic amateur team Cimiano in 2001. [ 4 ]

milan [edit ]

The follow year, aged ten, De Sciglio joined A.C. Milan ‘s youth system, where he spent nine seasons. [ 5 ] In 2010, he was a member of the under-20 police squad who won the Coppa Italia Primavera, 25 years after the team ‘s final success in the competition. [ 6 ]
De Sciglio in natural process for Milan. At the startle of the 2011–12 temper De Sciglio was formally included in the foremost team team by coach Massimiliano Allegri. [ 7 ] He made his professional debut on 28 September 2011, coming on as a substitute in a UEFA Champions League group stage family game against Viktoria Plzeň, which Milan won 2–0. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He was given his first startle ( and second overall appearance ) in a 2–2 away draw against the same team on 6 December. [ 7 ] [ 9 ] Four months late, on 10 April, De Sciglio besides made his league debut, playing as a appetizer in a 1–0 away win over Chievo. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] The following calendar month, on 6 May, he played in his first gear Milan bowler hat against city rivals Inter, [ 11 ] replacing an injure Daniele Bonera midway through the first half of a 4–2 loss. [ 12 ] As from the 2012–13 season De Sciglio was assigned the number 2 shirt, which he called “ identical significant ” as in the past it was worn “ by big players like Mauro Tassotti and Cafu “, adding that he hoped to “ live up to their standards ”. [ 13 ] Throughout the season, De Sciglio became a regular in the starting line-up thanks to a series of convincing performances. [ 14 ] He made 33 appearances in the 2012–13 season, managing three assists in the summons. He played as both a left second and right back, showing competence on either flank. The 2013–14 temper was a frustrating one for De Sciglio. He missed 20 matches in total due to diverse injuries which limited him to making just 21 appearances for the season in all competitions. On May 18, De Sciglio was sent off in Milan ‘s game against Sassuolo. De Sciglio healed in time to participate with his national slope Italy in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil [ 15 ] De Sciglio made 18 appearances for Milan in the 2014–15 temper as he struggled with injury and vied with Ignazio Abate for the starting right-back spot. Towards the end of the temper, however, he started to fall into Filippo Inzaghi ‘s favor and began to start most games. Despite this, he besides received criticism due to a perceived lack of discipline, peculiarly citing the 3–0 loss to Napoli on 3 May, where De Sciglio conceded a penalty ( saved by Diego López ) and was sent off in the inaugural moment of the equal for a foul in the penalty area. Inzaghi ‘s substitute as coach, Siniša Mihajlović, has securely established De Sciglio in the right-back position, having started him in about every game this temper, by and large replacing Abate on the right-back but besides playing in place of the hurt left-back Luca Antonelli. On 6 March 2016, De Sciglio made his hundredth Milan appearance, being given the captain ‘s armband to mark the occasion, in a 2–0 away passing to Sassuolo. Following impressive performances at UEFA Euro 2016, it was reported that Milan had rejected a €15 million extend from Napoli. [ 16 ] Under the new Milan coach, Vincenzo Montella, De Sciglio started about every catch, by and large as a left-back. On 23 December 2016, he started the match against Juventus in the Supercoppa Italiana, which Milan went on to win 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out, with De Sciglio winning his second gear Supercoppa Italiana title. [ 17 ]

Juventus [edit ]

left) with De Sciglio ( ) with Juventus in 2021 On 20 July 2017, De Sciglio joined Juventus for €12 million on a five-year contract. [ 18 ] On 13 August, he made his club debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 get the better of to Lazio in the 2017 Supercoppa Italiana. [ 19 ] On 26 November, De Sciglio scored his first ever goal, in a 3–0 home succeed over Crotone. [ 20 ] After struggling in his late seasons at Milan to replicate the predict performances he had shown in his early years at the club, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] De Sciglio ‘s form improved significantly after his move to Juventus, and his consistent defensive performances drew praise in the media. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] De Sciglio missed the beginning share of the 2018–19 season after picking up an injury during the pre-season. [ 25 ] He returned to action on 27 October 2018, in a 2–1 away win over Empoli in Serie A. [ 26 ]

Lyon ( loan )

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On 5 October 2020, De Sciglio was signed by Lyon on a season-long loan. [ 27 ]

International career [edit ]

