Davide Calabria (; born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from

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Club career

AC Milan

Calabria received his first call-up to

's senior team ahead of the away game against

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played on 25 January 2015, but remained an unused substitute. The same year on 30 May, he made his

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debut in a 3–1 away victory against

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. With the departure of

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at the start of the

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, Calabria was promoted to captain of the team. Calabria played in the

2022 Supercoppa Italiana The 2022 Supercoppa Italiana (branded as the EA Sports Supercup for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th edition of the Supercoppa Italiana. It was a Derby della Madonnina meeting between AC Milan, winners of the 2021–22 Serie A championship, and In ...

, which ended in a 3–0 defeat against rivals

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. On 29 January, during a 5–2 home loss against

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, he reached 200 appearances for the ''Rossoneri'' in all competitions. At the start of the

2024–25 AC Milan season The 2024–25 season was the 126th season in the existence of AC Milan, and the club's 91st season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan also participated in the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEF ...

Calabria lost his place to new signing Emerson Royal, came under intense criticism for his performances, encountered difficulties with head coach

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, who was eventually sacked on 29 December 2024, and with new head coach

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whom he was nearly involved in a physical encounter with after Calabria kicked a bottle that struck Conceição. On 11 January 2025, Calabria was stripped of Milan's captaincy, being replaced by

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. On 1 February 2025, Calabria left Milan on loan until 30 June 2025, after 18 years, winning one

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and two

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Loan to Bologna

On 1 February 2025, Calabria left the AC Milan training camp in

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to join

. On 3 February 2025, it was confirmed that Calabria had signed for

side Bologna on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. On May 14, 2024, Davide Calabria wins his first

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with

in the

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at the

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with

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, his former team. Davide Calabria takes his revenge on the football field with the

coach who had effectively fired him from Milan. A historic triumph for

because it comes 51 years after the last

won in

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International career

Calabria represented Italy at various youth levels. On 9 November 2020, Calabria received his first call-up to the senior Italy national team from manager

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for three

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against

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, and

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. He made his debut against Estonia, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

AC Milan *

: 2021–22 *

: 2016-17, 2024–25; Bologna *

: 2024–25 Italy *

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third place:

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References

External links

Profile
at the AC Milan website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calabria, Davide 1996 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks AC Milan players Bologna FC 1909 players Serie A players 21st-century Italian sportsmen