Edoardo Colferai (born 21 May 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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for Italian Serie D club VillaValle.

Career

Early career

Born in Milan, Italy, on 21 May 2002, Colferai began his youth career at local club Vimodronese between 2008 and 2011. He then played for Cimiano for two seasons, joining Pro Sesto for the 2013–14 season.

Monza

2014–2021: Youth career

In 2014, Colferai moved to

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's youth system. Initially starting with the under-13 team, Colferai had a short stint at Renate's under-15s in the 2016–17 season; he played for Monza's under-16s in the 2017–18 season. Colferai was promoted to the under-17s in 2018–19, where he scored five goals. The following season he played for the under-19s in the

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. During the 2020–21 season, Colferai played with the under-19s in the

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; he scored nine goals and made two assists between the league and cup.

2020: Senior debut

Coming through the youth system, Colferai made his senior professional debut for Monza on 27 October 2020, in a Coppa Italia third round match against

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. He was sent off in the 41st minute after receiving a second yellow card; Monza won the match on

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VillaValle

On 8 July 2021, Colferai joined Serie D side VillaValle on a permanent transfer.

Style of play

Colferai is a

who is capable of playing as a winger on both flanks, or as a second striker. He is right-footed, and is noted for his technique, ball control and dribbling.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colferai, Edoardo 2002 births Living people Footballers from Milan Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Pro Sesto 1913 players AC Monza players AC Renate players Serie D players