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| nationalteam6 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]]
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| club-update = 22:05, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 19 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 21 November 2023
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'''Cesare Casadei''' (born 10 January 2003) is an Italian professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[central midfielder]] for {{English football updater|Chelsea}} club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
'''Cesare Casadei''' (born 10 January 2003) is an Italian professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[central midfielder]] for {{English football updater|Chelsea}} club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
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Casadei played youth football with various Italian clubs before moving from [[Inter Milan]] to Chelsea in 2022. He was sent on loan in January 2023 and made his professional debut with [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. He then joined Leicester City on loan for the 2023–24 season. He was then recalled from his loan in January 2024.
Casadei played youth football with various Italian clubs before moving from [[Inter Milan]] to Chelsea in 2022. He was sent on loan in January 2023 and made his professional debut with [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. He then joined Leicester City on loan for the 2023–24 season. He was then recalled from his loan in January 2024.


Representing Italy in various youth levels, Casadei received the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot awards in the [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] with [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]].
Representing Italy in various youth levels, Casadei received the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot awards in the [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Early life and Inter Milan===
===Early life and Inter Milan===
Born in [[Ravenna]] and growing up in Milano Marittima, Casadei started playing football at [[A.S.D. Cervia 1920|Cervia]] before joining [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.lagiovaneitalia.net/lginet/cesare-casadei-diamante-centrocampo-inter/|title=Cesare Casadei, un diamante per il centrocampo dell’Inter|trans-title=Cesare Casadei, a diamond for Inter midfield|date=12 January 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=lagiovaneitalia.net|language=Italian|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817195259/https://www.lagiovaneitalia.net/lginet/cesare-casadei-diamante-centrocampo-inter/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horncastle |first=James |title=Meet Chelsea's new signing Cesare Casadei, the free-scoring 19-year-old No 8 from Inter |url=https://theathletic.com/3515674/2022/08/19/cesare-casadei-chelsea-transfer-inter/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, after the latter club faced [[bankruptcy]], the midfielder moved to [[Inter Milan]], where he quickly came through the youth ranks, winning a national Under-17 championship in 2019 and rising to the Under-19 squad while still being only seventeen.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.numero-diez.com/cesare-casadei-il-gioiellino-dellinter-primavera-e-lmvp-di-dicembre/|title=Cesare Casadei, il gioiellino dell’Inter Primavera: è l’MVP di dicembre|trans-title=Cesare Casadei, the jewel of Inter Primavera: it is the MVP of December|first=Luca|last=Gioacchino Graziuso|date=24 December 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=numero-diez.com|language=Italian}}</ref>
Born in [[Ravenna]] and growing up in Milano Marittima, Casadei started playing football at [[A.S.D. Cervia 1920|Cervia]] before joining [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.lagiovaneitalia.net/lginet/cesare-casadei-diamante-centrocampo-inter/|title=Cesare Casadei, un diamante per il centrocampo dell'Inter|trans-title=Cesare Casadei, a diamond for Inter midfield|date=12 January 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=lagiovaneitalia.net|language=Italian|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817195259/https://www.lagiovaneitalia.net/lginet/cesare-casadei-diamante-centrocampo-inter/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horncastle |first=James |title=Meet Chelsea's new signing Cesare Casadei, the free-scoring 19-year-old No 8 from Inter |url=https://theathletic.com/3515674/2022/08/19/cesare-casadei-chelsea-transfer-inter/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, after the latter club faced [[bankruptcy]], the midfielder moved to [[Inter Milan]], where he quickly came through the youth ranks, winning a national Under-17 championship in 2019 and rising to the Under-19 squad while still being only seventeen.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.numero-diez.com/cesare-casadei-il-gioiellino-dellinter-primavera-e-lmvp-di-dicembre/|title=Cesare Casadei, il gioiellino dell'Inter Primavera: è l'MVP di dicembre|trans-title=Cesare Casadei, the jewel of Inter Primavera: it is the MVP of December|first=Luca|last=Gioacchino Graziuso|date=24 December 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=numero-diez.com|language=Italian}}</ref>


