Cesare Casadei

Cesare Casadei
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)
2023Reading (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024Leicester 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 12 (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 19 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.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cesare Casadei at WorldFootball.net