MONTUORI Miguel (MF) 15-02-1956 - Fiorentina: Games 12, Goals 2, Captain 2, Oriundo: Argentina/Chile
LIVERANI Fabio (MF) 25-04-2001 - Games 3 (Perugia 2, Fiorentina 1), Goals 0, Captain 0
FERRARI Matteo (DF) 20-11-2002 - Parma: Games 11, Goals 0, Captain 0
SANTACROCE Fabiano (DF) Unused Call-Up 2 (Napoli 2) Games: 0
BALOTELLI Mario Barwuah (AT) 10-08-2010 - Games 36 (Inter 1, Manchester City 15, Liverpool 0, Milan 17, Nice 3)
Goals 14 (Inter 0, Manchester City 5, Liverpool 0, Milan 8, Nice 1), Captain 0
OGBONNA Angelo Obonze (DF) 11-11-2011 - Games 13 (Torino 6, Juventus 4, West Ham United 3),
Goals 0, Captain 0
OKAKA CHUKA Stefano (AT) 18-11-2014 - Games 4 (Sampdoria 1, Anderlecht 3), Goals 1 (Sampdoria 1,
Anderlecht 0), Captain 0
ADJAPONG Claud (DF) Training Stage 1 (Sassuolo 1) Games 0
EMERSON Dos Santos Palmieri (DF) 10-09-2018 - Games 29 (Roma 0, Chelsea 19, Olympique Lyon 8,
West Ham United 2), Goals 0, Captain 0, Oriundo: Brazil
KEAN Moise Bioty (AT) 20-11-2018 - Games 26 (Juventus 9, Everton 5, Paris St Germain 1, Fiorentina 11),
Goals 13 (Juventus 4, Everton 0, Paris St Germain 0, Fiorentina 9), Captain 0
GOZZI Paolo Iweru (DF) Training Stage 1 (Juventus 1) Games 0
SALCEDO MORA Eddy A. (AT) Training Stage 2 (Inter 1, Spezia 1) Games 0
JOAO PEDRO Geraldino (AT) 24-03-2022 - Games 1 (Cagliari 1), Goals 0, Captain 0, Naturalize: Brazil
BAMBA Ibrahima (MF) Training Stage 2 (Vitoria Guimaraes 2) Games 0
UDOGIE Destiny Iyenoma (DF) 14-10-2023 - Games 12 (Udinese 0, Tottenham Hotspurs 12), Goals 0, Captain 0
YEBOAH Kelvin Kwarteng (AT) Training Stage 1 (Genoa 1) Games 0, Naturalize: Ghana
GNONTO Wilfried (AT) 04-06-2022 - Games 13 (Zurich 4, Leeds United 9) Goals 1 (Zurich 1, Leeds United 0),
Captain 0
GRECO Jean Freddi Pascal (MF) Training Stage 1 (Vicenza 1) Games 0, Naturalize: Madagascar
OKOLI Caleb (DF) Training Stage 1 (Cremonese 1), Unused Call-Up 6 (Leicester City 6) Games 0
TONGYA Franco Daryl (MF) Training Stage 2 (Olympique Marsiglia 1, Odense 1) Games 0
FOLORUNSHO Michael (MF) 09-06-2024 - Games 2 (Verona 2), Goals 0, Captain 0
MANE Filippo Calixte (DF) 03-06-2026 - Borussia Dortmund: Games 2, Goals 0, Captian 0, Training Stage 1
NDOUR Cher (MF) 03-06-2026 - Fiorentina: Games 2, Goals 0, Captain 0, Training Stage 1 (Benfica 1)
KOLEOSHO Luca (AT) 03-06-2026 - Paris FC: Games 2, Goals 0, Captain 0
FINI Seydou (AT) 03-06-2026 - Frosinone: Games 2, Goals 0, Captain 0
AHANOR Honest (DF) 03-06-2026 - Atalanta: Games 2, Goals 0, Captain 0
EKHATOR Jeff (AT) 07-06-2026 - Genoa: Games 1, Goals 0, Captain 0
VAVASSORI Dominic (AT) Training Stage 1 (Atalanta 1) Games 0
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Returning Azzurri, Azzurri born outside Italy, Oriundi Azzurri born in Italy, Coloured Azzurri, Azzurri who played against Italy, Azzurri who played with two Nations and Azzurri Politicians
Felice P. BOREL
(Juventus)
Only Azzurro born in France
1933
Luigi CEVENINI
(Inter)
First Returning Azzurro
1922
Giuseppe WILSON
(Lazio)
First Azzurro born in England
1974
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PLAYERS pages:
Attila SALLUSTRO
(Napoli)
Only Oriundo Azzurro
born in Paraguay
1929
Giovanni MOSCARDINI
(Lucchese & Pisa)
Only Oriundo Azzurro
born in Scotland
1921
Alfonso NEGRO
(Fiorentina)
First Azzurro born in the U.S.A.
