Fabio Pandolfi (born 23 May 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of club AC Milan. He is an Italian youth international.
Club career He was born in Treviglio, Italy, and started playing football at a young age, joining the youth academy of AC Milan aged 5. On 20 July 2025, Pandolfi signed his first professional contract with AC Milan, after eleven seasons progressing through the youth ranks, being projected for their reserve team Milan Futuro.
He was promoted from the Primavera to Milan Futuro during the late second half of the 2025–26 season, along with Simone Lontani and Filippo Scotti.
On 8 February 2026, Pandolfi was called up with Milan Futuro during the 1–0 home loss Serie D match against Virtus CiseranoBergamo, as an unused substitute however. The following month, on 15 March, he was called-up again during a 1–0 away win Serie D match against Oltrepò, but did not play.
On 2 September 2026, Pandolfi made his professional debut with Milan Futuro, starting and featuring full-time during the 2–1 away win Premier League International Cup group B match against the U21 squad of English Premier League club Everton. Four days later, he came off the bench for Milan Futuro, substituting Aurelien Guernier in the first half of a 4–3 home win Serie D match against Caldiero Terme on the league's opening match for the season, on September 6th. Fourteen days later, on September 20, Pandolfi scored his first professional goal, starting during a 2–1 away win Serie D match against Villa Valle, breaking the draw and scoring the second goal to secure Milan Futuro's win.
International career He is an Italy youth international, having featured with the under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams.
With the U17 side finished in third place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMilan Futuro2025–26Serie D00———00 2026–273100—1041 Total3100—1041Career total3100001041 Notes
Style of play Pandolfi plays as a midfielder. In late 2025, Sportitalia editor-in-chief Michele Criscitiello wrote about him as a "Modrić-like midfielder who used to be an attacking midfielder and now they’ve moved him back to regista", and described him as "very strong player, extremely intelligent, a strong player in front of the defence".
Honours Italy U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025
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