Christian Capone
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Capone | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Vigevano, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perugia (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atalanta | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2018–2019 | → Pescara (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2019– | → Perugia (loan) | 10 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Italy U15 | 7 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Italy U16 | 15 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Italy U17 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 8 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 15 | (3) |
2018– | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Italy U21 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019 |
Christian Capone (born 28 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Perugia on loan from Atalanta.[1]
Club career
Atalanta
Born in Vigevano, Capone began his career at Serie A side Atalanta. He made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, starting in a 3–0 Coppa Italia home win against Pescara.[2]
Loan to Pescara
On 1 July 2017, Capone was signed by Serie B side Pescara with a season-long loan deal.[3] On 6 August, Capone made his debut for Pescara in the second round of Coppa Italia as a starter in a 5–3 home win, after extra-time, against Triestina, he played the entire match.[4] One week later he scored his first professional goal in the third round in the 30th minute of a 3–1 away win over Brescia.[5] On 27 August, Capone made his debut in Serie B for Pescara in a 5–1 home win over Foggia, he was replaced by Ahmad Benali in the 46th minute.[6] On 16 September, Capone scored his first goal in Serie B in the 25th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Salernitana.[7] Three days later, he played his first entire match in Serie B and he scored his second goal in the 17th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella.[8] On 30 September, Capone scored his third goal in a 1–0 away win against Carpi.[9] Capone ended his loan to Pescara with 26 appearances, 7 goals and 3 assists.[10]
On 17 August 2018, Capone return on loan to Pescara until the end of 2018–19 Serie B season.[11] On 25 August he started his second season at Pescara as a substitute replacing Pepìn in the 85th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Cremonese.[12] On 22 September he played his first match as a starter of the season, a 1–0 home win over Foggia, he was replaced by Mirko Antonucci in the 57th minute.[13] Capone ended his loan to Pescara with 12 appearances, including only 2 as a starter and 1 assist, but he did not play any entire match during his second loan.[10]
Loan to Perugia
On 13 July 2019, Capone was loaned to Serie B club Perugia until the end of the season.[14] On 11 August he made his debut for Perugia in a 1–0 home win over Triestina in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[15] On 25 August he made his league debut as a substitute replacing Federico Melchiorri in the 64th minute of a 2–1 home win over ChievoVerona.[16] Six days later he played his first match as a starter in Serie B for the club, a 1–0 away win over Livorno, he was replaced by Federico Melchiorri in the 54th minute.[17] On 1 December he scored his first goal for Perugia in the 34th minute of a 3–1 home win over Pescara.[18] Three weeks later, on 21 December, he scored his second goal in the 61 st minute of a 2–1 home win over Virtus Entella.[19]
International career
Capone has been capped by Italy at U15,[20] U16, U17, U18 levels, and also reached the final of the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the U19 side.[21]
On 25 May 2018 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a 3–2 friendly loss against Portugal, and on 29 May, he scored his first goal with the U21 side in a friendly match against France.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 December 2019
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atalanta | 2016–17 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total Pescara | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||||
Perugia (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
Career total | 46 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 9 |
Honours
International
- Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[21]
- Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup fourth place: 2019[22]
References
- ^ Capone e Latte in #BiancAzzurro‚ pescaracalcio.com, 30 June 2017
- ^ "Coppa: Atalanta cruise with Pescara". Football Italia. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Pescara, arrivano Capone e Latte Lath dall'Atalanta - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Triestina - 6 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Brescia vs. Pescara - 12 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Foggia - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Salernitana vs. Pescara - 16 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Virtus Entella - 19 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Carpi vs. Pescara - 30 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ a b "Italy - C. Capone - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Pescara, dall'Atalanta torna Capone". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Cremonese vs. Pescara - 25 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Foggia - 22 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Ufficiale! Un altro attaccante al Perugia! Definito l\'arrivo di Capone dall\'Atalanta". www.perugia24.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Triestina - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Chievo - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Livorno vs. Perugia - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Pescara - 1 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ "Perugia vs. Virtus Entella - 21 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "UNDER 15: 32 PLAYERS CALLED FOR NORTH SELECTION". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
External links
- Christian Capone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Christian Capone at Soccerway