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>","75B83B44A2FCDD1B4FF631FCD2E3CC16":"23","8084EC95B881D770":"Modena","A494ABC507986833":"Mattia Caldara","078F3C827B475FC4":"362838","D1BA8203CB065367D63301112214EF98":"0","7F6018B84729B122B8EE7594158DA382":"AC Milan,Spezia Calcio[on loan],Venezia FC[on loan],Atalanta BC[on loan],Juventus FC,Atalanta BC,Cesena FC[on loan],Trapani[on loan],Atalanta(U19),Atalanta Youth","147403B66C8CB5C7":"221","0E9052569923A91555E1DAF3C456F9CD":"","1BB8AF7BD3F66066":"187cm","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"Mattia Caldara","4EB8C1CDD4A86AD4B213AF7FAE87E4FE":"AC Milan","2F200EF80307E2A90BE724565D2038D0":"2024-7-2","816C8DE73A2D153866B49ADDE8EB04C4":"Italy","3F6EEC72E60D52B53E2E6377341938DB":"2","D1BA8203CB0653674BC0BB939FB9C9015E7A5DD213AB87AF":"1","F52748F924D1E675":"80kg","86178E7285C328960D9569BD40C7D883":"1994-5-5","7777CB48C34672EC8F83E174F0B7EFC7":"","e_index":2};