Daniele Baselli (; born 12 March 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has also appeared for the Italy national team, earning one cap in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Baselli was born in

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and joined

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's youth system in 2000, aged 8. In the

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season he was promoted to the club's Primavera, for which he appeared in 22 league matches and scored five goals. He also collected some appearances on the bench for the first team both in

and

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Cittadella

On 13 July 2011 he was sold to

club

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in a co-ownership deal for a nominal fee of €500,Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013
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(in Italian) for which he made his debut in a 1–2 loss in

to Fiorentina. He made his debut in the league on 27 August, starting in a 2–1 home success against AlbinoLeffe. He finished the 2011–12 season with 13 appearances in the league, including 10 as a starter. After the renewal of the co-ownership between the two clubs he remained in

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the following

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, during which he took part in two matches of

and 37 in the league, even scoring his professional goal on 18 May 2013, netting the winner in a home win over

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Return to Atalanta

On 20 June 2013 he returned to Atalanta, after the

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side bought the other half of the player's rights for €803,500, with Cittadella offering a reported €50,000 less. He signed a four-year deal with Atalanta, and made his debut for the club on 18 August, playing the last 17 minutes and assisting Giuseppe De Luca in the last goal of a 3–0 home win over Bari. On 1 September Baselli made his

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debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home success over

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; he was handed his first start in the main category of Italian football thirteen days later, in a 0–2 loss against

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. He scored his first goal in Serie A on 10 May 2015 in

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, scoring the 1–0 against the ''Rosaneri''.

Torino

On 10 July 2015, he was sold to

, in the same transfer that also brought Davide Zappacosta to

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, for a total of €10.3 million. Baselli made his competitive debut for Torino on 17 August in the

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against

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, scoring Torino's first goal in a 4–1 win. On 23 August, he scored his first goal in Serie A with Torino in a 2–1 win away to

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. He concluded the 2014–15 season with 35 appearances and four goals. On 20 August 2016, he scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season in a 3–2 loss against

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at the

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. He concluded the season with 37 appearances and six goals. On 12 July 2017, he renewed his contract with Torino until 2022. Baselli continued to play as a starter for Torino in the 2017–18 season, first under the manager

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, and later under

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. On 6 May 2018, he captained Torino for the first time during a 2–2 draw at the

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against

. He concluded his third season with Torino making 32 appearances and scoring 4 goals, earning his first call-up to the

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. On 25 July 2019, in his fifth season for Torino , he makes his UEFA club competition debut in the

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first qualifying round against

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(3-0). He played for Torino for another 2 and a half seasons, struggling to find playing time due to multiple injuries and technical choices.

Cagliari

On 28 January 2022, he was sold outright to

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Como

On 9 August 2022, Baselli joined

on a free transfer.

International career

In 2009, he played two friendly matches with the Italy under-18. On 24 September 2009 he made his debut with the under-19 in the match won 3–0 against

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. On 13 November 2012 he made his debut with the under-21, in the friendly match won 1–0 against

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. He was called up by

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for a friendly won the following 6 February against

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, but did not play. On 14 August 2013 he played as a starter in the friendly match won by the ''Azzurri'' 4–1 against

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. On 5 September 2013, he played as a starter under

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in the match against

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, valid for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. From 10 to 12 March 2014, he was called up to the senior national team by coach Cesare Prandelli as part of an internship to evaluate young players ahead of the

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, confirmed on the next meeting between 14 and 15 April. He took part in the

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in the

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. Baselli earned his first senior cap in an 8–0 drubbing of

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in an unofficial friendly match on 31 May 2017, for Italy national football B team. He started the game and played 45 minutes, before being replaced by fellow debutant

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. On 19 May 2018 Baselli was called up to the Italy senior national team by coach

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for the team's friendlies against

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and the

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. He made his official debut for the Italy senior side on 4 June, in a 1–1 friendly draw against the Netherlands in Turin, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jorginho.

Style of play

According to his

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Giuseppe Riso: "His role is certainly as a

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, not in front of the defence. Over time he will be able to play as a metodista however right now his movement is quite dangerous when he makes runs into the opposing area. He is a ' box to box midfielder'". An elegant, technically gifted, and complete midfielder, Baselli is a clean tackler and a competent passer with both feet; due to his attributes, he is capable of winning balls, scoring goals, or creating chances for his team.

Career statistics

Club

''Updated 28 January 2023''.

International

Honours

Club

;Atalanta *Torneo Città di Arco (2): 2008, 2009 * Campionato Berretti: 2008–09

References

External links

FIGC international stats
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baselli, Daniele 1992 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian footballers Italy international footballers Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Atalanta B.C. players A.S. Cittadella players Torino F.C. players Cagliari Calcio players Como 1907 players