Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cristiano Biraghi | ||
Date of birth | 1 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Pescara | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Internazionale | ||
2007–2008 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Cittadella | 33 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Catania (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Chievo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Granada (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2016– | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Italy U19 | 7 | (0) |
2010–2015 | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:50, 10 January 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2013 |
Cristiano Biraghi (born 1 September 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for Pescara.
Born in Cernusco sul Naviglio, the Province of Milan, Biraghi began his career with Internazionale, playing in its youth teams from 2005 onwards. For the 2007–08 season he spent time at Pro Sesto alongside his club compatriots and youth products. He started his career as a midfielder but later switched and became a left back. He played a few friendlies for the club and participated in their 2010 summer tour, scoring a goal in the Pirelli Cup, helping them to a 3-0 victory over Manchester City.
Biraghi made his first team debut in a competitive game on 24 November 2010, against Twente in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, replacing Goran Pandev. Before that match Inter had lost a number of first team players through injury.
Biraghi would be given a starting berth in Inter's next game in the Champions League, on 7 December 2010, against Werder Bremen in what would be a 3-0 home win for the German side, with the likes of Davide Santon moving to wing forward and Cristian Chivu unable to play due to an injury.
In July 2011, he was loaned to Serie B club Juve Stabia. On 27 August 2011, he made his debut for the club in the first league match of the season, a 2–1 loss against Empoli.