Federico Cassa (born 1 February 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Cassa was raised in the Atalanta youth system. He made his professional debut for their reserve squad Atalanta U23 in a

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game against Arzignano on 28 April 2024. He was first called up to Atalanta's senior squad for the 2024 UEFA Super Cup game on 14 August 2024 against

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, remaining on the bench in the game. He made his senior Atalanta debut five days later in a

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game against Lecce, he substituted Mateo Retegui in the 83rd minute of Atalanta's 4–0 victory.

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* * 2006 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Atalanta BC Under-23 players Atalanta BC players Serie A players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub