Fabio Cristian Chiarodia (born 5 June 2005) is a professional footballer, who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Werder Bremen.[1] Born in Germany, he has represented Italy internationally at youth level.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fabio Cristian Chiarodia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | VfL Oldenburg | ||
| 2014–2021 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Werder Bremen | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Werder Bremen II | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U17 | 17 | (2) |
| 2022– | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 24 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Oldenburg, Germany, to Italian parents from Cinto Caomaggiore,[2] Chiarodia started playing football at local club VfL Oldenburg, before joining Werder Bremen's youth sector in 2014.[3] After coming through the youth ranks of the Grün-Weiss, he signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2021, aged 16.[4][5][6]
Chiarodia made his professional debut on 10 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in Werder Bremen's 3–2 away win against Jahn Regensburg in the 2. Bundesliga.[7][8] At 16 years and 188 days, he was the youngest first-team player in the club's history; he also became the second youngest player to feature in the German second tier, behind only Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu.[3][7][8]
On 19 October 2022, Chiarodia made his first DFB-Pokal appearance against SC Paderborn, becoming the youngest Werder Bremen player to have featured in the competition.[9] He came on as a substitute for Niklas Schmidt in the 73rd minute and played through extra-time, before his side eventually lost the match after penalties.[9] Three days later, he made his Bundesliga debut, being substituted on late in a match against SC Freiburg.[10] He became the youngest Werder Bremen player to appear in the Bundesliga at the age of 17 years, four months and 17 days.[10]
Born in Germany to Italian parents, Chiarodia could choose to represent both countries internationally.
After receiving a call-up from the German Under-15 national team, he has represented Italy at youth international level since,[3] having featured for the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 national teams.[1][11][12]
In May 2022, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,[13] where the Azzurrini reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Netherlands.[14]
Chiarodia is a centre-back, who can also play as a defensive midfielder or a left-back. Comfortable on the ball, he has good physical and technical skills (being able to use both feet), and has his main strengths in his passing, his anticipation and his calm approach.[3]
Chiarodia has an older sister and an older brother; the latter has played football in the German lower leagues.[2][3] His father and his uncle own an ice cream parlour in their local town, Oldenburg.[2][3]
When he first broke through the first team at Werder Bremen, he was nicknamed Das Küken ("The chick") by the club's captain, Marco Friedl.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
SV Werder Bremen – current squad | |
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