Italy national under-16 football team

For the U-16 team prior 2001, see Italy national under-17 football team.

Italy

Association	Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Daniel Zoratto
Captain	Mattia Sandri
Most caps	Davide Sinigaglia (14, pre-2001) Lorenzo De Silvestri (18, post 2001)
Top scorer	Arturo Lupoli (11) [1]
FIFA code	ITA
First colours Second colours

The Italy national U-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team was known as Italy national under-15 football team prior to 2001, to reflect the age limit at the start of the season instead of the end of the season.

The Italy under-16 football team is a feeder team of the Italy under-17 team.

The under-16 team was known as the under-15 team prior to 2001. Before then, the UEFA European Under-17 Championship was known as UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship (the under-19 Championship was similarly known as the under-18 tournament) due to the name referring to the age limit at the start of a new season. The age limit moved from August to January for the 1997–98 tournament. Since the 2002 Tournament, the age in the name of the tournament has referred to the age limit at the end of the season. The current manager is Daniel Zoratto. They play most their home matches at the Stadio Comunale "Filippo Pirani" in Grottammare, Marche.

History

The team regularly competes in the Montaigu Tournament, winning on two occasions (1999, 2003), finishing runner-up on four occasions (1982, 2000, 2004, 2006), and third place on a further two occasions (1994, 1995). ^[2]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament. ^[3]

Caps and goals as of 20 April 2023, after the match against Hungary.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Alessandro Nunziante	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18)	6	0	Benevento
	1 GK	Massimo Pessina	(2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Bologna
	2 DF	Cristian Cama	(2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 18)	14	0	Roma
	2 DF	Federico Colombo	(2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 18)	13	0	Milan
	2 DF	Christian Garofalo	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	12	1	Napoli
	2 DF	Mattia Cappelletti	(2007-06-10) 10 June 2007 (age 18)	11	0	Milan
	2 DF	Gianluca Maggiore	(2007-06-27) 27 June 2007 (age 18)	8	0	Atalanta
	2 DF	Lorenzo Biagioni	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 18)	6	0	Fiorentina
	2 DF	Francesco Verde	(2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Juventus
	2 DF	Raul Zinni	(2007-02-17) 17 February 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Roma
	3 MF	Alessandro Di Nunzio	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 18)	17	3	Roma
	3 MF	Alessandro Olivieri	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 18)	16	3	Empoli
	3 MF	Niccolò Gariani	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 18)	16	2	Atalanta
	3 MF	Diego Pisani	(2007-08-01) 1 August 2007 (age 17)	13	1	Fiorentina
	3 MF	Ernesto Perin	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 18)	13	0	Milan
	3 MF	Andrea Orlandi	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 18)	12	4	Empoli
	3 MF	Elia Plicco	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 18)	7	0	Parma
	3 MF	Matias Mancuso	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Internazionale
	4 FW	Stefano Maiorana	(2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 (age 18)	16	3	Fiorentina
	4 FW	Mattia Mosconi	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 18)	12	7	Internazionale
	4 FW	Francesco Castaldo	(2007-04-28) 28 April 2007 (age 18)	10	1	Bologna
	4 FW	Francesco Camarda	(2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 17)	4	1	Milan

References

1. "FIGC". Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
2. Entry in RSSSF
3. "Zoratto calls up 22 players for the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal". Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.