Andrea Natali
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| Date of birth | 28 January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
AZ (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Bologna | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Brera | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Pont Marina - Almogàvers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cañada Blanch | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → AZ (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Jong AZ (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → AZ (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Italy U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Andrea Natali (born 28 January 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Natali moved with his family to Spain as a child.[1]
Club career
He started playing football at the age of six when he joined the youth academy of Bologna, the club where his father played from 2012 to 2014.[2] In the summer of 2014, he joined Brera and after a few seasons with the Neroverdi, he moved abroad, first to Spain and then to England.[2]
Natali joined the youth academy of La Liga side Barcelona at the age of thirteen,[3] after playing in the youth academy of Udinese[4] and AC Milan's youth academy.[2] He has been described as "one of the most promising defenders in the Blaugrana youth team".[5]
On 26 June 2024, Natali joined Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[6]
On 4 September 2025, he moved to the Netherlands and joined Eredivisie club AZ on a one-year loan, initially assigned to the under-21 team.[7]
International career
Natali has captained the Italy national under-15 football team.[8]
He won the Euros U17 in 2024.
Style of play
Natali mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "stood out for his driving and quality in passing".[9]