1936
Claudio GENTILE
(Juventus)
Only Azzurro born in Libia
1975
Roberto DI MATTEO
(Lazio & Chelsea)
Only Azzurro born in Switzerland
1994
Luigi VERCELLI
(Novese)
Only Azzurro born in Uruguay
1921
Daniele ZORATTO
(Parma)
Only Azzurro born in Luxemburg
1993
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debut - Club: Total Games, Total Goals, Total Captain.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
COLOURED PLAYERS IN AZZURRO:
Angelo O. OGBONNA
(Torino, Juventus
& West Ham United)
Sixth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Matteo FERRARI
(Parma)
Third Coloured Player in Azzurro
Only Azzurro born in Algeria
2002
Fabio LIVERANI
(Perugia & Fiorentina)
Second Coloured Player in Azzurro
First non-Oriundo Coloured Player in Azzurro
2001
Miguel MONTUORI
(Fiorentina)
First Coloured Player in Azzurro
First Coloured Scorer in Azzurro
Only Coloured Captain in Azzurro
First Coloured Oriundo
in Azzurro
First Coloured Oriundo born outside Italy - 1956
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Game, Type of Game, Opponents of Azzurri with whom the Azzurro played, Final Score.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
AZZURRI PLAYERS WHO PLAYED AGAINST ITALY:
MASCHIO Humberto (MF) 24-06-1956, Friendly - ARGENTINA vs Italy: 1-0
CHINAGLIA Giorgio (AT) 23-05-1976, USA Bicentennial Cup - Italy vs TEAM AMERICA : 4-0
PAGLIUCA Gianluca (GK) 16-12-1998, FIGC Centenary Friendly - Italy vs FIFA WORLD STARS : 6-2
Gianluca PAGLIUCA
(Inter)
Third Azzurro Player to
play against the Azzurri
Humberto MASCHIO
First Azzurro Player to play against the Azzurri
1956
Only Azzurro Player to play against the Azzurri with another National Team
Carvalho O. AMAURI
(Juventus)
First Naturalized Azzurro
born outside Italy
First Naturalized Azzurro
born in Brazil
2010
Ermanno AEBI
(Inter)
First Azzurro Oriundo
born in Italy - 1920
Only Azzurro Swiss Oriundo born in Italy
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debut, Club, Games - CAPS: Returning Club
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
AZZURRI PLAYERS WHO RETURNED TO THEIR CLUB IN AZZURRO:
CEVENINI Luigi (MF) 31-01-1915 - INTER 7, Novese 4, INTER 15, Juvnetus 3
SANTAMARIA Aristodemo E. (MF) 31-01-1915 - Andrea Doria 0, GENOA 3, Novese 6, GENOA 2
BELLINI Delfio (DF) 23-11-1924 - GENOA 1, Inter 5, GENOA 2
FERRARIO Rino (MF) 18-05-1952 - JUVENTUS 5, Inter 1, JUVENTUS 4
CANNAVARO Fabio (DF) 22-01-1997 - Parma 61, Inter 19, JUVENTUS 20, Real Madrid 26, JUVENTUS 10
SANTON Davide (DF) 06-06-2009 - INTER 6, Cesena 1, Newcastle United 1, INTER 0
