Manuel Locatelli

Manuel Locatelli
Personal information
Full name Manuel Locatelli
Date of birth (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998
Place of birth Lecco, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Milan
Number 73
Youth career
2007–2009 Atalanta
2009–2016 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Milan 14 (2)
National team
2013 Italy U15 5 (0)
2014 Italy U16 2 (0)
2013–2015 Italy U17 25 (1)
2015– Italy U19 16 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016

Manuel Locatelli (born 8 January 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italy national under-19 team, the latter of which he is captain.[1]

Club career

He began his career with Atalanta, before moving to Milan at the age of 11 years.[2][3] With the Rossoneri he progressed through each youth category, from Esordienti to Primavera.

He was promoted to the first team[4] squad during the 2015–2016 season. He made his Serie A debut aged 18, on 21 April 2016, replacing Andrea Poli after 87 minutes in a 0−0 home draw against Carpi.[5] On 14 May 2016 he made his debut as a starter, in the last league match of the season against Roma at the San Siro.[6]

On 2 October 2016, after coming on as a substitute for captain Riccardo Montolivo, Locatelli scored his first Serie A goal on his first ever shot in a 4–3 win over Sassuolo. Beginning the season on the bench, Locatelli received his first start of the season on 16 October at Chievo, taking over the central midfield role vacated by Montolivo, who suffered an injury over the international break.[7] On 22 October, Locatelli scored with his second ever Serie A shot on target, the only goal in a rival match against Juventus, a strike with the outside of his right foot that hit the underside of the crossbar, and rifled past keeper Gianluigi Buffon.[8]

International career

With the Italy U-17 team he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

With the Italy U19 squad he took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as Italy finished runners-up.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2016 [10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2015–16 Serie A 200020
2016–17 1220000122
Career total 1420000142

References

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