Mattia Caldara (born 5 May 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Atalanta, on loan from Juventus, and the Italy national under-21 team.
Born in Bergamo, Caldara began his career with hometown club Atalanta, entering in the youth categories.He played for the Primavera team from 2011 to 2014,[2] (2013–14 season as an overage player), and on 5 May 2014, Caldara made his professional debut coming on as a second-half substitute in a Serie A match against Catania.<\/P>
On 3 July 2014, he was loaned to Serie B side Trapani to gain more experience.<\/P>
On 10 July 2015, Caldara was signed by Serie B side Cesena on a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.<\/P>
After impressing on his return to Atalanta, Caldara cemented a first-team place. On 12 January 2017, Juventus announced that they had signed Caldara to a four-and-a-half-year contract for an initial transfer fee of €15 million, rising to a potential €25 million with add-ons. The deal also included a free loan which meant that he will remain at Atalanta until 30 June 2018.<\/P>
In June 2017, Caldara was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.<\/P>","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Mattia Caldara","DAF09C52CF6076BD5E585110E27D1A5D":"1200000.00","92D102DDE1327A88":"Mattia Caldara","FD1933E1882D5E7A216F21827D2B22B4":"","DAF09C52CF6076BDF21F9C2EFDD9E43065C5B3AC13FF9DA2":"1","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1994-5-5","E40B4988E6F21D3C":"362838","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2023-6-30","C9B224F2C5B356EF":"AC Milan","B628C0FB460378A51A233D645651DF2F":"","033EA04110C4B96A":"1","70356B8F0C59F6B5":"600","76E5DE99890AB189":"187cm","F9622CC2808B37CB":"80kg","DF03820F537F8E7C95F8F8605BCB052C":"Italy","3DD52A7123843A0599BD59EBE6AB4E97":"Spezia[on loan]","6438FCEB8DF4FD6202A461D3835934E5":"Spezia[on loan],AC Milan,Venezia F.C.[on loan],Atalanta[on loan],Juventus,Atalanta,Cesena[on loan],Trapani[on loan],Atalanta(U19),Atalanta Youth","e_index":7};