MATRI Alessandro (AT) 29-03-2011 - JUVENTUS 5, Genoa 1, JUVENTUS 1
IMMOBILE Ciro (AT) 05-03-2014 - TORINO 4, Borussia Dortmund 8, Sevilla 0, TORINO 3, Lazio 42
BONUCCI Leonardo (DF) 03-03-2010 - Bari 2, JUVENTUS 68, Milan 10, JUVENTUS 41
CRISCITO Domenico (DF) 12-08-2009 - GENOA 15, Zenith St Petersburg 9, GENOA 2
QUAGLIARELLA Fabio (AT) 28-03-2007 - SAMPDORIA 3, Udinese 12, Napoli 7, Juventus 3, Torino 0,SAMPDORIA 3
BIRAGHI Cristiano (DF) 07-09-2018 - FIORENTINA 5, Inter 2, FIORENTINA 9
CALDARA Mattia (DF) 01-06-2018 - ATALANTA 1, Milan 1, ATALANTA 0
EL SHAARAWY Stephan (AT) 15-08-2012 - Milan 13, Monaco 4, ROMA 6, Shangai S 5, ROMA 4
KEAN Moise B. (AT) 20-11-2018 - JUVENTUS 3, Everton 5, Paris St Germain 1, JUVENTUS 6, Fiorentina 11
PELLEGRINI Luca (DF) 11-11-2020 - Cagliari 0, JUVENTUS 0, Genoa 1, JUVENTUS 0
GABBIADINI Manolo (AT) 15-08-2012 - Atalanta 1, SAMPDORIA 1, Napoli 4, Southampton 5, SAMPDORIA 2
Aristodemo E.
SANTAMARIA
(Genoa)
Second Returning Azzurro
Rino FERRARIO
(Juventus)
Fourth Returning Azzurro
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, City of Birth, Date of Debut - Total Games, Total Goals, Total Captain (Clubs).
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
AZZURRI BORN OUTSIDE ITALY:
MOSSO Eugenio (MF) MENDOZA, 05-04-1914 - Games 1 (Torino)
LOVATI Cesare (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 18-01-1920 - Games 6 (Milan)
BADINI Emilio (MF) ROSARIO, 31-08-1920 - Games 2, Goals 1 (Bologna)
ROMANO Felice (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 06-11-1921 - Games 5 (Reggiana)
BOREL Felice P. (AT) NICE, 20-10-1933 - Games 3, Goals 1 (Juventus)
DI MATTEO Roberto (MF) SCIAFFUSA, 16-11-1994 - Games 34, Goals 2 (Lazio, Chelsea)
FERRARI Matteo (DF) AFLOU, 20-11-2002 - Games 11 (Parma)
GENTILE Claudio (DF) TRIPOLI, 19-04-1975 - Games 71, Goals 1, Captain 1 (Juventus)
NEGRO Alfonso (MF) BROOKLYN, 10-08-1936 - Games 1, Goals 1 (Fiorentina)
ROSSI Giuseppe (AT) TEANECK, 11-10-2008 - Games 30, Goals 7, Captain 1 (Villarreal, Fiorentina)
KOLEOSHO Luca (AT) NORWALK, 03-06-2026 - Games 2 (Paris FC)
WILSON Giuseppe (DF) DARLINGTON, 26-02-1974 - Games 3 (Lazio)
PERROTTA Simone. (MF) ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, 20-11-2002 - Games 48, Goals 2 (Chievo, Roma)
VERCELLI Luigi (DF) MONTEVIDEO, 06-11-1921 - Games 1 (Novese)
ZORATTO Daniele (MF) ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, 01-05-1993 - Games 1 (Parma)
BOGLIETTI Romolo (MF) - CORDOBA, Games 0 (U.S.Torinese)
LIBONATTI Julio (AT) ROSARIO, 28-10-1926 - Games 17, Goals 15 (Torino)
