Cesare Casadei

Cesare Casadei

Casadei with Italy U20 at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Cesare Casadei[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Ravenna, Italy[2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	31
Youth career
	Cervia
0000–2018	Cesena
2018–2022	Inter Milan
2022–2023	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Chelsea	11	(0)
2023	→ Reading (loan)	15	(1)
2023–2024	→ Leicester City (loan)	22	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	Italy U16	9	(2)
2019	Italy U17	1	(1)
2021	Italy U18	1	(1)
2021–2022	Italy U19	12	(3)
2022–2023	Italy U20	9	(8)
2022–	Italy U21	11	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Italy FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Cesare Casadei (born 10 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

Casadei played youth football with various Italian clubs before moving from Inter Milan to Chelsea in 2022. He was sent on loan in January 2023 and made his professional debut with Reading. He then joined Leicester City on loan for the 2023–24 season. He was then recalled from his loan in January 2024.

Representing Italy in various youth levels, Casadei received the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot awards in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.