Spezia Calcio have acquired the services of Mattia Caldara on loan from AC Milan. The club announced: “Defensive addition for Spezia Calcio, with Mattia Caldara ready to wear the white shirt under the orders of coach Luca Gotti for the 2022/2023 season. The powerful defender arrives on the shore of the Golfo dei Poeti on loan with the right of option from AC Milan and has already made his debut in the friendly against the amateurs of Stegen, in the training camp of Santa Cristina.”
“Born in Bergamo and raised in the youth of Atalanta, the class of ’94 debuts in the first team and in Serie A on May 18, 2014, in the Catania-Atalanta match. After two years on loan in Serie B, first in Trapani then in Cesena, with a haul of 5 goals, in 2016 he returned home, becoming one of the pillars of the Nerazzurri formation. His first goal in Serie A came on October 26, 2016, against Pescara, in a season that saw him score 7 goals, arousing the interest of Juventus who bought the card, leaving him on loan in Bergamo until 2018. In the summer of 2018, he moved to Milan and then returned to Atalanta in the 2019/2020 season. Also making his debut in the Champions League.
“In the 2021/2022 season, he was loaned to Venezia to find continuity. In the Laguna, he deservedly earned the starting position, collecting 31 appearances and a goal in the victory against Roma.
“Twelve appearances in the blue Under 21 jersey for the Bergamo defender, with the debut in the senior national team arriving on June 1, 2018, against France.
“An element of quality and thickness, ready to put all its experience and solidity at the service of the Eagles!
“Welcome, Mattia!”