ORSI Raimondo (AT) AVELLANEDA, 01-12-1929 - Games 35, Goals 13 (Juventus)
DEMARIA Attilio (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 27-11-1932 - Games 13, Goals 3 (Inter)
MONTI Luisito (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 27-11-1932 - Games 18, Goals 1 (Juventus)
GUAITA Enrico (AT) LUCAS GONZALEZ, 11-02-1934 - Games 10, Goals 5 (Roma)
SCOPELLI Alessandro (MF) LA PLATA, 17-02-1935 - Games 1 (Roma)
MARTINO Rinaldo (MF) ROSARIO, 30-11-1949 - Games 1 (Juventus)
RICAGNI Eduardo (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 13-12-1953 - Games 3, Goals 2 (Juventus, Milan)
MONTUORI Miguel (MF) ROSARIO, 15-02-1956 - Games 12, Goals 2, Captain 2 (Fiorentina)
PESAOLA Bruno (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 26-05-1957 - Games 1 (Napoli)
LOJACONO Francisco R. (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 28-02-1959 - Games 8, Goals 5 (Fiorentina, Roma)
ANGELILLO Antonio V. (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 10-12-1960 - Games 2, Goals 1 (Inter, Roma)
SIVORI Omar E. (MF) SAN NICOLA DE LOS ARROYOS, 25-04-1961 - Games 9, Goals 8 (Juventus)
MASCHIO Humberto (MF) AVELLANEDA, 05-05-1962 - Games 2 (Atalanta)
CAMORANESI Mauro G. (MF) TANDIL, 12-02-2003 - Games 55, Goals 5 (Juventus)
OSVALDO Pablo Daniel (AT) BUENOS AIRES, 11-10-2011 - Games 14, Goals 4 (Roma, Southampton, Juventus)
SCHELOTTO Ezequiel (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 15-08-2012 - Games 1 (Atalanta)
PALETTA Gabriel Alejandro (DF) BUENOS AIRES, 05-03-2014 - Games 3 (Parma)
VAZQUEZ Franco Damian (MF) TANTI, 31-03-2015 - Games 2 (Palermo)
RETEGUI Mateo (AT) SAN FERNANDO, 23-03-2023 - Games 28, Goals 11 (Atletico Tigre, Genoa, Atalanta, Al Qadsiah)
GUARISI Anfilogino (MF) SAN PAOLO, 14-02-1932 - Games 6, Goals 1 (Lazio)
SERNAGIOTTO Pedro (MF) SAN PAOLO, - Games 0 (Juventus)
FANTONI Ottavio (MF) BELO HORIZONTE, 25-03-1934 - Games 1 (Lazio)
DA COSTA Dino (AT) RIO DE JANEIRO, 15-01-1958 - Games 1, Goals 1 (Roma)
ALTAFINI Jose (AT) PIRACICABA, 15-10-1961 - Games 6, Goals 5 (MIlan)
SORMANI Angelo B. (AT) JAU, 07-06-1962 - Games 7, Goals 2 (Mantova, Roma)
MOTTA Thiago (MF) SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, 09-02-2011 - Games 30, Goals 1 (Inter, Paris Saint Germain)
ROMULO Souza Orestes C. (MF) PELOTAS, Games 0 (Verona)
EDER Citadin Martins (AT) LAURO MULLER, 28-03-2015 - Games 26, Goals 6 (Sampdoria, Inter)
JORGINHO Jorge Luiz (MF) IMBITUBA, 24-03-2016 - Games 57, Goals 5, Captain 2 (Napoli, Chelsea, Arsenal)
