Bryan Cristante
Italian footballer (born 1995)
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Key Takeaways
- Bryan Cristante (born 3 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.
- He grew up in the district of San Giovanni in Casarsa della Delizia.
- He holds dual Canadian–Italian citizenship.
- He moved on to Liventina Gorghense, an amateur club in the province of Treviso, before joining AC Milan in 2009.
- He made his professional debut for the club on 6 December 2011, aged 16 years and 278 days, coming on as a substitute for Robinho in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Viktoria Plzeň, which ended in a 2–2 draw.
Bryan Cristante (born 3 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.
Early life
Cristante was born to a Canadian father of Italian descent and an Italian mother in San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy. He grew up in the district of San Giovanni in Casarsa della Delizia. Cristante's parents named him Bryan in honour of English singer Bryan Ferry. He holds dual Canadian–Italian citizenship.
Club career
Early career
Cristante was born in San Vito al Tagliamento but raised in the nearby San Giovanni di Casarsa, where he started playing football as a child. He moved on to Liventina Gorghense, an amateur club in the province of Treviso, before joining AC Milan in 2009.
AC Milan
Throughout his time in AC Milan's youth system he was a member of the under-15 squad who won the Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2010, scoring eight goals, as well as a member of the under-17 side who won the Campionato Allievi Nazionali in 2011.
He made his professional debut for the club on 6 December 2011, aged 16 years and 278 days, coming on as a substitute for Robinho in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Viktoria Plzeň, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He thus became the youngest ever Milan player to feature in a Champions League game and third youngest overall.
Cristante was elected as the best player at the Torneo di Viareggio 2013. On 4 March 2013, Cristante signed his first professional contract, which would have kept him at Milan until 2018. He joined the first team squad at the start of the 2013–14 season.
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