Davide Calabria (; born 6 December 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.
Club career AC Milan
Calabria received his first call-up to AC Milan's senior team ahead of the away game against Lazio played on 25 January 2015, but remained an unused substitute. The same year on 30 May, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 away victory against Atalanta.
With the departure of Alessio Romagnoli at the start of the 2022–23 Serie A, Calabria was promoted to captain of the team. Calabria played in the 2022 Supercoppa Italiana, which ended in a 3–0 defeat against rivals Inter Milan in Riyadh. On 29 January, during a 5–2 home loss against Sassuolo, he reached 200 appearances for the Rossoneri in all competitions.
At the start of the 2024–25 season Calabria lost his place to new signing Emerson Royal, came under intense criticism for his performances, encountered difficulties with head coach Paulo Fonseca, who was eventually sacked on 29 December 2024, and with new head coach Sérgio Conceição whom he was nearly involved in a physical encounter with after Calabria kicked a bottle that struck Conceição. On 11 January 2025, Calabria was stripped of AC Milan's captaincy, being replaced by Mike Maignan.
Loan to Bologna On 1 February 2025, Calabria left AC Milan and joined Bologna on loan until the end of the season on 30 June 2025, after 18 years, winning one Scudetto and two Supercoppa Italiana.
Panathinaikos On 18 August 2025, Calabria moved to Greece, and signed a three-year contract with Super League Greece club Panathinaikos as a free agent.
International career Calabria represented Italy at various youth levels. On 9 November 2020, Calabria received his first call-up to the senior Italy national team from manager Roberto Mancini for three friendly matches against Estonia, Poland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut against Estonia, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly victory.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAC Milan2014–15Serie A1000——102015–166020——802016–1712010——1302017–182114050—3012018–192612040103312019–2025120——2712020–213221060—3922021–222623040—3322022–232511060103312023–2429120100—4112024–2570115010141Total21091914003027210Bologna (loan)2024–25Serie A11020——130Panathinaikos2025–26Super League Greece25230111—3932026–27510010—61Total3033012300454Career total251122415213033014
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly202020202130202220Total70
Honours AC Milan Serie A: 2021–22 Supercoppa Italiana: 2016, 2024–25
Bologna Coppa Italia: 2024–25
Italy U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2013
Italy UEFA Nations League third place: 2020–21
References
External links
Profile at the AC Milan website