Davide Calabria
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Davide Calabria
| image = Calabria2022Salzburg.jpg
| caption = Calabria lining up for AC Milan in 2022
| image_size = 220px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brescia, Italy
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2015
| youthclubs1 = AC Milan
| years1 = 2014–2025
| clubs1 = AC Milan
| caps1 = 210
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2025
| clubs2 = → Bologna (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Italy U17
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Italy U18
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Italy U19
| nationalyears3 = 2014–2015
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalteam4 = Italy U20
| nationalyears4 = 2015
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam5 = Italy U21
| nationalyears5 = 2015–2019
| nationalcaps5 = 19
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalteam6 = Italy
| nationalyears6 = 2020–2022
| nationalcaps6 = 7
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ITA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|UEFA Nations League}}
{{Medal|3rd|2021 Italy|}}
| club-update = 23:37, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:31, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
}}
Davide Calabria ({{IPA|it|ˈdaːvide kaˈlaːbrja}}; born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
Club career
=AC Milan=
Calabria 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. The same year on 30 May, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 away victory against Atalanta.{{Cite news|first=Marco|last=Pasotto|title=Atalanta-Milan 1–3: doppietta di Bonaventura per l'addio di Inzaghi|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Atalanta/30-05-2015/atalanta-milan-ultima-filippo-inzaghi-rigore-pazzini-doppietta-bonaventura-baselli-esordio-calabria-di-molfetta-1101046478129.shtml|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=30 May 2015|access-date=15 August 2024|language=it}}
With the departure of Alessio Romagnoli at the start of the 2022–23 Serie A, Calabria was promoted to captain of the team.{{Cite news|first=Francesco|last=Pietrella|title=Milan, Calabria parla già da capitano. E sprona Leao sui social|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lecce/14-01-2023/lecce-milan-diretta-seriea-risultato-live-4501940332862.shtml|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|date=14 January 2023|access-date=20 January 2023|language=it}} Calabria played in the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, which ended in a 3–0 defeat against rivals Inter Milan in Riyadh.{{Cite news|first=Franco|last=Vanni|title=Milan-Inter 0–3: Dimarco, Džeko e Lautaro regalano la Supercoppa ai nerazzurri|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/2023/01/18/news/supercoppa_milan_inter_risultato-384176234/|newspaper=La Repubblica|date=18 January 2023|access-date=20 January 2023|language=it}} On 29 January, during a 5–2 home loss against Sassuolo, he reached 200 appearances for the Rossoneri in all competitions.{{Cite news|first=Manuel|last=Del Vecchio|title=Milan-Sassuolo, 200esima presenza ufficiale di Calabria con la maglia rossonera|trans-title=AC Milan vs. Sassuolo, Davide Calabria's 200th official appearance in the Rossonero jersey|url=https://www.milannews.it/news/milan-sassuolo-200esima-presenza-ufficiale-di-calabria-con-la-maglia-rossonera-480936|website=Milan News|date=29 January 2023|access-date=23 August 2024|language=it}}
At the start of the 2024–25 AC Milan season Calabria lost his place to new signing Emerson Royal, came under intense criticism for his performances, encountered difficulties with head coach Paulo Fonseca, who was eventually sacked on 29 December 2024, and with new head coach Sérgio Conceição whom he was nearly involved in a physical encounter with after Calabria kicked a bottle that struck Conceição.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Familiarity and failings: Milan face tough questions on Calabria's future |url=https://sempremilan.com/is-it-time-to-question-davide-calabrias-future |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=SempreMilan |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-18 |title=MN: 'Struggled to recover' - Calabria leaves field to boos in season opener |url=https://sempremilan.com/mn-calabria-leaves-field-to-boos |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=SempreMilan |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=GdS: The concert and the bottle kick – what led to the Conceicao-Calabria spat |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/gds-the-concert-and-the-bottle-kick-what-led-to-the-conceicao-calabria-spat-40622267 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=OneFootball |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-26 |title=AC Milan boss on fight after win: 'Not a