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2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Squads
The following is a list of squads for all twelve national teams that competed at the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Each national team had to submit a final squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to the start of the tournament. ''Age, caps, goals and club as of 16 June 2019.'' Group A Italy Head coach: Luigi Di Biagio The 23-man squad was released on 6 June 2019. Andrea Pinamonti had an injury and thus Federico Bonazzoli was called in his place. (on loan from Novara) (on loan from Udinese) (on loan from Inter Milan) (on loan from Inter Milan) (on loan from Milan) (on loan from Lazio) (on loan from Sampdoria) Spain Head coach: Luis de la Fuente The 25-man provisional squad was released on 17 May 2019. Brahim Díaz had an injury and thus Marc Cucurella was called in his place. The final list was published on 5 June 2019. Pedro Porro had an injury and thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. The final tournament was hosted by Italy (and some matches by San Marino) in mid-2019, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 9 December 2016 in Nyon, Switzerland. A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1996 eligible to participate. Same as previous Under-21 Championships that were held one year prior to the Olympics, this tournament served as European qualifying for the Olympic football tournament, with the top four teams of the tournament qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in Japan, where they will be represented by their under-23 national teams with maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Milan
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is the only Italian side to have always competed in the top flight of Italian football since its debut in 1909. Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Cricket and Football Club (now A.C. Milan, AC Milan), Inter won its first championship in 1910. Since its formation, the club has won 33 domestic trophies, including 19 Serie A, league titles, 8 Coppa Italia and 6 Supercoppa Italiana. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equalling the all-time record at that time. They have won the UEFA Champions League, Champions League three times: two back-to-back in 1964 European Cup Final, 1964 and 1965 European Cup Final, 1965 and then another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Locatelli
Manuel Locatelli (born 8 January 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Juventus, on loan from Sassuolo, and the Italy national team. After coming through the club's youth system, Locatelli made his professional debut with AC Milan, helping them win the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana. He moved to Sassuolo in 2018, before joining Juventus in 2021. Locatelli represented Italy internationally, participating in Italy's victorious UEFA Euro 2020 campaign. Club career Early career Locatelli began his career with Atalanta, before moving to AC Milan at the age of 11 years. With the ''Rossoneri'' he progressed through each youth category, from ''Esordienti'' to ''Primavera''. In March 2015, Locatelli signed his first professional contract with Milan, effective from 1 July 2015 until 30 June 2018. AC Milan Locatelli received his first ever call-up to Milan's senior team ahead of the away game against Udinese played on 22 September 2015; he, however, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolò Barella
Nicolò Barella (born 7 February 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Inter Milan and the Italy national team. He is often recognized as one of the best midfielders in Europe. Club career Cagliari Born in Cagliari, Barella is a youth exponent from Cagliari Calcio. He made his Serie A debut on 4 May 2015 against Parma, replacing Diego Farias after 68 minutes in a 4–0 home win. In January 2016, he was sent on loan to Como in Serie B, where he played as a first choice for the second part of the season. On 17 September 2017, he scored his first professional and Serie A goal against SPAL in a 2–0 home win. Inter Milan On 12 July 2019, Barella joined Inter Milan on a year-long loan deal with an obligation to buy with four-year contract to take effect after the loan period. He made his club debut on 26 August against Lecce; he came off the bench in the second half for Matías Vecino, and later helped set-up Antonio Candreva's goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Mandragora
Rolando Mandragora (; born 29 June 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Fiorentina. He began his professional career at Genoa, making five Serie A appearances and playing more frequently on loan at Pescara in Serie B. In 2016 he joined Juventus, where he made a sole appearance and was loaned a year later to Crotone, where he played regularly. He signed for Udinese in 2018. He rejoined Juventus in October 2020 and was immediately loaned back to Udinese. Mandragora represented Italy at every age group from under-17 to under-21. He made his senior international debut in June 2018. Club career Early career Mandragora is a native of the Naples ''quartiere'' of Scampia. His father ran the local football school established by Paolo and Fabio Cannavaro. Mandragora was scouted by Serie A clubs while at Mariano Keller and joined the youth sector of Genoa at age fourteen. He made his Serie A debut on 29 October 2014 against Juventus in a 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolò Zaniolo
