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Davide Calabria (born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club AC Milan, whom he captains, and the Italy national team.

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Davide Calabria

Calabria with AC Milan in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Davide Calabria[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	AC Milan
Number	2
Youth career
2006–2015	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	AC Milan	156	(7)
National team‡
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–	Italy	7	(0)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Italy UEFA Nations League 2021 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 1 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:31, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

AC Milan

Calabria has been with AC Milan since 2006, playing for the club's youth teams of different age groups up until Primavera (U-19). He received his first ever call-up to the senior team ahead of the away game against S.S. Lazio played on 25 January 2015; he, however, remained an unused substitute. He made his Serie A debut on 30 May 2015 against Atalanta, replacing Mattia De Sciglio at the 84th minute in a 1–3 away win.[3] On 15 July 2015 Calabria was officially promoted to the first team.[4][5] He made his first start in a 3–2 win over Udinese on 22 September, playing 49 minutes, and was highly praised for his performance.

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Milan acquired Atalanta's Andrea Conti for nearly €25 million, viewing the player as the most likely starter on the right side of the team's defensive line; Calabria had been persuaded yet refused to join one of the lower-ranking Serie A teams on loan to increase his playing time. In September 2017, Conti injured his anterior cruciate ligament for the first time, and in March 2018 suffered a recurrence of the injury, effectively ending his season. The club ruled out the possibility of any further emergency signings, thus trusting Calabria as a long-term replacement for Conti in the right full-back position.[6] He completed the season with 30 appearances in all competitions and scored his debut goal in senior professional football on 25 February 2018 in the Serie A 2–0 away win against Roma.[7]

2020–21 season

Already a regular in Pioli's side, Calabria played 32 league games in this season, a personal record.[8] He scored his first goal this season on 16 December 2020 at Luigi Ferraris Stadium against Genoa, a powerful shot from outside the box.[9] His next goal came against Juventus on 6 January 2021, in eventual 1–3 loss.[10] On 28 February in Stadio Olimpico Calabria won a penalty kick against Roma, which Kessie converted into Milan first goal in 2–1 victory.[11] By the end of the season he held the record for most tackles by any player in Serie A.[12][13]

In July 2021, Calabria renewed his contract with Milan until June 2025.[14]

2021–22 season

On 23 August 2021, at the first match of the season against Sampdoria, Calabria made his first assist in the season, a deep run into Sampdoria defense to set up Diaz's only goal of the match.[15] Calabria wore the captain's arm band for the first time for Milan on 15 September, an away defeat to Liverpool, he described the moment as 'childhood dream'.[16] On the 3rd of October, Calabria scored his first goal of the season at Gewiss Stadium against Atalanta in eventual 3–2 win, the goal came after merely 28 seconds from the kick off, making it third fastest AC MILAN goal since 2004–2005 season.[17] On 23 October he scored against Bologna in eventual 4–2 win, with two goals in seven games, Calabria has already equalled his total goal tally on the entire 2020/21 Serie A season.[18] In a post match interview during the season, Calabria credited his own professional growth to his team coach, Pioli.[19]

On 5 February 2022 against Inter in Derby della Madonnina, he assisted Giroud second goal in 2–1 win.[20] On 6 March he again set up Giroud only goal against Napoli, helping Milan to win and climb to the top of Serie A table.[21]

International career

Calabria made his debut for the Italy U21 on 13 October 2015, in a qualifying match against Republic of Ireland.

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.[22] Italy were eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat on 27 June.[23][24]

He made his debut for Italy's senior squad, managed by Roberto Mancini, in a 11 November 2020 friendly against Estonia in Florence, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute of a 4–0 victory.[25][26][27][28] He would see his first action in a competitive match on 18 November 2020, replacing Lorenzo Insigne in the 94th minute of Italy's 2-0 UEFA Nations League win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo.[29]

Style of play

Having started his youth career as a defensive midfielder, Calabria soon switched to playing as a box-to-box in the 4–3–3 formation, which was then followed by a season-long spell at left back, despite being right-footed, and eventually settling on a right back, which became his primary position in senior football.[30]

Calabria is a quick and modern full-back who likes to get forward and support his team's attacking moves. Regarded as one of the best Italian full-backs in Serie A, defensively, his positioning, vision, speed, decision-making, and tackling are commendable, and he has also drawn praise from pundits and former footballers for his maturity and personality in spite of his youth. Although he is not physically dominant, he is gifted with good pace and stamina, and can also recover to his defensive position quickly, which enables him to cover the flank effectively. A former midfielder in his youth, while he is mainly deployed as a right-back, he is a highly versatile player who is capable of playing in several positions, and is equally adept at left-back due to his ability with both feet, despite being naturally right-footed. He was used on several occasions as a central defensive midfielder by Stefano Pioli during the 2020–21 season.[31][32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2022[33]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		30	1
	2018–19		26	1	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	1
	2019–20		25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	2020–21		32	2	1	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		39	2
	2021–22		26	2	3	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		33	2
	2022–23		7	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			156	7	15	0	21	0	1	0	193	7

International

As of match played 14 June 2022[33]

Italy
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	2	0
2021	3	0
2022	2	0
Total	7	0

Honours

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2021–22[34]
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2016[35]

Italy

• UEFA Nations League third place: 2020–21[36]

References

External links

• Davide Calabria at Soccerway
• Davide Calabria at AC Milan

На других языках

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[de] Davide Calabria

Davide Calabria (* 6. Dezember 1996 in Brescia) ist ein italienischer Fußballspieler. Der Außenverteidiger steht in Diensten der AC Mailand und ist Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Davide Calabria

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[es] Davide Calabria

Davide Calabria (Brescia, provincia de Brescia, Italia, 6 de diciembre de 1996) es un futbolista italiano que juega como defensa en el A. C. Milan de la Serie A de Italia.[2]

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[fr] Davide Calabria

Davide Calabria, né le 6 décembre 1996 à Brescia en Italie, est un footballeur international italien évoluant au poste d'arrière droit au sein de l'AC Milan.

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[it] Davide Calabria

Davide Calabria (Brescia, 6 dicembre 1996) è un calciatore italiano, difensore del Milan, di cui è capitano, e della nazionale italiana.

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[ru] Калабрия, Давиде

Давиде Калабрия (итал. Davide Calabria; род. 6 декабря 1996[1][2], Брешиа, Ломбардия) — итальянский футбольный фланговый защитник и капитан клуба «Милан».

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