EMERSON Dos Santos Palmieri (DF) SANTOS, 10-09-2018 - Games 29, Goals 0
(Roma, Chelsea, Olympique Lyon, West Ham United)
TOLOI Rafael (DF) GLORIA D'OESTE, Games 14, Goals 0 (Atalanta)
LUIZ FELIPE Ramos M. (DF) COLINA, Games 1, Goals 0 (Lazio, Real Betis)
FEDULLO Francesco (MF) MONTEVIDEO, 14-02-1932 - Games 2, Goals 3 (Bologna)
SANSONE Raffaele (MF) MONTEVIDEO, 20-03-1932 - Games 3 (Bologna)
MASCHERONI Ernesto (DF) MONTEVIDEO, 17-02-1935 - Games 2 (Inter)
FACCIO Riccardo (MF) DURAZNO, 24-03-1935 - Games 5 (Inter)
PORTA Roberto (MF) MONTEVIDEO, 24-11-1935 - Games 1 (Inter)
ANDREOLO Michele (MF) CARMELO, 17-05-1936 - Games 26, Goals 1 (Bologna)
PURICELLI Ettore (AT) MONTEVIDEO, 12-11-1939 - Games 1, Goals 1 (Bologna)
SCHIAFFINO Juan A. (MF) MONTEVIDEO, 05-12-1954 - Games 4 (Milan)
GHIGGIA Alcide (MF) MONTEVIDEO, 26-05-1957 - Games 5, Goals 1 (Roma)
FIRMANI Edwing (AT) CAPE TOWN, 11-11-1956 - Games 3, Goals 2 (Sampdoria)
MOSCARDINI Giovanni (AT) FALKIRK, 06-11-1921 - Games 9, Goals 7 (Lucchese, Pisa)
SALLUSTRO Attila (AT) ASUNCION, 01-12-1929 - Games 2, Goals 1 (Napoli)
LEDESMA Cristian Daniel (MF) BUENOS AIRES, 17-11-2010 - Games 1 (Lazio)
AMAURI Carvalho de Oliveira (AT) CARAPICUIBA, 10-08-2010 - Games 1 (Juvnetus)
JOAO PEDRO Geraldino (AT) IPATINGA, 24-03-2022 - Games 1 (Cagliari)
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debut - Club: Total Games, Total Goals, Total Captain.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
AZZURRI ORIUNDI BORN IN ITALY:
AEBI Ermanno (MF) MILANO, 18-01-1920 - Games 2, Goals 3 (Inter)
CESARINI Renato (MF) SENIGALLIA, 25-01-1931 - Games 11, Goals 3 (Juventus)
Ettore LEALE
First Azzurro Politician
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position, Date of Debut, Club, Total Games, Goals Captain, Political Party, Executive Position, Dates in Position.
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker, MP - Member of (Italian) Parliament, MEP - Member of European Parliament
LEALE Ettore (MF) 15-01-1922 - Genoa: Games 2, Goals 0, Captain 0
MP 1940's / 1950's
BONIPERTI Giampiero (AT) 09-11-1947 - Juventus: Games 38, Goals 8, Captain 24
Forza Italia MEP 1994-1999
RIVERA Gianni (MF) 13-05-1962 - Milan: Games 60, Goals 14, Captain 4
Patto di Rinascita Nazionale (Patto Segni) MP 1994, 1996
Secretary for the Speaker 1994 -1996
Rinnovamento Italiano MP 1996
I Democratici MP 1999
Undersecretary for the Defence 1996 - 2001
Uniti nell' Ulivo MEP 2005
MARTINI Luigi (DF) 29-12-1974 - Lazio: Games 1, Goals 0, Captain 0
Alleanza Nazionale MP 1996 - 2001, 2001 - 2006.
