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Elio Capradossi (born 11 March 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Cagliari.[1]

Elio Capradossi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kampala, Uganda
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Cagliari
Youth career
2010–2017	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Roma	2	(0)
2016–2018	→ Bari (loan)	34	(0)
2018–2019	→ Spezia (loan)	20	(3)
2019–2022	Spezia	33	(2)
2021–2022	→ SPAL (loan)	32	(2)
2022–	Cagliari	0	(0)
National team‡
2011–2012	Italy U16	5	(1)
2012–2013	Italy U17	26	(2)
2013–2015	Italy U18	4	(0)
2014–2015	Italy U19	8	(1)
2015–2016	Italy U20	6	(0)
2017–2018	Italy U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Club career

Capradossi is a product of Roma youth academy. He won the 2015–2016 Italian U19 Championship with Roma's U19 team as the squad captain.

In the summer 2016 he was loaned to Bari in Serie B. He made his league debut on 24 September 2016 playing as a starter in the match against Benevento at Stadio San Nicola. In January 2018, after one season and a half spent at Bari, he returned to Roma.[2]

On 6 May 2018 he made his debut with Roma in a 1–0 away victory against Cagliari where he was played in the starting 11.[2]

On 20 July 2018, Capradossi signed to Serie B side Spezia on loan until 30 June 2019.[3]

On 1 August 2019, Capradossi signed to Serie B club Spezia on a four-year contract.[4]

In August 2019 Capradossi was acquired by the Spezia Calcio[5] and in July 2020 had a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament which blocked his playing activity for the subsequent ten months. On 23 May 2021, the Spezia-Roma match will sign his return in Serie A after three years.[6]

On 1 September 2022, Capradossi signed a two-year contract with Cagliari.[7]

International career

With the Italy U17 side he took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a friendly match won 6–2 against Hungary.

He also eligible to play for Uganda through himself or for DR Congo through his mother.[8][9]

Playing style

Capradossi has been compared to Angelo Ogbonna because of his ethnicity, strength, height and skill.[10] He is great at passing and intercepting the ball, as well as his physical ability and heading skills.[11]

Personal life

Capradossi was born in Kampala, Uganda in a family from DR Congo and moved to Italy at the age of two. He received citizenship from his father who was the former director of Roma's rugby team.[10]

References

На других языках

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[de] Elio Capradossi

Elio Capradossi (* 11. März 1996 in Kampala) ist ein ugandisch-italienischer Fußballspieler. Der Abwehrspieler steht bei der AS Rom unter Vertrag und ist an Spezia Calcio verliehen.

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- [en] Elio Capradossi

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[it] Elio Capradossi

Elio Capradossi (Kampala, 11 marzo 1996) è un calciatore italiano, difensore della SPAL, in prestito dallo Spezia.

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