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Danilo Cataldi
Italian footballer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danilo Cataldi (born 6 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Lazio.
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Club career
Cataldi was born in Rome to parents from Missanello, Southern Italy.[1] A product of Lazio's youth system, he was sent on loan to Serie B club Crotone in the 2013–2014 season, where he played as a starter, obtaining 35 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
He made his return in Lazio's first team for the 2014–15 season, making his Serie A debut on 18 January 2015, in the match lost 1–0 against Napoli at Stadio Olimpico. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away win over Atalanta.[2]
Cataldi was loaned out to Genoa on 13 January 2017 until 30 June 2017.[3]
On 19 July 2017, Cataldi was loaned out to newly promoted Serie A club Benevento.[4]
On 30 August 2024, Cataldi was loaned by Fiorentina, with an option to buy.[5]
On 1 December 2024, Cataldi was praised for his efforts in helping fellow teammate Edoardo Bove after Bove collapsed on the pitch, during a Serie A fixture between Fiorentina and Inter Milan.
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International career
On 5 March 2014, Cataldi made his debut with the Italy U-21 side in a qualification match against Northern Ireland.
With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
On 5 November 2016, Cataldi was called up to the senior Italian international squad for the first time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Liechtenstein and friendly against Germany.[6]
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[7] He made his only appearance of the tournament In Italy's second group match on 21 June, a 3–1 defeat to Czech Republic.[8] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[9][10]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025[11]
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Lazio
References
External links
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