Full name Manuel Locatelli Playing position 2007–2009 Atalanta Weight 75 kg | Place of birth Lecco, Italy Number 73 Height 1.86 m | |
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Date of birth (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 19) Current teams A.C. Milan (#73 / Midfielder), Italy national under-17 football team (Midfielder) Similar Gianluigi Donnarumma, Suso, Gabriel Paletta, Gianluca Lapadula, Alessio Romagnoli Profiles | ||
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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.
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- Manuel locatelli the next italian star best academy skills hd
- Club career
- International career
- Club
- References
Club career
He began his career with Atalanta, before moving to Milan at the age of 11 years. With the Rossoneri he progressed through each youth category, from Esordienti to Primavera.
He was promoted to the first team 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. 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.
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. 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.
On 25 January 2017, Locatelli was sent off for the first time of his career after receiving two yellow cards in 2016–17 Coppa Italia Quarter Final match against Juventus.
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.