TOMMASI Damiano (MF) 18-11-1998 - Roma: Games 25, Goals 2, Captain 0
Independent Centre-Left Mayor of Verona, 2022 -
Luigi Martini
Fourth Azzurro Politician
Gianni RIVERA
Third Azzurro Politician
Delfio BELLINI
(Genoa)
Third Returning Azzurro
Mario B. BALOTELLI
(Inter, Manchester City,
Milan & Nice)
Fifth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Coloured Azzurro with most Azzurro Games
Coloured Azzurro with most Azzurro Goals
First Coloured Azzurro
from a Foreign Club - 2010
Fabiano SANTACROCE
(Napoli)
Fourth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
First Coloured Azzurro with Unused Call-Ups Only
2008
Renato CESARINI
(Juventus)
Second Azzurro Oriundo born in Italy - 1931
Only Azzurro Argentine Oriundo born in Italy
Fabio CANNAVARO
(Juventus)
Fifth Returning Azzurro
Anfilogino GUARISI
(Lazio)
First Oriundo Azzurro
born in Brazil
1932
Edwing FIRMANI
(Sampdoria)
Only Oriundo Azzurro born
in South Africa
1956
Francesco FEDULLO
(Bologna)
First Oriundo Azzurro born
in Uruguay
1932
Gianluca LAPADULA
(Milan)
Third Azzurro Oriundo
born in Italy
2016
Only Azzurro Peruvian Oriundo born in Italy
Latest Azzurro Oriundo
born in Italy
Cristian D. LEDESMA
(Lazio)
Only Naturalized Azzurro born in Argentina
2010
LEGEND: Surname, Name, Position; ITALY: Date of Debut, Date of Last Game, Total Games, Total Goals, Total Captain, Club; FOREIGN NATION: Country, Date of Debut, Total Games, Total Goals, Total Captain, Club;
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: GK - Goalkeeper, DF - Defender, MF - Midfielder, AT - Attacker.
ITALIAN AZZURRI (NON-ORIUNDI) WHO PLAYED FOR TWO NATIONAL TEAMS:
France - 20.04.1913
06.11.1921 - 06-04-1924
gm 5 / gl 0/ cp 0
Reggiana
Felice ROMANO
(Reggiana)
First Azzurro non-Oriundo to be called-up with two
National Teams
Only Azzurro non-Oriundo to play with two National Teams
Gianpiero BONIPERTI
Second Azzurro Politician
SORIANO Roberto (MF) DARMSTADT, 16-11-2014 - Games 9 (Sampdoria, Bologna)
CALIGIURI Daniel (AT) VILLINGEN-SCHWENNINGEN - Training Stage 1 (Wolfsburg)
SANSONE Nicola D. (AT) MUNICH, 16-06-2015 - Games 3 (Sassuolo, Villarreal)
GRIFO Vincenzo (MF) PFORZHEIM, 20-11-2018 - Games 9 (Hoffenheim, Freiburg)
CHIARODIA Fabio (DF) OLDENBURG - 03-06-2026 - Games 2 (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Romolo BOGLIETTI
(U.S. Torinese)
First Oriundo Azzurro born
outside Italy
First Oriundo Azzurro
born in Argentina
1921
Stefano OKAKA
(Sampdoria & Anderlecht)
Seventh Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Davide SANTON
(Inter)
Sixth Returning Azzurro
First Returning Azzurro not to
play after his return
Alessandro MATRI
(Juventus)
Seventh Returning Azzurro
Mateo RETEGUI
(Atletico Tigre, Genoa, Atalanta & Al Qadsiah)
Latest Oriundo Azzurro born
outside Italy
2023
Ciro IMMOBILE
(Torino)
Eighth Returning Azzurro
Leonardo BONUCCI
(Juventus)
Ninth Returning Azzurro
Domenico CRISCITO
(Genoa)
Tenth Returning Azzurro
Fabio QUAGLIARELLA
(Sampdoria)
Eleventh Returning Azzurro
Cristiano BIRAGHI
(Fiorentina)
Eighth Returning Azzurro
Mattia CALDARA
(Atalanta)
Thirteenth Returning Azzurro
Second Returning Azzurro not
to play after his return
Stephan EL SHAARAWY
(Roma)
Fourteenth Returning Azzurro
Luca PELLEGRINI
(Juventus)
Sixteenth Returning Azzurro
Only Returning Azzurro not to
play with the returning club
Manolo GABBIADINI
(Sampdoria)
Seventeenth Returning Azzurro
Latest Returning Azzurro
Roberto SORIANO
(Sampdoria & Bologna)
First Azzurro born in Germany
2014
AUDERO MULYADI Emilio (GK) MATARAM - Training Stage 1 (Sampdoria)
YEBOAH Kelvin Kwarteng (AT) ACCRA, Training Stage 1 (Genoa)
GRECO Jean Freddi Pascal (MF) ANTANANARIVO, Training Stage 1 (Vicenza)
LAPADULA Gianluca (AT) TORINO, 2016 - Unused Call-Ups 2 (Milan)
Claud ADJAPONG
(Sassuolo)
Eight Coloured Player
in Azzurro
First Coloured Azzurro with Training Stage only - 2017
D.S. Palmieri EMERSON
(Roma, Chelsea, Olympique
Lyon & West Ham United)
Ninth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
First Coloured Player to
play in Azzurro from a
Foreign Club Only
Moise Bioty KEAN
(Juventus, Everton, Paris St Germain & Fiorentina)
Tenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Fifteenth Azzurro
Returning Club
Paolo Iweru GOZZI
(Juventus & Cosenza)
Eleventh Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Eddy A. SALCEDO M.
