Fabrizio Caligara

Fabrizio Caligara

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Borgomanero, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sassuolo
Number	29
Youth career
0000–2017	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Juventus	0	(0)
2018–2022	Cagliari	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Olbia (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2020	→ Venezia (loan)	16	(1)
2021–2022	→ Ascoli (loan)	47	(3)
2022–2024	Ascoli	59	(7)
2024–	Sassuolo	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–2016	Italy U16	9	(1)
2016–2017	Italy U17	15	(2)
2017–2018	Italy U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2018

Fabrizio Caligara (born 12 April 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sassuolo. ^[1]

Club career

Caligara is a youth exponent from Juventus. On 12 September 2017, he made his senior debut for the club in the UEFA Champions League in a 3–0 away loss to Barcelona where he came on as a substitute for Gonzalo Higuaín after 87 minutes. ^{[2] [3]} On 1 February 2018, Caligara was signed by Cagliari. On 17 April 2018, he made his senior debut in Serie A, at Stadio San Siro against Inter where he came out as a substitute of Andrea Cossu after 73 minutes. ^{[4] [5]}

On 16 August 2018, Caligara joined to Olbia on loan until 30 June 2019. ^[6]

On 20 July 2019, Caligara joined Serie B side Venezia on loan until 30 June 2020. ^[7]

On 1 February 2021, Caligara was loaned to Ascoli in Serie B for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[8] On 11 August 2021, he returned to Ascoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy. ^[9]

On 20 July 2024, Caligara signed with Sassuolo in Serie B. ^[10]

International career

Caligara has represented Italy at U16, U17 and U19 levels. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2021 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventus	2017–18	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cagliari	2018–19	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Serie A	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Olbia (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Venezia (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
Ascoli (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			33	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	36	1

References

1. Fabrizio Caligara at Soccerway
2. "Barcelona vs. Juventus - 12 September 2017 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
3. "Juve: alla scoperta di Fabrizio Caligara, debuttante al Camp Nou". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 13 September 2017.
4. Elvira Erbì (12 September 2017). "Juventus, che imBarçata. Doppio Messi e Rakitic: 3-0 per il Barcellona" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. "Official: Cagliari sign Caligara". football-italia.net. 31 January 2018.
6. "UFFICIALE: Cagliari, Caligara ceduto in prestito all'Olbia" . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
7. "UFFICIALE: Venezia, dal Cagliari arriva in prestito Caligara" . Retrieved 20 July 2019.
8. "Calciomercato: Caligara in prestito dal Cagliari" [Football market: Caligara on loan from Cagliari] (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1989 F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
9. "Fabrizio Caligara torna all'Ascoli" (in Italian). Ascoli. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
10. "Fabrizio Caligara: benvenuto in neroverde!" [Fabrizio Caligara: welcome to black and green!] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
11. Carlo Morizio (13 September 2017). "Juve, ecco chi è Caligara. Le parole di Allegri nel 2016, gli inizi all'Inter e..." (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
12. Moise Kean at Soccerbase