In October 2021, he was included in ''[[The Guardian]]'''s yearly "Next Generation" list, featuring the highest-rated prospects born in 2003.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/oct/07/next-generation-2021-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first=Marcus|last=Christenson|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/25-04-2022/inter-intervista-cesare-casadei-barella-brozovic-chivu-440204388448_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FInter%2F25-04-2022%2Finter-intervista-cesare-casadei-barella-brozovic-chivu-440204388448.shtml|title=Casadei, il baby Milinkovic dell’Inter: "Intenso come Barella e sereno come Brozo, così imparo dai campioni"|trans-title=Casadei, Inter's baby Milinkovic: "Intense like Barella and serene like Brozo, that's how I learn from the champions"|first=Francesco|last=Sessa|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=gazzetta.it|language=Italian}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The following year, Casadei received his first call-ups to Inter's first team, while contributing to the U19's final victory in the [[Campionato Primavera 1]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
In October 2021, he was included in ''[[The Guardian]]'''s yearly "Next Generation" list, featuring the highest-rated prospects born in 2003.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/oct/07/next-generation-2021-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first=Marcus|last=Christenson|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=19 May 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/25-04-2022/inter-intervista-cesare-casadei-barella-brozovic-chivu-440204388448_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FInter%2F25-04-2022%2Finter-intervista-cesare-casadei-barella-brozovic-chivu-440204388448.shtml|title=Casadei, il baby Milinkovic dell'Inter: "Intenso come Barella e sereno come Brozo, così imparo dai campioni"|trans-title=Casadei, Inter's baby Milinkovic: "Intense like Barella and serene like Brozo, that's how I learn from the champions"|first=Francesco|last=Sessa|date=25 April 2022|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=gazzetta.it|language=Italian}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The following year, Casadei received his first call-ups to Inter's first team, while contributing to the U19's final victory in the [[Campionato Primavera 1]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />


===Chelsea===
===Chelsea===
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====Loan to Reading ====
====Loan to Reading ====
On 30 January 2023, Casadei was loaned to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] until the end of the season.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Casadei joins Reading on loan |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/casadei-joins-reading-on-loan |date=30 January 2023 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=chelseafc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Cesare Casadei completes loan switch to Reading |url=https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2023/january/30/cesare-casadei-completes-loan-switch-to-reading/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Reading FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Reading sign midfielder Casadei from Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64460423 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He went on to make his full professional debut on 4 February, starting in a 2–2 [[2022–23 EFL Championship|league]] draw against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 February 2023 |title=Reading come back to earn Watford point |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64435574 |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 15 March 2023 in a 2–1 loss at [[Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64884199|title=Blackburn 2-1 Reading|publisher=[[BBC]] |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> He was a part of the team that eventually suffered relegation to [[EFL League One]] at the end of the [[2022–23 Reading F.C. season|2022–23 campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2023 |title=Reading relegated to League One after Terriers win |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65457810 |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>
On 30 January 2023, Casadei was loaned to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] until the end of the season.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Casadei joins Reading on loan |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/casadei-joins-reading-on-loan |date=30 January 2023 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=chelseafc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Cesare Casadei completes loan switch to Reading |url=https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2023/january/30/cesare-casadei-completes-loan-switch-to-reading/ |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=Reading FC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Reading sign midfielder Casadei from Chelsea |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64460423 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> He went on to make his full professional debut on 4 February, starting in a 2–2 [[2022–23 EFL Championship|league]] draw against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 February 2023 |title=Reading come back to earn Watford point |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64435574 |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 15 March 2023 in a 2–1 loss at [[Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64884199|title=Blackburn 2-1 Reading|website=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> He was a part of the team that eventually suffered relegation to [[EFL League One]] at the end of the [[2022–23 Reading F.C. season|2022–23 campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 May 2023 |title=Reading relegated to League One after Terriers win |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65457810 |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>