(Inter, Spezia & Bari)
Twelfth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
JOAO PEDRO Geraldino
(Cagliari)
Thirteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
First Naturalized Coloured
Player in Azzurro
2022
Ibrahima BAMBA
(Vitoria Guimaraes)
Fourteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Kelvin K. YEBOAH
(Genoa)
Sixteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Second Naturalized Coloured Player in Azzurro
Only Naturalized Azzurro born in Ghana - 2002
Destiny I. UDOGIE
(Udinese & Tottenham Hotspurs)
Fifteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Third Coloured Player to
play in Azzurro from a
Foreign Club Only
Wilfried GNONTO
(Zurich & Leeds United)
Seveneenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Second Coloured Player to
play in Azzurro from a
Foreign Club Only
Jean Freddi P. GRECO
(Vicenza)
Eightteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Latest Naturalized Coloured Player in Azzurro
Only Naturalized Azzurro
born in Madagascar - 2022
Caleb OKOLI
(Cremonese & Leicester City)
Nineteenth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Franco D. TONGYA
(Olympique Marsiglia & Odense)
Twentyth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Damiano TOMMASI
Fifth Azzurro Politician
Eugenio MOSSO
(Torino)
First Azzurro born outside Italy
First Azzurro born in Argentina
1914
Emilio AUDERO M.
(Sampdoria)
Only Azzurro born in Indonesia
2019
Romania - 07.11.2022
Dec. 2022 Stage
gm 0 / gl 0/ cp 0
Frosinone
BRUNORI Matteo (AT) MACAE, Training Stage 1 (Palermo)
Matteo BRUNORI
(Palermo)
Only Azzurro born in Brazil
2022
Michael FOLORUNSHO
(Bari & Verona)
Twenty-first Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Filippo Calixte MANE
(Borussia Dortmund)
Twenty-second Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Fourth Coloured Player to
play in Azzurro from a
Foreign Club Only
Cher NDOUR
(Benfica & Fiorentina)
Twenty-third Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Daniel BOLOCA
(Frosinone)
Second Azzurro non-Oriundo
to be called-up with two
National Teams
Giorgio CHINAGLIA
(Lazio)
Second Azzurro Player to
play against the Azzurri
FINI Seydou (AT) BONDOUJOU, 03-06-2026 - Games 2 (Frosinone)
Seydou FINI
(Frosinone)
Twenty-fifth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Only Azzurro born in the
Ivory Coast - 2026
Latest Italian Azzurro
born outside Italy
Latest Azzurro Coloured Player born outside Italy
Luca KOLEOSHO
(Paris FC)
Twenty-fourth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Honset AHANOR
(Atalanta)
Twenty-Sixth Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Jeff EKHATOR
(Genoa)
Twenty-Seventh Coloured Player
in Azzurro
Dominic VAVASSORI
(Atalanta)
Twenty-Eight Coloured Player
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Latest Coloured Player
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gm 1 / gl 1 / cp 0
