Elia Caprile (born 25 August 2001) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Bari.[1]
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Caprile with Leeds United in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bari | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 | Cadore | ||
| 0000–2020 | Chievo Verona | ||
| 2020–2022 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Chievo Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bari | 13 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2019 | |||
Born in Verona and raised in the near comune of San Zeno di Montagna, Caprile started playing football at the local grassroots club Cadore before joining Chievo’s youth system.[2] After coming through the various ranks, he was promoted to the first team in 2018, although he never made any senior appearances for the club.[2][3]
After rejecting an official contract offer from Chievo,[2] on 21 January 2020, Caprile joined English club Leeds United, signing a deal until June 2023.[4] During his stint in Yorkshire, the goalkeeper mainly featured for the club's under-23 side and received several call-ups to the first team under manager Marcelo Bielsa, despite not having collected any official appearances.[2]
On 7 August 2021, Caprile joined Serie C club Pro Patria on a season-long loan.[5] He subsequently made his professional debut on 29 August 2021, starting the league match against AlbinoLeffe.[6] During the season, he established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper, keeping a total amount of 12 clean sheets in 39 appearances, as Pro Patria reached the second round of the play-offs before losing to U.S. Triestina.[2]
On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Caprile had completed a transfer to Serie B club S.S.C. Bari, signing a three-year deal with the club in the process.[7][8]
Caprile has represented Italy at youth international level, having featured for the under-18 national team in 2019.[3][9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chievo | 2018–19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leeds United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leeds United | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pro Patria (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| S.S.C. Bari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
S.S.C. Bari – current squad | |
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