====Loan to Leicester City ====
====Loan to Leicester City ====
On 15 August 2023, Casadei was loaned to [[EFL Championship]] side [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Casadei seals Leicester loan |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/casadei-seals-leicester-loan |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leicester City Secure Cesare Casadei Loan From Chelsea |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/3635528/leicester-city-secure-cesare-casadei-loan-from-chelsea?fbclid=IwAR04w6uiDNyX26pZ2irZ5JIc11kfY8s4OJt4YHY9PadCCeEPELNX9fkn6RQ |date= 15 August 2023 |publisher= Leicester City F.C.}}</ref> He made his debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute for [[Wilfred Ndidi]] in the 62nd minute of a [[2023–24 EFL Championship|league]] game against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], in which he went on to score the 2–1 winning goal in the 92nd minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2023 |title=Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City: Debutant Cesare Casadei scores injury-time winner |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66482259 |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferri |first=Alessandro |date=19 August 2023 |title=Il debutto da sogno di Casadei: segna il goal vittoria al 92 e fa impazzire i tifosi del Leicester |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/il-debutto-da-sogno-di-casadei-segna-il-goal-vittoria-al-92-e-fa-impazzire-i-tifosi-del-leicester/blt4852e99d0acc255c |access-date=20 August 2023 |website=Goal.com |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 15 August 2023, Casadei was loaned to [[EFL Championship]] side [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Casadei seals Leicester loan |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/casadei-seals-leicester-loan |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Leicester City Secure Cesare Casadei Loan From Chelsea |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/3635528/leicester-city-secure-cesare-casadei-loan-from-chelsea?fbclid=IwAR04w6uiDNyX26pZ2irZ5JIc11kfY8s4OJt4YHY9PadCCeEPELNX9fkn6RQ |date= 15 August 2023 |publisher= Leicester City F.C.}}</ref> He made his debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute for [[Wilfred Ndidi]] in the 62nd minute of a [[2023–24 EFL Championship|league]] game against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], in which he went on to score the 2–1 winning goal in the 92nd minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2023 |title=Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City: Debutant Cesare Casadei scores injury-time winner |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66482259 |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferri |first=Alessandro |date=19 August 2023 |title=Il debutto da sogno di Casadei: segna il goal vittoria al 92 e fa impazzire i tifosi del Leicester |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/il-debutto-da-sogno-di-casadei-segna-il-goal-vittoria-al-92-e-fa-impazzire-i-tifosi-del-leicester/blt4852e99d0acc255c |access-date=20 August 2023 |website=Goal.com |language=it-IT}}</ref>


==== Return to Chelsea ====
==== Return to Chelsea ====
On 19 January 2024, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his loan at Leicester.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=Cesare Casadei Recalled By Chelsea |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/3861825 |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=Leicester City |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Lelio |date=19 January 2024 |title=Casadei, Sensi e l'intreccio di mercato tra Inter, Chelsea e Leicester |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/casadei-sensi-e-l-intreccio-di-mercato-tra-inter-chelsea-e-leicester/blta9bd42e0e938c71a |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=Goal.com |language=it}}</ref> He made his senior debut for the Blues coming on as a late substitute for [[Cole Palmer]] in the side's 1–4 away defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the Premier League on 31 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-30 |title=Premier League: Liverpool thrash Chelsea to go five points clear at top - reaction |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/67707294 |access-date=2024-01-31 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 19 January 2024, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his loan at Leicester.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=Cesare Casadei Recalled By Chelsea |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/3861825 |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=Leicester City |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donato |first=Lelio |date=19 January 2024 |title=Casadei, Sensi e l'intreccio di mercato tra Inter, Chelsea e Leicester |url=https://www.goal.com/it/liste/casadei-sensi-e-l-intreccio-di-mercato-tra-inter-chelsea-e-leicester/blta9bd42e0e938c71a |access-date=19 January 2024 |website=Goal.com |language=it}}</ref> He made his senior debut for the Blues coming on as a late substitute for [[Cole Palmer]] in the side's 1–4 away defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the Premier League on 31 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-30 |title=Premier League: Liverpool thrash Chelsea to go five points clear at top - reaction |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/67707294 |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Casadei has represented [[Italy]] at almost all youth international levels, from the [[Italy national under-16 football team|Under-16]] to the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Under-21 national team]].<ref name=wf/><ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Carzaniga |first=Dennis |date=8 September 2021 |title=Italia Under 19, Casadei protagonista anche in Azzurro: il centrocampista dell'Inter a segno nel 3–0 sull'Olanda |trans-title=Italy Under 19, Casadei also protagonist in Azzurro: the Inter midfielder scores 3–0 against the Netherlands |url=https://www.sprintesport.it/nazionali/2021/09/08/news/italia-under-19-casadei-protagonista-anche-in-azzurro-il-centrocampista-dell-inter-a-segno-nel-3-0-sull-olanda-513341/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |website=sprintesport.it |language=Italian}}</ref>
Casadei has represented [[Italy]] at almost all youth international levels, from the [[Italy national under-16 football team|Under-16]] to the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Under-21 national team]].<ref name=wf/><ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Carzaniga |first=Dennis |date=8 September 2021 |title=Italia Under 19, Casadei protagonista anche in Azzurro: il centrocampista dell'Inter a segno nel 3–0 sull'Olanda |trans-title=Italy Under 19, Casadei also protagonist in Azzurro: the Inter midfielder scores 3–0 against the Netherlands |url=https://www.sprintesport.it/nazionali/2021/09/08/news/italia-under-19-casadei-protagonista-anche-in-azzurro-il-centrocampista-dell-inter-a-segno-nel-3-0-sull-olanda-513341/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |website=sprintesport.it |language=Italian}}</ref>


