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Getting to know our players in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It’s time to meet Defender Mattia De Sciglio.
Mattia De Sciglio was born in Milan on 20th October 1992. He made his Champions league debut on 28th September 2011 for AC Milan. He plays as a full-back for ACMilan both on the right and left.
He has already played for the Italian U19, U20 and U21 sides. He made his debut for the senior national team on 21st March 2013 in a friendly against Brazil (2-2) and took part in the 2013 Confederations Cup.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Italian Super Cup (AC Milan, 2011)
Player Profile — Mattia De Sciglio
- Name
- Mattia De Sciglio
- Date of Birth
- 20-10-1992 (21 yo)
- Position
- Defender
- Squad Number
- 2
- Height
- 6‘0“ (1.83m)
- Weight
- 163lbs (74kg)
- vivoazzurro.it
Here is Italy 23-Official Players for the World Cup – Italy Squad. Questo l’elenco dei convocati per il Mondiale:
Goalkeepers / Portieri: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Mattia Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris St. Germain);
Defenders / Difensori: Ignazio Abate (Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Darmian (Torino), De Sciglio (Milan), Paletta (Parma);
Midfielders / Centrocampisti: Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Marco Parolo (Parma), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), Verratti (Paris St. Germain);
Forwards / Attaccanti: Mario Balotelli (Milan), Antonio Cassano (Parma), Alessio Cerci (Torino), Ciro Immobile (Torino), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
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