Davide Calabria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːvide kaˈlaːbrja]; born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back and captain for Serie A club AC Milan.
 Calabria with AC Milan in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Davide Calabria[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1996[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2015 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | AC Milan | 209 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Italy U21 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Italy | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 11 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:31, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editCalabria received his first call-up to AC Milan's senior team ahead of the away game against Lazio played on 25 January 2015, but remained an unused substitute.[citation needed] The same year on 30 May, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 away victory against Atalanta.[3]
With the departure of Alessio Romagnoli at the start of the 2022–23 Serie A, Calabria was promoted to captain of the team.[4]
Calabria played in the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, which ended in a 3–0 defeat against rivals Inter Milan in Riyadh.[5] On 29 January, during a 5–2 home loss against Sassuolo, he reached 200 appearances for the Rossoneri in all competitions.[6]
On 6 January 2025, Calabria came on as a substitute and played the last 10 minutes of the final of the 2024 Supercoppa Italiana against rivals Inter Milan in Riyadh. Milan won the final 3-2 against Inter.
International career
editCalabria represented Italy at various youth levels. On 9 November 2020, Calabria received his first call-up to the senior Italy national team from manager Roberto Mancini for three friendly matches against Estonia, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] He made his debut against Estonia, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly victory.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 11 January 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 269 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 14 June 2022[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Italy | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editAC Milan
Italy
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2020–21[12]
References
edit- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 179" [Official Statement No. 179] (PDF) (in Italian). Serie A. 14 February 2020. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Davide Calabria: Biography". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Pasotto, Marco (30 May 2015). "Atalanta-Milan 1–3: doppietta di Bonaventura per l'addio di Inzaghi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Pietrella, Francesco (14 January 2023). "Milan, Calabria parla già da capitano. E sprona Leao sui social". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Vanni, Franco (18 January 2023). "Milan-Inter 0–3: Dimarco, Džeko e Lautaro regalano la Supercoppa ai nerazzurri". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Del Vecchio, Manuel (29 January 2023). "Milan-Sassuolo, 200esima presenza ufficiale di Calabria con la maglia rossonera" [AC Milan vs. Sassuolo, Davide Calabria's 200th official appearance in the Rossonero jersey]. Milan News (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Mancini convoca anche Bastoni, Ferrari e Zaccagni. Alle 16 primo allenamento" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
- ^ Tonesi, Fabio (11 November 2020). "Calabria debutta con l'Italia nel 4–0 all'Estonia" [Calabria debuts with Italy in 4–0 victory over Estonia]. Giornale di Brescia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "D. Calabria". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years". news18.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "IL MILAN RIBALTA LA FINALE!" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Italy 2–1 Belgium: Azzurri secure third place at Nations League finals". UEFA. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
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- Davide Calabria at Soccerway
- Davide Calabria at AC Milan