Cristian Volpato

Cristian Volpato (born 15 November 2003) is an Italian Australian-born professional footballer who plays for A.S. Roma.[1]

Cristian Volpato
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003
Place of birth Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 62
Youth career
2013–2015 Sydney United 58
2016–2018 Sydney FC
2018–2019 Western Sydney Wanderers
2020–2021 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Roma 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021

Early life

Cristian Volpato was born in Camperdown,[2][3][4][5][6] an inner western suburb of Sydney.[7]

Club career

Volpato first started playing soccer in Abbotsford, still in Sydney suburbs, where he was a very prolific goalscorer.[7][8][9]

This allowed him to take his first steps into professional football, at Andrea Icardi's AC Milan Soccer School, Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers academy.[8][9][10][11][12][13] He soon earned a trial in the AS Roma Youth Sector through Fabrizio Piccareta.[3][11][14][15]

After a few months in Rome where he was able to demonstrate his attacking abilities, the young footballer signed a three-year-contract with the club from the Italian capital in January 2020.[8][10][16][17] A month later he also joined Francesco Totti's agency, whilst he had already taken the number 10 shirt with Roma's Youth.[3][4][10][14][18][19]

A year later, Volpato signed his first professional contract with Roma, a new three-year-deal tying him to the club until 2024.[9][11][20] As the youth competitions resumed after covid, he then became a regular with the under-18, scoring 5 goals during the 2020–21 season, soon earning a place in the primavera squad.[2][8][14]

He made his professional debut for AS Roma on the 4 December 2021.[5][8][21]

International career

Volpato is eligible to represent Australia or Italy.

In early August 2021, Cristian Volpato was called by Carmine Nunziata to the Italy national under-19 team,[22] being however forced to forfeit a few days later.[23][24] On 12 December 2021 it was reported that Australia national soccer team manager Graham Arnold was considering calling up Volapto for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Vietnam and Oman. He was also called up to the Australia U-23 side however he was withdrawn from the squad by A.S. Roma.[25]

Style of play

Volpato is able to play both as a trequartista or a winger.[3][6] Seen as a regista or deep-lying playmaker in his early career,[17] he is often compared to Totti, his model as a number 10 and his direct mentor in his first year at Roma.[3][4][8][10][14]

References
  1. Cristian Volpato at Soccerway
  2. Carina, Stefano (26 October 2021). "Roma, Mourinho convoca il 17enne Volpato, il primo della scuderia di Totti". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. Zucchelli, Chiara (27 October 2021). "Dalla scuderia Totti col 10 sulle spalle. Roma, la prima di Volpato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. Bergantini, Luca (5 April 2021). "Christian Volpato, un Aussie nella città eterna". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. Federici, Thomas (4 December 2021). "Résultat et résumé AS Rome - Inter Milan, Serie A, 16e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. Cardia, Ivan (1 November 2021). "Roma, Mourinho punta ancora sulla Primavera: i prossimi cinque talenti da lanciare". TUTTOmercatoWEB (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. "Cristian Volpato is set to tear it up for AS Roma – and possibly turn his back on Australia". The Roar. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. Paoli, Alessandro (5 December 2021). "Esordio in A per Volpato. Il 10 italo-austrialiano nel segno di Totti". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. Raso, Emilio (26 February 2021). "Volpato: «Che emozione lavorare con Dzeko, Pedro e Mkhitaryan»". Il Romanista. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. Lewis, Dave (19 May 2020). "Meet the Roma-based Aussie who's been snapped up by Totti". SBS. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. Davidson, John (23 February 2021). "Aussie teenager signs pro deal with Roma". SBS. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  12. "The next golden generation of Socceroos". Sydney News Today. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. "Football NSW squads ready for National Youth Championships". Football NSW. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. Andrea Di Carlo (13 September 2021). "Volpato, numero 10 "benedetto" dal Capitano". Siamo la Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  15. Bossi, Dominic (16 September 2021). "Cut by Wanderers but selected for Italy: How Sydney kid slipped from Australia's grasp". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  16. Rugari, Vince; Bossi, Dominic (23 January 2020). "Macarthur FC hit one Mile-stone, but losing hope of reaching another". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  17. "Roma scatenata sul mercato! Ecco Cristian Volpato". Gazzetta Regionale (in Italian). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  18. Rupolo, Nicholas (19 February 2020). "The Mixer: Francesco Totti to sign Aussie starlet". FTBL. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  19. "Totti, presa la procura del giovane Cristian Volpato". IlRomanista.eu. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  20. "Roma, Volpato rinnova fino al 2024: "Incredibile allenarsi con Dzeko, Mkhitaryan e Pedro"". Roma news (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  21. Canicchio, Lorenzo (4 December 2021). "Esordio in Serie A per Cristian Volpato. Giornata comunque memorabile per lui". Gazzetta Regionale. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  22. "First match of the season on 13 August against Albania: Nunziata selects 25 Azzurrini". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  23. Paoli, Alessandro (8 August 2021). "Forfait El Hilali, Volpato e Zanotti. Convocati Cavallini e Giovane". Tutto Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  24. "Il 13 agosto a Coverciano primo impegno stagionale con l'Albania: Nunziata convoca 25 Azzurrini". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  25. https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/socceroos/football-news-2021-socceroos-cristian-volpato-to-be-offered-senior-cap-for-australia-serie-a-as-roma-italy-national-team-interest/news-story/547605b061b26aa88a089c5e2e1ab5b2?fbclid=IwAR0abYmyqhazpnk1fhZg1IzO9eS1bFumMtt34bRnrxYBajAWjjKD6dzidiA
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