Nicolò Zaniolo (; born 2 July 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Roma and the Italy national team. Club career Early career Born in Massa, Tuscany, Zaniolo grew up in the Fiorentina youth system. On the final day of the 2016 mid year transfer window, he was released by Fiorentina, and subsequently joined Virtus Entella. After several months playing for the Entella '' Primavera'' side, Zaniolo was given his professional debut in Serie B on 11 March 2017, aged 17, in a 3–2 win against Benevento. In total, he collected seven appearances for the ''Biancocelesti'' in the 2016–17 season. On 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced they had signed Zaniolo, for a reported fee of €1.8 million, plus €1.7 million in bonuses. He played for the '' Primavera'' side in the 2017–18 season, finishing top-scorer of the team with 13 goals and winning the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. Zaniolo made his Inter debut in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Lorenzo Pellegrini (; born 19 June 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and is captain for club Roma. He represents the Italy national team. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2007, and made his senior debut in 2015. He departed for Sassuolo later that year where he made over 50 appearances across all competitions before returning to Roma in July 2017. Club career Roma Born in Rome, Pellegrini, who had suffered from arrhythmia as a youngster, joined the youth academy of local side Roma at the age of nine. Having previously represented the club in the UEFA Youth League, he was handed his senior debut at the age of 18 by manager Rudi Garcia on 22 March 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Salih Uçan in a 1–0 Serie A win over Cesena. Sassuolo On 30 June 2015, Pellegrini signed for fellow Serie A side Sassuolo for a fee of €1.25 million. In terms of the transfer agreement, Roma retained a buy-back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1964–65) in Serie B, which they have won four times. Their best finish in Serie A came in the 2000–01 season when they placed eighth. At the beginning of the 21st century, led by the 1993 Ballon d'Or winner Roberto Baggio, the club also qualified for the Intertoto Cup twice, reaching the final in 2001 but being defeated on the away goals rule by Paris Saint-Germain. During this era, Pep Guardiola, future highly decorated manager, also played for the club. The team's colours are blue and white. Its stadium is the 19,550-seater Stadio Mario Rigamonti. They have a long-standing rivalry with Atalanta from nearby Bergamo. History The team was founded in 1911 as Brescia Football Club, joining the ''Terza Categoria'' division the same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Tonali
Sandro Tonali (; born 8 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive or central midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Italy national team. Club career Brescia 2017–2019: Serie B Tonali made his professional debut for Brescia Calcio on 26 August 2017, aged 17, coming on as a substitute in the Serie B away match lost 2–1 against Avellino. On 28 April 2018 he scored his first professional career goal, in a 4–2 defeat against Salernitana in Serie B. He obtained 19 league appearances in total during his first season as a professional player, scoring two goals and providing two assists during the 2017–18 Serie B season. The following season, Tonali won the Serie B title with Brescia, and achieved promotion to Serie A, featuring as a starter for the club throughout the entire 2018–19 season. 2019–2020: Serie A He made his Serie A debut on 25 August 2019, aged 19, in a 1–0 away win against Cagliari. On 29 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (), is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. In the 2022-23 season, they compete in Serie B. As of 2021–22, the team is temporarily playing their home games at the 16,416-seat Unipol Domus, adjacent to their future new stadium site. Founded in 1920, they won their only '' Scudetto'' in 1969–70, when they were led by the Italian national team's all-time leading scorer, Gigi Riva. The triumph was also the first by a club from south of Rome. The club's best European performance was in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, losing in the semi-finals to Internazionale. As with the flag of its city, Cagliari's colours are blue and red. The club badge incorporates the flag of Sardinia. History Before Serie A Cagliari became the first ever out-right champions of Serie C during the 1951–52 season; prior to that in the league, the championship was shared amongst more than one team. They spent the 1950s from then on in Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Romagna
Filippo Romagna (born 26 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Italian Serie B club Reggiana on loan from Sassuolo. Club career Early career Born in 1997, Romagna started his football career with the local team in his hometown, Fano. At the age of 10, Romagna moved to Rimini. In 2011, Internazionale tried to sign with Romagna but he eventually joined Juventus F.C. Youth Sector. During his stay within Juventus academy, he became also captain of the Under-19 team, which plays in Campionato Nazionale Primavera. Juventus Loan to Novara and Brescia On 29 August 2016, he was loaned to Serie B club Novara until the end of 2016–17 season. On 22 October, he made his professional and league debut against at Stadio Silvio Piola, replacing Gianluca Sansone in the 79th minute of a 1–0 home win over Avellino. On 29 November. Romagna played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 3–0 away defeat against ChievoVerona, he played the full match. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claud Adjapong
Claud Adjapong (born 6 May 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Ascoli. Club career Sassuolo Adjapong is a youth exponent from Sassuolo. He made his Serie A debut on 11 March 2016 against Juventus. He replaced Matteo Politano after 89 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat. Loan to Hellas Verona On 21 August 2019, Adjapong joined Serie A club Verona on loan with an option to buy. Loan to Reggina On 9 August 2021, he moved to Serie B side Reggina on a season-long loan. Ascoli On 1 September 2022, Adjapong signed a three-year contract with Ascoli. International career Adjapong was born and raised in Italy to parents of Ghanaian descent. Until he was 18, he only had a Ghanaian passport. He is eligible to play for the Ghana national team. After receiving his passport, on 25 August 2016, he received a call-up from the Italy-U19. He made his debut with the Italy-U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
