Bryan Cristante
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Cristante | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Pescara (on loan from Benfica) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | LiventinaGorghense | ||
| 2009–2013 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Milan | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | Benfica | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Palermo (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Pescara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Italy U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Italy U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Italy U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2014 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016. | |||
Bryan Cristante (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbrajan kriˈstante]; born 3 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pescara, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.
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.[1] He moved on to Liventina Gorghense, an amateur club in the province of Treviso, before joining A.C. Milan in 2009.[2]
Milan
Throughout his time in the club's youth system he was a member of the under-15 squad who won the Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2010,[3] scoring eight goals,[1] as well as a member of the under-17 side who won the Campionato Allievi Nazionali in 2011.[4]
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.[5] He thus became the youngest ever Milan player to feature in a Champions League game and third youngest overall.[6][7]
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 2013/2014 season.[8]
On 10 November 2013 he made his debut in Serie A, coming on as a substitute for Kaká in a match against Chievo Verona, which ended in a 0-0 draw.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 January 2014, set up by the Brazilian in a 3–0 victory at the San Siro against Atalanta.
Benfica
On 1 September 2014, Cristante signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica[10][11] for a transfer fee of €4.84 million.[12]
On 12 December, he debuted in a Primeira Liga victory at Vitória Setúbal (0–5).[13] On 14 January, he scored his first goal for them in a home win against Arouca (4–0) in the third round of league cup.[14]
International career
Cristante is an Italian youth international and has represented them at various levels. He is also eligible for Canada and holds a passport through his father.[15]
On 10 November 2016 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team, in a friendly match lost 3–2 against England in Southampton.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milan | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Benfica | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
1European competitions include the Champions League and Europa League.
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana and Taça da Liga.
Honours
- Benfica
References
- 1 2 Simone Gambino (7 December 2011). "An introduction to Bryan Cristante - AC Milan's 16-year-old Champions League wonderkid". goal.com. PERFORM. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Pietro Mazzara (4 December 2011). "DNA vincente e serietà: ecco chi è Bryan Cristante". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ↑ "Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali 2009/10". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Campionato Allievi Nazionali 2010/11". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Ian Holyman (6 December 2011). "Plzeň secure late draw with Milan to end on a high". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ Gaetano De Stefano (7 December 2011). "Pato and Robinho not enough, AC Milan fluff the finish in Prague". gazzetta.it. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Lu. Guaz. (7 December 2011). "Cristante, il suo nome nella storia". ilgiorno.it (in Italian). Il Giorno. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Bryan Cristante: il gioellino della "Cantera" rossonera". milanpassion.it (in Italian). Milan Passion. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.milannews.it/i-tabellini/chievo-milan-0-0-il-tabellino-della-gara-127953
- ↑ "SL Benfica sign Bryan Cristante". SL Benfica.pt. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cristante rendeu ao Milan mais do que Balotelli" [Cristante gave Milan more than Balotelli] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0-5 (crónica)". Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Benfica - Arouca (Fase 3 - jornada 2 Taça da Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP (in Portuguese). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (22 May 2014). "CanMNT: Benito Floro says success in upcoming friendlies important for "psychology and mentality"". MLS Soccer.
- ↑ Bryan Cristante profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Bryan Cristante profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- International caps at figc.it (Italian)
- Bryan Cristante profile at ForaDeJogo
- Bryan Cristante profile at Soccerway
- Bryan Cristante – UEFA competition record