In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the [[2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|UEFA Under-19 European Championship]] in [[Slovakia]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Gli Azzurrini in Slovacchia alla conquista dell’Europa. Ufficializzata la lista dei 20 convocati, non ci sono Gnonto e Scalvini |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/gli-azzurrini-in-slovacchia-alla-conquista-dell-europa-ufficializzata-la-lista-dei-20-convocati-non-ci-sono-gnonto-e-scalvini/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |language=it}}</ref> where Italy reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by eventual champions [[England national under-19 football team|England]].
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the [[2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|UEFA Under-19 European Championship]] in [[Slovakia]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Gli Azzurrini in Slovacchia alla conquista dell'Europa. Ufficializzata la lista dei 20 convocati, non ci sono Gnonto e Scalvini |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/gli-azzurrini-in-slovacchia-alla-conquista-dell-europa-ufficializzata-la-lista-dei-20-convocati-non-ci-sono-gnonto-e-scalvini/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |language=it}}</ref> where Italy reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by eventual champions [[England national under-19 football team|England]].


On 19 November 2022, he made his debut for the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] squad in a friendly match lost 4–2 against [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].
On 19 November 2022, he made his debut for the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] squad in a friendly match lost 4–2 against [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Cesare's brother, Ettore, is also a footballer: as of 2022, he plays for the [[Florida Tech Panthers|soccer team]] of the [[Florida Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2018/11/14/cesena-stories-diciottesima-puntata|title=#CESENASTORIES, 18^ puntata. Ettore Casadei, gol&piadina|trans-title=#CESENASTORIES, 18th episode. Ettore Casadei, goals & piadina|date=18 November 2018|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=sport.sky.it|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://floridatechsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ettore-casadei/15188|title=Ettore Casadei|accessdate=24 December 2022|website=floridatechsports.com}}</ref>
Cesare's brother, Ettore, is also a footballer: as of 2023, he plays for the [[Florida Tech Panthers|soccer team]] of the [[Florida Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2018/11/14/cesena-stories-diciottesima-puntata|title=#CESENASTORIES, 18^ puntata. Ettore Casadei, gol&piadina|trans-title=#CESENASTORIES, 18th episode. Ettore Casadei, goals & piadina|date=18 November 2018|accessdate=19 May 2022|website=sport.sky.it|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://floridatechsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ettore-casadei/15188|title=Ettore Casadei|accessdate=24 December 2022|website=floridatechsports.com}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==


===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|match played 31 January 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|cesare-casadei/654701}}</ref>
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== Honours ==
==Honours==
'''Inter Milan U17'''
'''Leicester City'''
*[[EFL Championship]]: [[2023–24 EFL Championship|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2040 |title=Championship: 2023/24: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 May 2024}}<br />{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1527&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156 |title=Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
* Campionato Nazionale Under-17 Serie A e B: 2019<ref name=":1" />

'''Inter Milan U19'''
* [[Campionato Primavera 1]]: 2021–22<ref name=":4" />
'''Italy U20'''
'''Italy U20'''
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] runner-up: [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]<ref name=":23"/><ref name=":33"/>
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] runner-up: [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]<ref name=":23"/><ref name=":33"/>