church' |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43572268/sergio-conceicao-fight-ac-milan-win-not-church |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Con chi ce l'aveva Fonseca? Theo sotto accusa, ma non è l'unico |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/12-12-2024/fonseca-con-chi-ce-l-aveva-milan-theo-sotto-accusa-e-calabria.shtml |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it |publisher=gazzetta.it |date=12 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=Perché Fonseca ha attaccato i giocatori del Milan? Da Theo a Calabria, con chi ce l'aveva dopo la Stella Rossa? |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/champions-league/2024-2025/perche-fonseca-ha-attaccato-i-giocatori-del-milan-da-theo-a-calabria-con-chi-ce-laveva-dopo-la-stella-rossa_sto20062261/story.shtml |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=eurosport.it |publisher=eurosport.it |date=13 December 2025}}{{cite news |title=Conceiçao-Calabria, lite dopo Milan Parma: cos'è successo? La ricostruzione e il VIDEO |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2025/01/26/conceicao-calabria-lite-milan-parma-ricostruzione-video |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=sport.sky.it |publisher=sport.sky.it |date=1 February 2025}} On 11 January 2025, Calabria was stripped of Milan's captaincy, being replaced by Mike Maignan.{{Cite web |date=1 February 2025 |title=Bologna-bound Calabria in tears as he leaves Milanello: "Like getting a divorce" |url=https://sempremilan.com/calabria-in-tears-leaves-milanello-divorce |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=Sempre Milan}} On 1 February 2025, Calabria left Milan on loan until 30 June 2025, after 18 years, winning one Scudetto and two Supercoppa Italiana.{{cite news |title=Milan, Calabria ai saluti: "Mi mancherà tutto, le ultime ore sono state difficili" |url=https://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/milan/milan-calabria-ai-saluti-mi-manchera-tutto-le-ultime-ore-sono-state-difficili_93237910-202502k.shtml |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=sportmediaset.mediaset.it |publisher=sportmediaset.mediaset.it |date=1 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Calabria lascia Milanello in lacrime: "Mi mancherà tutto" |url=https://video.gazzetta.it/video-calabria-addio-milan-l-ex-capitano-lascia-milanello-in-lacrime/14ae2e62-7c04-4d97-b5a6-5c10b7b1bxlk |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it |publisher=gazzetta.it |date=1 February 2025}}
==Loan to Bologna==
On 1 February 2025, Calabria left the AC Milan training camp in Milanello to join Bologna.{{cite news |title=Calabria lascia Milanello in lacrime: "Mi mancherà tutto" |url=https://video.gazzetta.it/video-calabria-addio-milan-l-ex-capitano-lascia-milanello-in-lacrime/14ae2e62-7c04-4d97-b5a6-5c10b7b1bxlk |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it |publisher=gazzetta.it |date=1 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Calabria, addio al Milan in lacrime: "Ultime ore difficili, come quando ti lasci con la moglie. Mi mancherà tutto" |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/calciomercato/2024-2025/calabria-addio-al-milan-in-lacrime-ultime-ore-difficili-come-quando-ti-lasci-con-la-moglie.-mi-manchera-tutto_sto20077144/story.shtml |access-date=1 February 2025 |agency=eurosport.it |publisher=eurosport.it |date=1 February 2025}} On 3 February 2025, it was confirmed that Calabria had signed for Serie A side Bologna on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Davide Calabria joins Bologna |url=https://www.bolognafc.it/en/davide-calabria-joins-bologna/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=BolognaFC |language=en-US}}
On May 14, 2024, Davide Calabria wins his first Coppa Italia with Bologna in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome with Milan, his former team. Davide Calabria takes his revenge on the football field with the Milan coach who had effectively fired him from Milan.{{cite news |title=Estasi Bologna, Milan battuto: Ndoye-gol, trionfo in Coppa Italia 51 anni dopo! |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/14-05-2025/il-bologna-batte-il-milan-con-ndoye-e-vince-la-coppa-italia.shtml |access-date=14 May 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it/ |issue=gazzetta.it/ |date=14 May 2025}}{{cite news |title=Conceiçao: "Grande delusione. Il mio futuro? Ora finiamo con dignità, poi ne parliamo" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Milan/15-05-2025/conceicao-grande-delusione-il-mio-futuro-ora-finiamo-con-dignita-poi-ne-parliamo.shtml |access-date=14 May 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it |publisher=gazzetta.it |date=14 May 2025}}
