Danilo Cataldi

Danilo Cataldi

Cataldi with Lazio in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-08-06) 6 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lazio
Number	32
Youth career
1999–2006	Ottavia
2006–2013	Lazio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Lazio	208	(10)
2013–2014	→ Crotone (loan)	35	(4)
2017	→ Genoa (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Benevento (loan)	29	(1)
2024–2025	→ Fiorentina (loan)	25	(3)
International career
2012	Italy U18	3	(0)
2012–2013	Italy U19	6	(1)
2013	Italy U20	2	(1)
2014–2017	Italy U21	20	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:55, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

Danilo Cataldi (born 6 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Lazio.

Club career

Cataldi was born in Rome to parents from Missanello, Southern Italy. ^[1] A product of Lazio's youth system, he was sent on loan to Serie B club Crotone in the 2013–2014 season, where he played as a starter, obtaining 35 appearances and scoring 4 goals.

He made his return in Lazio's first team for the 2014–15 season, making his Serie A debut on 18 January 2015, in the match lost 1–0 against Napoli at Stadio Olimpico. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away win over Atalanta. ^[2]

Cataldi was loaned out to Genoa on 13 January 2017 until 30 June 2017. ^[3]

On 19 July 2017, Cataldi was loaned out to newly promoted Serie A club Benevento. ^[4]

On 30 August 2024, Cataldi was loaned by Fiorentina, with an option to buy. ^[5]

On 1 December 2024, Cataldi was praised for his efforts in helping fellow teammate Edoardo Bove after Bove collapsed on the pitch, during a Serie A fixture between Fiorentina and Inter Milan.

International career

On 5 March 2014, Cataldi made his debut with the Italy U-21 side in a qualification match against Northern Ireland.

With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

On 5 November 2016, Cataldi was called up to the senior Italian international squad for the first time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Liechtenstein and friendly against Germany. ^[6]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. ^[7] He made his only appearance of the tournament In Italy's second group match on 21 June, a 3–1 defeat to Czech Republic. ^[8] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June. ^{[9] [10]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2026 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lazio	2014–15	Serie A	16	0	5	0	—		—		21	0
	2015–16		20	1	1	1	5 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	27	2
	2016–17		11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2018–19		12	2	0	0	6 [a]	0	—		18	2
	2019–20		21	1	1	0	5 [a]	0	1 [b]	1	28	2
	2020–21		19	0	0	0	4 [c]	0	—		23	0
	2021–22		32	1	2	0	8 [a]	1	—		42	2
	2022–23		29	0	2	0	8 [d]	0	—		39	0
	2023–24		28	1	3	0	5 [c]	0	1 [b]	0	37	1
	2025–26		20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
	Total		208	10	14	1	41	1	3	1	266	13
Crotone (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	35	4	2	0	—		1 [e]	0	38	4
Genoa (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Benevento (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	29	1	1	0	—		—		30	1
Fiorentina (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	25	3	1	0	7 [f]	0	—		33	3
Career total			310	19	18	1	48	1	4	1	378	22

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2018–19
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2019

References

1. "Giancarlo Filiani, Talenti di origine lucana crescono, Terra di Basilicata, 4 June 2015". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
2. "Atalanta v Lazio". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "Official: Genoa loan Lazio's Cataldi". Football Italia. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. "Official: Cataldi joins Benevento". football-italia.net. Football Italia. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
5. "Danilo Cataldi signs for Fiorentina". Fiorentina. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
6. "Italy: Politano and Cataldi debut calls". football-italia.net. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
7. "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
8. "Czech Republic 3-1 Italy". UEFA. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
9. "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
10. James Horncastle (28 June 2017). "Italy fall to familiar foe Spain at U21 Euros but there is hope for the future". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
11. Danilo Cataldi at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

External links

• Lazio official profile
• Danilo Cataldi – UEFA competition record ( archive )