'''Individual'''
'''Individual'''
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup#Awards|FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Awards|2023]]<ref name="U20WC Awards" /><ref name=":12" />
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup#Awards|FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball]]: [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup#Awards|2023]]<ref name="U20WC Awards" /><ref name=":12" />
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==External links==
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* {{Soccerway|cesare-casadei/654701}}
* [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/profile/cesare-casadei Profile] at the Chelsea F.C. website
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Cesare Casadei
Casadei with Italy U20 at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Cesare Casadei[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 31
Youth career
Cervia
0000–2018 Cesena
2018–2022 Inter Milan
2022–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Chelsea 11 (0)
2023 → Reading (loan) 15 (1)
2023–2024 → Leicester City (loan) 22 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Italy U16 9 (2)
2019 Italy U17 1 (1)
2021 Italy U18 1 (1)
2021–2022 Italy U19 12 (3)
2022–2023 Italy U20 9 (8)
2022– Italy U21 12 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Cesare Casadei (born 10 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea.

Casadei played youth football with various Italian clubs before moving from Inter Milan to Chelsea in 2022. He was sent on loan in January 2023 and made his professional debut with Reading. He then joined Leicester City on loan for the 2023–24 season. He was then recalled from his loan in January 2024.

Representing Italy in various youth levels, Casadei received the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot awards in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Club career

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Early life and Inter Milan

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Born in Ravenna and growing up in Milano Marittima, Casadei started playing football at Cervia before joining Cesena.[4][5][6] In 2018, after the latter club faced bankruptcy, the midfielder moved to Inter Milan, where he quickly came through the youth ranks, winning a national Under-17 championship in 2019 and rising to the Under-19 squad while still being only seventeen.[5]

In October 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly "Next Generation" list, featuring the highest-rated prospects born in 2003.[7][8] The following year, Casadei received his first call-ups to Inter's first team, while contributing to the U19's final victory in the Campionato Primavera 1.[5][9][10]

Chelsea

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Chelsea U21

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On 19 August 2022, it was announced that Chelsea had agreed a deal with Inter Milan for the signing of Cesare Casadei on a six-year contract.[11] His transfer fee was reported to be in the range of €15 million, plus €5 million in add-ons.[10][11]

Casadei was included in the U21 team, and on 31 August he made his debut against Sutton United, losing 1–0 in an EFL Trophy match and being red carded.[12] Four days later, he made his Premier League 2 debut, when he scored a 48th-minute goal to make it 2–0 against Everton U21.[13] On 22 November, he scored a long-distance goal in a 4–2 away win against Peterborough United senior team in the EFL Trophy second round;[14] the goal was also voted as Chelsea's Goal of the Month.[15] He scored a total of five goals in 13 appearances for Chelsea U21 in all competitions.[15]

Loan to Reading

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On 30 January 2023, Casadei was loaned to Championship side Reading until the end of the season.[15][16][17] He went on to make his full professional debut on 4 February, starting in a 2–2 league draw against Watford.[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 March 2023 in a 2–1 loss at Blackburn Rovers.[19] He was a part of the team that eventually suffered relegation to EFL League One at the end of the 2022–23 campaign.[20]

Loan to Leicester City

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On 15 August 2023, Casadei was loaned to EFL Championship side Leicester City until the end of the season.[21][22] He made his debut for the club four days later, coming on as a substitute for Wilfred Ndidi in the 62nd minute of a league game against Cardiff City, in which he went on to score the 2–1 winning goal in the 92nd minute of the match.[23][24]

Return to Chelsea

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On 19 January 2024, Casadei was recalled by Chelsea from his loan at Leicester.[25][26] He made his senior debut for the Blues coming on as a late substitute for Cole Palmer in the side's 1–4 away defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League on 31 January 2024.[27]

International career

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Casadei has represented Italy at almost all youth international levels, from the Under-16 to the Under-21 national team.[2][28]

In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the UEFA Under-19 European Championship in Slovakia,[29] where Italy reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by eventual champions England.

On 19 November 2022, he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match lost 4–2 against Germany.

