italian football player
Mattia Caldara ( italian pronunciation : [ matˈtiːa kalˈdaːra ] ; born 5 May 1994 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a center back for Serie A club Venezia, on loanword from AC Milan .

Club career [edit ]

Atalanta [edit ]

2013–14 season

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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 equal against Catania. [ 3 ]

loan to Trapani [edit ]

On 3 July 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Trapani to gain more have. [ 4 ] On 14 August he made his introduction as a starter in a 2–1 home plate get the better of against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia. [ 5 ] On 7 September, Caldara made his Serie B debut as a alternate replacing Enis Nadarevic in the 62nd infinitesimal of a 2–1 home win over Vicenza. [ 6 ] On 13 September he played his first entire match in Serie B for Trapani, a 2–1 home gain against Cittadella. [ 7 ] On 16 May, Caldara scored his first professional goal in the 96th minute of a 1–1 away trace against Avellino. [ 8 ] On 22 May he scored his moment goal in the 49th moment of a 2–1 dwelling acquire over Pro Vercelli. [ 9 ] Caldara ended his season-long lend to Trapani with 21 apparences and 2 goals. [ 10 ]

lend to Cesena [edit ]

On 10 July 2015, Caldara was signed by Serie B side Cesena on a impermanent softwood, with an choice to purchase. [ 11 ] On 9 August he made his debut for Cesena in a 4–0 home gain over Lecce in the second gear round of Coppa Italia. [ 12 ] On 20 August he played in the third round, a 4–1 away win over Catania. [ 13 ] On 5 September, Caldara made his Serie B debut for Cesena, as a starter, in a 2–0 home win against Brescia. [ 14 ] On 21 November, Caldara scored his first goal for Cesena in the 28th minute of a 1–1 away reap against Vicenza. [ 15 ] On 8 December he was sent off with a duplicate yellow menu in the 89th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Trapani. [ 16 ] On 19 December he scored his second base goal in the 78th moment of a 4–0 home winnings over Ternana. [ 17 ] On 23 January he scored his third goal in the 57th minute of a 2–0 home plate succeed over Virtus Entella. [ 18 ] On 7 March, Caldara was sent off for the moment meter with a double chicken wag in the twenty-seventh moment of a 2–1 home defeat against Salernitana. [ 19 ] Caldara ended his loan to Cesena with 29 apparences, wholly as a starter, and 2 goals. [ 10 ]

2016–17 temper : hark back to Atalanta [edit ]

After impressing newly appointed head coach Gian Piero Gasperini during pre-season, Caldara cemented a first-team locate for the 2016–17 season ; in coach ‘s favored 3–4–3 constitution, he began to play in the concentrate of a back three. On 2 October he made his post-return introduction in Serie A for Atalanta in a 1–0 home winnings over Napoli. [ 20 ] On 26 October, Caldara scored his first finish for Atalanta and the only goal in the sixtieth moment of a 1–0 away win over Pescara. [ 21 ] On 6 November he scored his second goal for Atalanta in the 24th minute of a 3–0 aside win over Sassuolo. [ 22 ] On 20 November he scored his third goal in 62nd minute of a 2–1 home acquire against Roma. [ 23 ]

Juventus [edit ]

On 12 January 2017, Juventus announced that they had signed Caldara to a four-and-a-half-year contract for an initial transportation tip of €15 million, rising to a likely €25 million with add-ons. The deal besides included a rid loan, remaining at Atalanta until 30 June 2018. [ 24 ] Following the end of his loan cover with Atalanta, Caldara moved to Turin, where on 13 July 2018 he was officially presented as Juventus actor and given the count 13 jersey with his final name on. [ 25 ] He played his introduction and only game for Juventus on 25 July 2018, an International Champions Cup friendly against Bayern Munich, replacing captain Giorgio Chiellini eight minutes into the second half. [ 26 ]

AC Milan [edit ]

