Daniele Baselli

Daniele Baselli
Baselli training with Atalanta in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Como
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2011 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Cittadella 50 (1)
2013–2015 Atalanta 50 (2)
2015–2022 Torino 175 (18)
2022 Cagliari 9 (0)
2022– Como 34 (1)
International career‡
2009 Italy U18 2 (0)
2011 Italy U19 1 (0)
2012–2015 Italy U21 12 (0)
2018 Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2018

Daniele Baselli (Italian pronunciation: [daˈnjɛːle baˈzɛlli]; born 12 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Como. He has also appeared for the Italy national team, earning one cap in 2018.

Club career

Early career

Baselli was born in Brescia and joined Atalanta's youth system in 2000, aged 8. In the 2010–11 season he was promoted to the club's Primavera, for which he appeared in 22 league matches and scored five goals. He also collected some appearances on the bench for the first team both in Serie B and Coppa Italia.

Cittadella

On 13 July 2011 he was sold to Serie B club Cittadella in a co-ownership deal for a nominal fee of €500,[2][3] for which he made his debut in a 1–2 loss in Coppa Italia to Fiorentina.[4] He made his debut in the league on 27 August, starting in a 2–1 home success against AlbinoLeffe.[5] He finished the 2011–12 season with 13 appearances in the league, including 10 as a starter.

After the renewal of the co-ownership between the two clubs he remained in Veneto the following season, during which he took part in two matches of Coppa Italia and 37 in the league, even scoring his professional goal on 18 May 2013, netting the winner in a home win over Ascoli.[6]

Return to Atalanta

On 20 June 2013 he returned to Atalanta, after the Bergamo side bought the other half of the player's rights for €803,500,[2][7] with Cittadella offering a reported €50,000 less.[8] He signed a four-year deal with Atalanta, and made his debut for the club on 18 August, playing the last 17 minutes and assisting Giuseppe De Luca in the last goal of a 3–0 home win over Bari.[9]

On 1 September Baselli made his Serie A debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home success over Torino;[10] he was handed his first start in the main category of Italian football thirteen days later, in a 0–2 loss against Napoli.[11] He scored his first goal in Serie A on 10 May 2015 in Palermo, scoring the 1–0 against the Rosaneri.

Torino

On 10 July 2015, he was sold to Torino, in the same transfer that also brought Davide Zappacosta to Piedmont, for a total of €10.3 million.[12] Baselli made his competitive debut for Torino on 17 August in the third round of Coppa Italia against Pescara, scoring Torino's first goal in a 4–1 win.[13] On 23 August, he scored his first goal in Serie A with Torino in a 2–1 win away to Frosinone. He concluded the 2014–15 season with 35 appearances and four goals.

On 20 August 2016, he scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season in a 3–2 loss against Milan at the San Siro. He concluded the season with 37 appearances and six goals.[14] On 12 July 2017, he renewed his contract with Torino until 2022.[15]

Baselli continued to play as a starter for Torino in the 2017–18 season, first under the manager Siniša Mihajlović, and later under Walter Mazzarri. On 6 May 2018, he captained Torino for the first time during a 2–2 draw at the Stadio San Paolo against Napoli. He concluded his third season with Torino making 32 appearances and scoring 4 goals, earning his first call-up to the Italy national football team.

On 25 July 2019, in his fifth season for Torino , he makes his UEFA club competition debut in the Europa League first qualifying round against Debreceni VSC (3-0). He played for Torino for another 2 and a half seasons, struggling to find playing time due to multiple injuries and technical choices.

Cagliari

On 28 January 2022, he was sold outright to Cagliari.[16]

Como

On 9 August 2022, Baselli joined Como on a free transfer.[17]

International career

In 2009, he played two friendly matches with the Italy under-18. On 24 September 2009 he made his debut with the under-19 in the match won 3–0 against Turkey.

On 13 November 2012 he made his debut with the under-21, in the friendly match won 1–0 against Spain. He was called up by Devis Mangia for a friendly won the following 6 February against Germany, but did not play. On 14 August 2013 he played as a starter in the friendly match won by the Azzurri 4–1 against Slovakia. On 5 September 2013, he played as a starter under Luigi Di Biagio in the match against Belgium, valid for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

From 10 to 12 March 2014, he was called up to the senior national team by coach Cesare Prandelli as part of an internship to evaluate young players ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[18] confirmed on the next meeting between 14 and 15 April.[19] He took part in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic.

Baselli earned his first senior cap in an 8–0 drubbing of San Marino in an unofficial friendly match on 31 May 2017, for Italy national football B team. He started the game and played 45 minutes, before being replaced by fellow debutant Lorenzo Pellegrini.[20]

On 19 May 2018 Baselli was called up to the Italy senior national team by coach Roberto Mancini for the team's friendlies against Saudi Arabia, France and the Netherlands.[21] He made his official debut for the Italy senior side on 4 June, in a 1–1 friendly draw against the Netherlands in Turin, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jorginho.[22]

Style of play

According to his agent Giuseppe Riso: "His role is certainly as a central midfielder, not in front of the defence. Over time he will be able to play as a metodista however right now his movement is quite dangerous when he makes runs into the opposing area. He is a 'box to box midfielder'".[23] An elegant, technically gifted, and complete midfielder, Baselli is a clean tackler and a competent passer with both feet; due to his attributes, he is capable of winning balls, scoring goals, or creating chances for his team.[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 2024.[25]

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cittadella 2011–12 Serie B 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2012–13 37 1 2 0 — — 39 1
Total 50 1 3 0 — — 53 1
Atalanta 2013–14 Serie A 28 0 3 0 — — 31 0
2014–15 22 2 2 0 — — 24 2
Total 50 2 5 0 — — 55 2
Torino 2015–16 Serie A 35 4 3 1 — — 38 5
2016–17 37 6 2 0 — — 39 6
2017–18 32 4 2 0 — — 34 4
2018–19 34 4 3 1 — — 37 5
2019–20 16 0 0 0 5 0 — 21 0
2020–21 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2021–22 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Total 175 18 11 2 5 0 — 191 20
Cagliari 2021–22 Serie A 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Como 2022–23 Serie B 18 1 0 0 — — 18 1
2023–24 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Total 34 1 1 0 — — 35 1
Career Total 319 22 20 2 5 0 — 343 24

International

As of 4 June 2018[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy
2018 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Club

Atalanta

References

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  3. ^ "Ufficialle: De Vito e Baselli al Cittadella, Dalla Bona al Modena" [Official: De Vito and Baselli to Cittadella, Dalla Bona to Modena] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 13 July 2011.
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  8. ^ "L'Atalanta la spunta per 50mila euro: Baselli è nerazzurro" [Atalanta wins by 50 thousand euros: Baselli is nerazurro] (in Italian). Bergamo News. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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  15. ^ "Baselli, rinnovo sino al 2022".
  16. ^ "Baselli al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Daniele Baselli è un giocatore del Como" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  18. ^ "STAGE A ROMA DAL 10 AL 12 MARZO: SONO 31 I CONVOCATI DI PRANDELLI". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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  21. ^ "Roberto Mancini hands Mario Balotelli Italy recall | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  22. ^ "Italy: Dutch peg back 10-man Azzurri". Football Italia. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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