In December 2022, he was involved in a training camp led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[30]

In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[31] Having helped Italy reach the final, as the Azzurrini eventually lost to Uruguay,[32][33] he received both the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot awards, as the most valuable player and the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.[34][35]

Style of play

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Rated as one of the most promising Italian talents of his generation, Casadei has been described as a well-rounded and modern midfielder, who excels both physically and technically.[4][7][8] He can play on both sides in a three, four or five-man midfield trio, but also as an attacking midfielder, or even in the holding role.[5][11] Mainly a right-footed player, he's still quite comfortable with his weaker foot, too.[8]

Despite being quite tall and having a slight valgus deformity, he is elegant and comfortable on the ball, whether he is passing it or carrying it, while also showing good pace and coordination.[7][8] Thanks to his off-the-ball movement, his intelligence and his abilities in shooting and heading, he can get himself many chances to score.[28][7][8] Defensively, he tends to dive into tackles and press the opponents, while also using his body to duel with opponents or defend the ball.[8]

Due to his skills, he has been compared to Massimo Ambrosini and Sergej Milinković-Savić,[11] although he cited Nicolò Barella, Marcelo Brozović, Radja Nainggolan, Javier Zanetti and Federico Valverde as sources of inspiration.[11][36]

Personal life

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Cesare's brother, Ettore, is also a footballer: as of 2023, he plays for the soccer team of the Florida Institute of Technology.[9][37]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 November 2024[38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 — — — — 4[a] 1 4 1
Total — — — — 4 1 4 1
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24 Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 4[b] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 11 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 16 0
Reading (loan) 2022–23 Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 — — 15 1
Leicester City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 22 2 1 1 2 0 — — 25 3
Career total 48 3 1 1 3 0 4 0 4 1 60 5
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Leicester City

Italy U20

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cesare Casadei at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Cesare Casadei". Chelsea FC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Cesare Casadei, un diamante per il centrocampo dell'Inter" [Cesare Casadei, a diamond for Inter midfield]. lagiovaneitalia.net (in Italian). 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Gioacchino Graziuso, Luca (24 December 2021). "Cesare Casadei, il gioiellino dell'Inter Primavera: è l'MVP di dicembre" [Cesare Casadei, the jewel of Inter Primavera: it is the MVP of December]. numero-diez.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. ^ Horncastle, James. "Meet Chelsea's new signing Cesare Casadei, the free-scoring 19-year-old No 8 from Inter". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Christenson, Marcus (7 October 2021). "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Sessa, Francesco (25 April 2022). "Casadei, il baby Milinkovic dell'Inter: "Intenso come Barella e sereno come Brozo, così imparo dai campioni"" [Casadei, Inter's baby Milinkovic: "Intense like Barella and serene like Brozo, that's how I learn from the champions"]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 May 2022. (subscription required)
  9. ^ a b "#CESENASTORIES, 18^ puntata. Ettore Casadei, gol&piadina" [#CESENASTORIES, 18th episode. Ettore Casadei, goals & piadina]. sport.sky.it (in Italian). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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  12. ^ "Esordio da dimenticare per Casadei con il Chelsea U21: espulsione per l'ex Inter | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Esordio 'shock' alle spalle: primo goal col Chelsea U21 per Casadei | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Peterborough United v Chelsea U21". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Casadei joins Reading on loan". chelseafc.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Cesare Casadei completes loan switch to Reading". Reading FC. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Reading sign midfielder Casadei from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Reading come back to earn Watford point". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Blackburn 2-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Reading relegated to League One after Terriers win". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Casadei seals Leicester loan". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Leicester City Secure Cesare Casadei Loan From Chelsea". Leicester City F.C. 15 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City: Debutant Cesare Casadei scores injury-time winner". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  24. ^ Ferri, Alessandro (19 August 2023). "Il debutto da sogno di Casadei: segna il goal vittoria al 92 e fa impazzire i tifosi del Leicester". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Cesare Casadei Recalled By Chelsea". Leicester City. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  26. ^ Donato, Lelio (19 January 2024). "Casadei, Sensi e l'intreccio di mercato tra Inter, Chelsea e Leicester". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  27. ^ "Premier League: Liverpool thrash Chelsea to go five points clear at top - reaction". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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  29. ^ "Gli Azzurrini in Slovacchia alla conquista dell'Europa. Ufficializzata la lista dei 20 convocati, non ci sono Gnonto e Scalvini". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Stage a Coverciano dal 20 al 22 dicembre, convocati due gruppi di calciatori di interesse nazionale". FIGC (in Italian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  32. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  33. ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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  35. ^ a b c "Italia, i premi del Mondiale U20: ci sono anche Casadei e Desplanches". Tuttosport (in Italian). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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    "Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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