2018–19 season

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On 2 August 2018, Caldara was signed by AC Milan on a five-year condense for €35 million collectible in two years, with Leonardo Bonucci moving in the opposite commission in a alike deal. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] While being unable to choose 13 as his shirt numeral to pay protection to Alessandro Nesta since it had already been taken by Alessio Romagnoli for the same reason, he opted for an available number 33, citing admiration for Thiago Silva. [ 29 ] In his first base calendar month at Milanello, Caldara struggled with adapting to a four-man defense line with zonal check, having played most of his career in teams that utilized a three-man defense with man-marking. [ 30 ] On 20 September 2018, Caldara made his official debut for Milan, playing as a starter aboard Romagnoli in a Europa League away match against F91 Dudelange. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] however, he failed to make a single appearance in October 2018, struggling with minor injuries that affected his overall fitness. late that month, he suffered an Achilles tendon tear, which sidelined him until February 2019. [ 33 ] In April, a few days after Milan ‘s 1–0 Coppa Italia semifinal personnel casualty to Lazio at the San Siro, in which Caldara played for 65 minutes as a crank, he suffered an even worse discipline injury, rupturing his left anterior cruciate ligament, which sidelined him for another period of 6 months. [ 34 ] [ 35 ]

2019–20 season [edit ]

ahead of the 2019–20 season, Caldara gave away his act 33 shirt to Rade Krunić and late settled on the number 31 alternatively. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Having recovered from his ACL injury, he resumed train sessions at full capacity on 9 October 2019, which coincided with Stefano Pioli ‘s first day in Milan as a head coach. [ 38 ] however, as Pioli was still reluctant to include Caldara in the first team line-ups 3 months since his full recovery from injuries, he submitted a loan or transfer request in early January 2020. [ 39 ] [ 40 ]

return to Atalanta [edit ]

On 12 January 2020, it was announced that Caldara had joined Atalanta on loan from Milan until June 2021, with the option to buy for an undisclosed price. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Three days subsequently, he made his second post-return debut for Atalanta, playing for 77 minutes in a 1–0 off Coppa Italia personnel casualty against Fiorentina. [ 43 ] On 19 February 2020, Caldara made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing for 75 minutes as a starter in a 4–1 home win against Valencia at the San Siro. [ 44 ]

loanword to Venezia [edit ]

On 9 August 2021, Caldara joined Venezia on loanword with an option to buy. [ 45 ] On 15 August, Caldara debuted for Venezia in a 1–1 draw against Frosinone in the foremost round of Coppa Italia, where Venezia won 8–7 at punishment shoot-out. [ 46 ]

International career [edit ]

In June 2017, Caldara was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA european Under-21 Championship by director Luigi Di Biagio. [ 47 ] Italy were eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals on 27 June, following a 3–1 defeat. [ 48 ] Caldara made his aged external debut for Italy under Roberto Mancini in a 3–1 friendly loss to France in Nice on 1 June 2018. [ 49 ] [ 50 ]

style of bid [edit ]

Caldara is a tall and physically potent center rear contributing defensively and offensively. Although capable of playing in a back four, he is most comfortable and confident in the middle of a back three, such as in 3–4–3 or 3–5–2 formations. [ 51 ] At Atalanta, while playing under passenger car Gian Piero Gasperini, he was allowed to make periodic forward runs during the attack fun and be confront at all sic pieces, which helped him score 10 goals in fair two seasons. [ 52 ] Courtesy of his inflict human body, he finds himself at facilitate in areal duels and headers. tactically, Caldara has cited Alessandro Nesta as the biggest inspiration, in tribute of whom he had chosen 13 as his shirt issue multiple times.

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 22 December 2021[53]
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2013–14 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
Trapani (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 20 2 1 0 21 2
Cesena (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 27 3 2 0 29 3
Atalanta 2016–17 Serie A 30 7 1 0 31 7
2017–18 Serie A 24 3 2 0 8[a] 0 34 3
Total 55 10 3 0 8 0 66 10
AC Milan 2018–19 Serie A 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 14 0 1 0 3[b] 0 18 0
2020–21 Serie A 6 0 2 0 1[b] 0 9 0
Total 20 0 3 0 4 0 27 0
Venezia (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 17 1 1 0 0 0 18 1
Career total 139 16 11 0 13 0 163 16

International [edit ]

As of 10 September 2018[54]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2018 2 0
Total 2 0

personal life sentence [edit ]

Caldara has been in a long-run relationship with Nicole Nessi, a mate woman from his native city of Bergamo. On 10 June 2020, the copulate welcomed their firstborn son Alessandro. [ 55 ] In September 2018, Caldara enrolled in LUISS Sport Academy to earn a three-year knight bachelor ‘s degree in economics and management. [ 56 ]

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