De Sciglio playing with Italy in 2015. De Sciglio won eight caps for Italy under-19 between 2010 and 2011, [ 28 ] including two appearances and one goal in the 2011 UEFA european Under-19 Football Championship qualifying round. [ 29 ] subsequently, he represented Italy under-20, winning five caps between 2011 and 2012. [ 28 ] On 25 April 2012, he made his debut for Italy under-21, coming on as a alternate midway through the second half of a friendly equal against Scotland, which Italy won 4–1. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] For the under-21 side, he went on to make four farther appearances, all in 2012. [ 28 ] Less than four months after making his debut for the under-21 side, De Sciglio received his first call-up to the Italy senior team, as director Cesare Prandelli named him to the police squad for a friendly pit against England to be played on 15 August 2012. [ 32 ] however, he was left as an idle ersatz in the 2–1 frustration. [ 33 ] He went on to make his introduction for the senior team on 21 March 2013, in a friendly catch against Brazil that ended in a 2–2 draw. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] At the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup De Sciglio played in four games out of five, including the third-place match against Uruguay that Italy won on penalties following a 2–2 draw after excess prison term, even though De Sciglio had missed his topographic point recoil in the eventual 3–2 acquire. [ 36 ] After appearing in Italy ‘s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying crusade, De Sciglio was chosen under Prandelli to take separate at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his World Cup introduction during the tournament, starting in Italy ‘s final group meet against Uruguay, although Italy were eliminated in the first round following a 1–0 kill. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] On 31 May 2016, De Sciglio was named to Antonio Conte ‘s 23-man Italy team for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 39 ] After having been benched for Italy ‘s inaugural two games, he was highly praised for his performances in Italy ‘s final group match against Republic of Ireland ( a 1–0 loss ) [ 40 ] and Italy ‘s round of 16 peer against Spain ( a 2–0 victory ). [ 41 ] [ 42 ] On 3 July 2016, he started the quarterfinal match against Germany ; following a 1–1 attract after extra-time, he successfully converted his penalty in the resulting shoot-out, but Italy were finally eliminated from the tournament by a 6–5 defeat. [ 43 ]

style of play [edit ]

De Sciglio is primarily a right-sided full-back or wing-back, who can besides play comfortably on the impart slope due to his ability with his entrust foot a well as his stronger right foot ; [ 7 ] [ 44 ] he has besides been deployed as a wide midfielder on occasion, [ 45 ] or even as a centre-back, a military position which he once played in his youth. [ 7 ] [ 44 ] [ 46 ] Former Milan player Alberigo Evani, who coached him during the 2007–08 season, [ 5 ] described De Sciglio as “ a fast runner, with adept proficiency ”, and besides as “ a versatile football player ”. [ 47 ] Along with fellow italian fullback Davide Santon, De Sciglio ‘s precocious displays for Milan and the italian home side led players, managers and pundits to describe him as the successor apparent of Paolo Maldini in 2013 ; [ 48 ] he has besides been compared to former Milan right-back Mauro Tassotti, [ 49 ] who noted that De Sciglio reminded him of himself due to his athleticism and stamen. [ 50 ] His managers have besides praised him for his adulthood, doggedness and composure, both when attack or defend. [ 51 ] A hearty, defensive-minded full-back, he is chiefly known for his consistency, decision-making, position, and tactical intelligence, adenine well as his ability to read the bet on and time his challenges. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 27 October 2021[52][53]

Club

Season

League

National Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Milan
2011–12
Serie A

3
0
0
0
2[a]
0
0
0
5
0

2012–13

Serie A

27
0
1
0
5[a]
0
—
33
0

2013–14

Serie A

16
0
2
0
3[a]
0
—
21
0

2014–15

Serie A

17
0
1
0
—
—
18
0

2015–16

Serie A

22
0
7
0
—
—
29
0

2016–17

Serie A

25
0
1
0
—
1[b]
0
27
0

Total

110
0
12
0
10
0
1
0
133
0

Juventus
2017–18

Serie A

12
1
1
0
6[a]
0
1[b]
0
20
1

2018–19

Serie A

22
0
2
0
4[a]
0
0
0
28
0

2019–20

Serie A

9
0
1
0
2[a]
0
1[b]
0
13
0

2020–21

Serie A

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

2021–22

Serie A

5
0
0
0
1[a]
0
0
0
6
0

Total

49
1
4
0
13
0
2
0
68
1

Lyon (loan)

2020–21
Ligue 1

29
0
4
0
—
—
33
0

Career total

188
1
20
0
23
0
3
0
234
1

International [edit ]

As of match played 11 June 2019[54]

Italy

Year
Apps
Goals

2013
8
0

2014
8
0

2015
6
0

2016
8
0

2017
1
0

2018
6
0

2019
2
0

Total
39
0

Honours [edit ]

Milan [ 53 ]
Juventus [ 53 ]
Italy [ 53 ]
Individual

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