Elio Capradossi (born 11 March 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Uganda, he is a youth international for Italy.

Club career

Capradossi is a product of

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youth academy. He won the 2015–2016 Italian U19 Championship with Roma's U19 team as the squad captain. In the summer 2016 he was loaned to

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. He made his league debut on 24 September 2016 playing as a starter in the match against

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. In January 2018, after one season and a half spent at Bari, he returned to

. On 6 May 2018 he made his debut with Roma in a 1–0 away victory against

where he was played in the starting 11. On 20 July 2018, Capradossi signed to

side Spezia on loan until 30 June 2019. On 1 August 2019, Capradossi signed to

club Spezia on a four-year contract. In August 2019 Capradossi was acquired by the

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and in July 2020 had a serious injury to the

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which blocked his playing activity for the subsequent ten months. On 23 May 2021, the Spezia-

match will sign his return in

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after three years. On 1 September 2022, Capradossi signed a two-year contract with

International career

With the Italy U17 side he took part at the

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and at the

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. He made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a friendly match won 6–2 against

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. He also eligible to play for

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through himself or for

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through his mother.

Playing style

Capradossi has been compared to Angelo Ogbonna because of his ethnicity, strength, height and skill. He is great at passing and intercepting the ball, as well as his physical ability and heading skills.

Personal life

Capradossi was born in

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in to an Italian father and DR Congolese mother, and moved to Italy at the age of two. He received citizenship from his father who was the former director of Roma's rugby team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Capradossi, Elio 1996 births Living people Footballers from Kampala Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Ugandan men's footballers Italian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Ugandan people of Italian descent Ugandan people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Ugandan emigrants to Italy Men's association football central defenders Serie A players AS Roma players Serie B players SSC Bari players Spezia Calcio players SPAL players Cagliari Calcio players