Arturo Calabresi

Arturo Calabresi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Pisa
Number	33
Youth career
2007–2015	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Roma	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Livorno (loan)	10	(1)
2016–2017	→ Brescia (loan)	44	(1)
2017–2018	→ Spezia (loan)	2	(0)
2018	→ Foggia (loan)	9	(0)
2018–	Bologna	19	(1)
2019–2020	→ Amiens (loan)	21	(1)
2021	→ Cagliari (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	Lecce	31	(0)
2022–	Pisa	52	(2)
International career‡
2012–2013	Italy U17	16	(1)
2013–2014	Italy U18	8	(0)
2014–2015	Italy U19	12	(1)
2015–2016	Italy U20	7	(0)
2015–2019	Italy U21	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2019

Arturo Calabresi (17 March 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Pisa. ^[1]

Club career

Roma

Calabresi is a product of A.S. Roma's youth academy where he played since 2007. On 24 July 2014, Calabresi made his unofficial debut for Roma in a friendly match, as a substitute replacing Ashley Cole in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 win over Liverpool. ^[2]

Loan to Livorno

In the summer of 2015, he was loaned to Livorno in Serie B on a six-month loan deal. ^[3] On 8 August, Calabresi made his debut for Livorno as a substitute replacing Federico Ceccherini in the 66th minute of the second round of Coppa Italia in a match won 2–0, after extra-time, against Ancona. ^[4] On 16 August, he played in the third round of Coppa Italia, where he was replaced by Federico Ceccherini in the 104th minute of a match lost 2–0, after extra-time, against Carpi. ^[5] Calabresi made his Serie B debut on 12 September in a 2–1 away win over Como. ^[6] On 18 September, he scored his first professional goal in the 68th minute of a 3–1 home win over Brescia. ^[7] Calabresi finished his loan at Livorno with 12 appearances and one goal. ^[8]

Loan to Brescia

At mid season, during the January 2016 transfer window, Calabresi was sent on loan again, this time to Brescia in Serie B on an 18-month loan deal, with an option to buy. ^[9] On 6 February, Calabresi made his debut for Brescia in Serie B in a 2–1 away defeat against Pro Vercelli. ^[10] On 11 April, he scored his first goal for Brescia in the 94th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Perugia. ^[11] On 9 May, he received a red card in the 66th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Spezia. ^[12] Calabresi ended his second part of the season with Brescia with 14 appearances, one goal and an assist. ^[8]

Calabresi played his first match of the season on 7 August in the second round of Coppa Italia in a 2–0 home defeat against Pisa. ^[13] On 27 August, he played his first Serie B match of the season, a 1–1 away draw against Avellino. ^[14] On 21 January 2017, he was sent off for two yellow cards in the 65th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Avellino. ^[15] Calabresi ended his loan with Brescia with 31 appearances, in total he made 44 appearances, a goal and an assist for Brescia. ^[8]

Loan to Spezia and Foggia

On 7 July 2018, Calabresi was signed by Serie B side Spezia on a season-long loan deal. ^[16] On 19 September_he made his debut for Spezia as a substitute. He replaced Luca Vignali in the 60th minute of a 1–0 home win against Novara. ^[17] On 23 September, Calabresi played his first match as a starter, a 2–0 away defeat against Salernitana. ^[18] In January 2018, Calabresi was re-called to Roma leaving Spezia with only two appearances. ^[8]

On 23 January 2018, he moved to Serie B club Foggia on a six-month loan deal.

Bologna and loan to Cagliari

On 21 June 2018, Bologna confirmed the signing of Calabresi from Roma for an undisclosed fee. ^[19]

On 22 January 2021, he joined Cagliari on loan. ^[20]

Lecce

On 29 July 2021, he joined Lecce on a permanent basis.

Pisa

On 11 August 2022, Calabresi signed a three-year contract with Pisa. ^[21]

International career

With the Italy U17 side, he took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

On 12 August 2015, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, as a substitute replacing Francesco Vicari in the 46th minute in a friendly match against Hungary.

Personal life

He is the son of Italian actor and television personality Paolo Calabresi; as a kid, he also made a short appearance in 2010 in an episode of the TV series Boris as the son of the character played by his father. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2021 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Roma	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Livorno (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
Brescia (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Brescia (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
Spezia (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Foggia (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Bologna	2018–19	Serie A	18	1	3	0	—		—		21	1
Amiens (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	21	1	1	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	25	1
Bologna	2020–21	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		19	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Cagliari (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Lecce	2021–22	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			107	4	8	0	0	0	3	0	118	4

1. Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue

References

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