Andrea Natali (born January 28, 2008) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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| Full name | Andrea Natali | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*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) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editNatali moved with his family to Spain as a child.[1]
Club career
editHe 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 Spanish 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, he joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6]
International career
editNatali has captained the Italy national under-15 football team.[7]
He won the Euros U17 in 2024.
Style of play
editNatali mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "stood out for his driving and quality in passing".[8]
Personal life
editNatali is the son of Italian footballer Cesare Natali.[9] He has four siblings.[10]
Honours
editItaly U17
References
edit- ^ "Andrea Natali: un centrale di grande fisico e tecnica per il Barça". tuttomercatoweb.com.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Andrea Natali - un italiano nella cantera blaugrana" (in Italian). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Monica Tosolini (5 June 2024). "Andrea Natali, dalle giovanili dell'Udinese al tetto d'Europa con l'Under17" (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Jordi Carné (14 September 2022). "Andrea Natali, el joven central del Barça que ya lidera la selección italiana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "BAYER 04 VERPFLICHTET ITALIENISCHES TOPTALENT NATALI VOM FC BARCELONA" (Press release) (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Andrea Natali - Bergamo News article".
- ^ "Andrea Natali - Sport.es article".
- ^ "Figlio d'arte coi piedi da Barça: Andrea Natali". gazzetta.it.
- ^ "Natali: dal Milan al Barcellona, un italiano nella Masìa". calciomercato.com.
- ^ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.