Andrea Natali

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Andrea Natali
Personal information
Full name Andrea Natali
Date of birth (2008-01-28) 28 January 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 5
Youth career
2014 Bologna
2014–2016 Brera
2016–2017 Pont Marina - Almogàvers
2017–2018 Cañada Blanch
2018–2019 Udinese
2019–2020 AC Milan
2020–2021 Espanyol
2021–2024 Barcelona
2024– Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Italy U15 13 (0)
2023 Italy U16 4 (0)
2024– Italy U17 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Andrea Natali (born January 28, 2008) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

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Early life

Natali moved with his family to Spain as a child. [1]

Club career

He started playing football at the age of six when he joined the youth academy of Bologna, the club where his father played from 2012 to 2014. [2] In the summer of 2014, he joined Brera and after a few seasons with the neroverdi, he moved abroad, first to Spain and then to England. [2]

Natali joined the youth academy of La Liga side Barcelona at the age of thirteen, [3] after playing in Udinese [4] and AC Milan's youth academies. [2] He has been described as "one of the most promising defenders in the Blaugrana youth team". [5]

On 26 June 2024, Natali joined German club Bayer Leverkusen. [6]

International career

Natali has captained the Italy national under-15 football team. [7]

He won the Euros U17 in 2024.

Style of play

Natali mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "stood out for his driving and quality in passing". [8]

Personal life

Natali is the son of Italian footballer Cesare Natali. [9] He has four siblings. [10]

Honours

Italy U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrea Natali: un centrale di grande fisico e tecnica per il Barça". tuttomercatoweb.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Un Clásico all'italiana, Natali ed Emanuel oltre ogni rivalità: "Siamo diventati amici grazie alla Nazionale"" (in Italian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Natali - un italiano nella cantera blaugrana" (in Italian). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Monica Tosolini (5 June 2024). "Andrea Natali, dalle giovanili dell'Udinese al tetto d'Europa con l'Under17" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Jordi Carné (14 September 2022). "Andrea Natali, el joven central del Barça que ya lidera la selección italiana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bayer 04 sign rising star Natali from Barcelona" (Press release). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Andrea Natali - Bergamo News article".
  8. ↑ "Andrea Natali - Sport.es article".
  9. ↑ "Figlio d'arte coi piedi da Barça: Andrea Natali". gazzetta.it.
  10. ↑ "Natali: dal Milan al Barcellona, un italiano nella Masìa". calciomercato.com.
  11. ↑ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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