Fabrizio Caligara
{{short description|Italian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fabrizio Caligara
| image = Fabrizio Caligara 2021.png
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Borgomanero, Italy
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Salernitana
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = Juventus
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Juventus
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2022
| clubs2 = Cagliari
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Olbia (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → Venezia (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → Ascoli (loan)
| caps5 = 47
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Ascoli
| caps6 = 59
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Sassuolo
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = → Salernitana (loan)
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Italy U16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 24 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 10 September 2018
}}
Fabrizio Caligara (born 12 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Salernitana}} club Salernitana on loan from Sassuolo.{{Soccerway|fabrizio-caligara/444190}}
Club career
Caligara is a youth exponent from Juventus. On 12 September 2017, he made his senior debut for the club in the UEFA Champions League in a 3–0 away loss to Barcelona where he came on as a substitute for Gonzalo Higuaín after 87 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/12/europe/uefa-champions-league/futbol-club-barcelona/juventus-fc/2579345/|title=Barcelona vs. Juventus - 12 September 2017 – Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=12 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2017/09/13/caligara-esordio-17-anni-camp-nou-barcellona-juventus|title=Juve: alla scoperta di Fabrizio Caligara, debuttante al Camp Nou|website=sport.sky.it|language=Italian|date=13 September 2017}} On 1 February 2018, Caligara was signed by Cagliari. On 17 April 2018, he made his senior debut in Serie A, at Stadio San Siro against Inter where he came out as a substitute of Andrea Cossu after 73 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/champions-league/2017/09/12-30639450/juventus_che_imbarc_ata_doppio_messi_e_rakitic_3-0_per_il_barcellona/|title=Juventus, che imBarçata. Doppio Messi e Rakitic: 3-0 per il Barcellona|publisher=Tutto Sport|language=Italian|author1=Elvira Erbì|date=12 September 2017|accessdate=5 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/116542/official-cagliari-sign-caligara|title=Official: Cagliari sign Caligara|website=football-italia.net|date=31 January 2018}}
On 16 August 2018, Caligara joined to Olbia on loan until 30 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-cagliari-caligara-ceduto-in-prestito-all-olbia-1146552|access-date=16 August 2018|title=UFFICIALE: Cagliari, Caligara ceduto in prestito all'Olbia}}
On 20 July 2019, Caligara joined Serie B side Venezia on loan until 30 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-venezia-dal-cagliari-arriva-in-prestito-caligara-1271085|access-date=20 July 2019|title=UFFICIALE: Venezia, dal Cagliari arriva in prestito Caligara}}
On 1 February 2021, Caligara was loaned to Ascoli in Serie B for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/index.php/news/dettaglio/calciomercato-caligara-in-prestito-dal-cagliari|date=1 February 2021|access-date=1 February 2021|title=Calciomercato: Caligara in prestito dal Cagliari.|trans-title=Football market: Caligara on loan from Cagliari|language=it|publisher=Ascoli Calcio 1989 F.C.}} On 11 August 2021, he returned to Ascoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Ascoli|url=https://www.facebook.com/ascolicalcio1898fc/posts/4138617792921365|title=Fabrizio Caligara torna all'Ascoli.|date=11 August 2021|accessdate=29 October 2021|language=it}}
On 20 July 2024, Caligara signed with Sassuolo in Serie B.{{cite web|publisher=Sassuolo|url=https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/in-evidenza/fabrizio-caligara-benvenuto-in-neroverde/|title=Fabrizio Caligara: benvenuto in neroverde!|trans-title=Fabrizio Caligara: welcome to black and green!|date=20 July 2024|access-date=10 August 2024|language=it}} On 16 January 2025, he moved to Salernitana on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.{{cite web|publisher=US Salernitana 1919|url=https://salernitana.it/news/fabrizio-caligara-e-un-giocatore-della-salernitana/|title=Fabrizio Caligara è un giocatore della Salernitana|trans-title=Fabrizio Caligara is a player of Salernitana|date=16 January 2025|access-date=16 January 2025|language=it}}
International career
Caligara has represented Italy at U16, U17 and U19 levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Juventus/13-09-2017/juve-ecco-chi-caligara-parole-allegri-2016-inizi-inter-220551057825.shtml|title=Juve, ecco chi è Caligara. Le parole di Allegri nel 2016, gli inizi all'Inter e...|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian|author1=Carlo Morizio|date=13 September 2017|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
Career statistics
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Juventus
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Cagliari
|Serie A |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Serie A |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Olbia (loan)
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Venezia (loan)
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| Ascoli (loan)
|Serie B |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
References
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{{US Salernitana 1919 squad}}
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cagliari Calcio players
Category:Olbia Calcio 1905 players
Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players
Category:US Salernitana 1919 players
Category:Footballers from the Province of Novara
Category:Sportspeople from Borgomanero
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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