A historic triumph for Bologna because it comes 51 years after the last Coppa Italia won in 1974.{{cite news |title=1-0 al Milan, il Bologna vince la Coppa Italia |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2025/05/14/1-0-al-milan-il-bologna-vince-la-coppa-italia_3f139aa5-670d-446f-81fd-1a33088809eb.html |access-date=14 May 2025 |agency=ansa.it |publisher=ansa.it |date=14 May 2025}}{{cite news |title=Trionfo Bologna 51 anni dopo, Italiano rinnoverà fino al 2027: "Pareva irripetibile" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Bologna/15-05-2025/coppa-italia-la-festa-del-bologna-e-di-vincenzo-italiano-dopo-la-vittoria-sul-milan.shtml |access-date=14 May 2025 |agency=gazzetta.it/ |publisher=gazzetta.it/ |date=14 May 2025}}
International career
Calabria 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.{{Cite web|title=Mancini convoca anche Bastoni, Ferrari e Zaccagni. Alle 16 primo allenamento|url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/mancini-convoca-anche-bastoni-ferrari-e-zaccagni-alle-16-primo-allenamento/|url-status=dead|publisher=Italian Football Federation|date=9 November 2020|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109091542/https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/mancini-convoca-anche-bastoni-ferrari-e-zaccagni-alle-16-primo-allenamento/|archive-date=9 November 2020}} He made his debut against Estonia, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly victory.{{Cite journal|first=Fabio|last=Tonesi|title=Calabria debutta con l'Italia nel 4–0 all'Estonia|trans-title=Calabria debuts with Italy in 4–0 victory over Estonia|url=https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/sport/calabria-debutta-con-litalia-nel-4-0-allestonia-hrk7kapk|journal=Giornale di Brescia|date=11 November 2020|access-date=23 August 2024|language=it}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{Cite web|title=D. Calabria|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/davide-calabria/289810/|website=Soccerway|access-date=11 November 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coppa Italia !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="12" |AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Serie A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|Serie A |21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|Serie A |26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SCI|Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana}} | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2019–20
|Serie A |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|Serie A |32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22
|Serie A |26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Serie A |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SCI}} | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2023–24
|Serie A |29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10{{efn|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SCI}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!210 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 10 | |
| Bologna (loan)
|Serie A |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!221 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 10 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 14 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=3|Italy
|2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total||7||0 |
|---|
Honours
AC Milan
- Serie A: 2021–22{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/ac-milan-secure-1st-serie-a-title-in-11-years-5225965.html |title=Milan Secure 1st Serie A Title in 11 Years |website=news18.com |date=23 May 2022 |access-date=23 May 2022}}
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2016-17,{{cite web |title=Calabria, Davide |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/eol-calabria-davide/ |website=treccani.it |publisher=treccani.it |access-date=14 May 2025}} 2024–25;{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=IL MILAN RIBALTA LA FINALE! |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/supercoppa/il-milan-ribalta-la-finale |access-date=2025-01-07 |publisher=Lega Serie A |language=It}}
Bologna
- Coppa Italia: 2024–25{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/clyglj8evzgt|title=AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought|work=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2025|access-date=14 May 2025}}
Italy
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2020–21{{Cite web|title=Italy 2–1 Belgium: Azzurri secure third place at Nations League finals|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026e-137218f01734-bf182cc6c45c-1000--italy-2-1-belgium-azzurri-secure-third-place-at-nations-lea/|publisher=UEFA|date=10 October 2021|access-date=11 October 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.acmilan.com/en/davide-calabria Profile] at the AC Milan website
- {{FIGC Italy player|45657}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calabria, Davide}}
Category:Footballers from Brescia
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Italy men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks