Bryan Cristante

Bryan Cristante
Personal information
Full name Bryan Cristante
Date of birth (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995
Place of birth San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palermo
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2009 LiventinaGorghense
2009–2013 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2014 Milan 3 (1)
2014– Benfica 7 (0)
2016– → Palermo (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2010 Italy U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 Italy U17 10 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U18 6 (3)
2013–2014 Italy U19 9 (4)
2014– Italy U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2015

Bryan Cristante (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbrajan kriˈstante]; born 3 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palermo, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

Early career

Cristante was born in San Vito al Tagliamento but raised in the nearby San Giovanni di Casarsa, where he started playing football as a child.[1] He moved on to Liventina Gorghense, an amateur club in the province of Treviso, before joining A.C. Milan in 2009.[2]

Milan

Throughout his time in the club's youth system he was a member of the under-15 squad who won the Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2010,[3] scoring eight goals,[1] as well as a member of the under-17 side who won the Campionato Allievi Nazionali in 2011.[4]

He made his professional debut for the club on 6 December 2011, aged 16 years and 278 days, coming on as a substitute for Robinho in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Viktoria Plzeň, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[5] He thus became the youngest ever Milan player to feature in a Champions League game and third youngest overall.[6][7]

Cristante was elected as the best player at the Torneo di Viareggio 2013. On 4 March 2013, Cristante signed his first professional contract, which would have kept him at Milan until 2018. He joined the first team squad at the start of the 2013/2014 season.[8]

On 10 November 2013 he made his debut in Serie A, coming on as a substitute for Kaká in a match against Chievo Verona, which ended in a 0-0 draw.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 January 2014, set up by the Brazilian in a 3–0 victory at the San Siro against Atalanta.

Benfica

On 1 September 2014, Cristante signed a five-year contract with Portuguese champions Benfica[10][11] for a transfer fee of €4.84 million.[12]

On 12 December, he debuted in a Primeira Liga victory at Vitória Setúbal (0–5).[13] On 14 January, he scored his first goal for them in a home win against Arouca (4–0) in the third round of league cup.[14]

International

Cristante is an Italian youth international and has represented them at various levels. He is also eligible for Canada and holds a passport through his father.[15]

Club statistics

As of end of 2014–15 season[16][17]
Club Season League Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2011–12 0000100010
2012–13 000000—00
2013–14 311000—41
Total 311010——51
Benfica 2014–15 50303041151
Career total 81404041152

1European competitions include the Champions League and Europa League.
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana and Taça da Liga.

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. 1 2 Simone Gambino (7 December 2011). "An introduction to Bryan Cristante - AC Milan's 16-year-old Champions League wonderkid". goal.com (PERFORM). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Pietro Mazzara (4 December 2011). "DNA vincente e serietà: ecco chi è Bryan Cristante". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali 2009/10". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Campionato Allievi Nazionali 2010/11". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Ian Holyman (6 December 2011). "Plzeň secure late draw with Milan to end on a high". uefa.com (Union of European Football Associations). Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Gaetano De Stefano (7 December 2011). "Pato and Robinho not enough, AC Milan fluff the finish in Prague". gazzetta.it (La Gazzetta dello Sport). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Lu. Guaz. (7 December 2011). "Cristante, il suo nome nella storia". ilgiorno.it (in Italian) (Il Giorno). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bryan Cristante: il gioellino della "Cantera" rossonera". milanpassion.it (in Italian). Milan Passion. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.milannews.it/i-tabellini/chievo-milan-0-0-il-tabellino-della-gara-127953
  10. ↑ "SL Benfica sign Bryan Cristante". SL Benfica.pt. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Cristante rendeu ao Milan mais do que Balotelli" [Cristante gave Milan more than Balotelli] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0-5 (crónica)". Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Benfica - Arouca (Fase 3 - jornada 2 Taça da Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP (in Portuguese). 14 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (22 May 2014). "CanMNT: Benito Floro says success in upcoming friendlies important for "psychology and mentality"". MLS Soccer.
  16. ↑ Bryan Cristante profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  17. ↑ Bryan Cristante profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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