Daniel Caligiuri

Daniel Caligiuri

Caligiuri in October 2014
Personal information
Full name Daniel Caligiuri
Date of birth (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 7
Youth career
BSV 07 Schwenningen
2001–2005 SV Zimmern
2005–2007 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 SC Freiburg II 70 (22)
2009–2013 SC Freiburg 93 (11)
2013– VfL Wolfsburg 80 (10)
National team‡
2015– Italy 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 8 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2015

Daniel Caligiuri (pronounced [kaliˈdʒuri]; born 15 January 1988 in Villingen-Schwenningen) is a German-born Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and the Italy national team. Born in Germany to an Italian father and a German mother, Caligiuri began his professional career with Freiburg before moving to Wolfsburg in 2013.

Club career

Caligiuri made his Bundesliga debut for Freiburg on 7 November 2009, starting against VfL Bochum. He joined VfL Wolfsburg in 2013 after a solid season with Freiburg. On 19 March 2015, Calgiuri scored in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Europa League against Inter Milan.[1]

International career

Caligiuri is eligible to represent both Germany through being born there (and to a German mother), as well as Italy through his father. On 22 May 2015, Caligiuri expressed his desire to play for the country of his father's heritage, stating "I have always said that I will play for the national team which invites me first. And I have big hopes now to be part of the Italy squad."[2]

On 31 May 2015, it was announced that Antonio Conte named Caligiuri alongside fellow débutant Nicola Sansone in his preliminary squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia.[3] However, Caligiuri was dropped from the squad on 6 June.[4]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2016.[5][6][7]
Club Season League[lower-alpha 1] Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe[lower-alpha 3] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg II 2006–07 3 0 —— 3 0
2007–08 13 2 —— 13 2
2008–09 32 8 —— 32 8
2009–10 19 13 —— 19 13
2010–11 1 0 —— 1 0
2011–12 2 1 —— 2 1
Total 70 24 —— 70 24
SC Freiburg 2009–10 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
2010–11 23 0 2 0 — 25 0
2011–12 25 6 1 0 — 26 6
2012–13 29 5 4 3 — 33 8
Total 93 11 7 3 — 100 14
VfL Wolfsburg 2013–14 24 1 3 0 — 27 1
2014–15 28 7 6 2 11 1 45 10
2015–16 28 2 3 0 8 1 39 3
Total 80 10 12 2 19 2 111 14
Total 243 45 19 5 19 2 281 52
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Bundesliga and the Regionalliga.
  2. ↑ Includes appearances in the DFB-Pokal and the DFL-Supercup.
  3. ↑ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

    Personal life

    Caligiuri is of Italian descent.[8] His older brother Marco is also a professional footballer, who currently plays for Greuther Fürth.

    Honours

    Club

    Freiburg
    Wolfsburg

    References

    1. ↑ "Lässig ins Viertelfinale" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
    2. ↑ "Wolfsburg midfielder Daniel Caligiuri looking forward to dream Italy call-up". ESPN FC. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
    3. ↑ Hiete, Thomas (21 May 2015). "Conte statt Löw: Caligiuri vor Debüt für Italien" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
    4. ↑ "Enttäuschung! Caligiuri nicht im Italien-Aufgebot" (in German). kicker. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
    5. ↑ "Caligiuri, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
    6. ↑ "Daniel Caligiuri » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
    7. ↑ Daniel Caligiuri profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
    8. ↑ http://m.fantagazzetta.com/articolo.vbhtml?id=203821
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