Danilo Cataldi
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 Cataldi with Lazio in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Ottavia | ||
| 2006–2013 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Lazio | 215 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Crotone (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Genoa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Benevento (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Italy U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Italy U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Italy U21 | 20 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:11, 18 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Danilo Cataldi (born 6 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio.
Cataldi was born in Rome to parents from Missanello, Southern Italy.[1] A product of Lazio's youth system, he was sent on loan to Serie B club Crotone in the 2013–2014 season, where he played as a starter, obtaining 35 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
He made his return in Lazio's first team for the 2014–15 season, making his Serie A debut on 18 January 2015, in the match lost 1–0 against Napoli at Stadio Olimpico. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August 2016 in a 4–3 away win over Atalanta.[2]
Cataldi was loaned out to Genoa on 13 January 2017 until 30 June 2017.[3]
On 19 July 2017, Cataldi was loaned out to newly promoted Serie A club Benevento.[4]
On 30 August 2024, Cataldi was loaned by Fiorentina, with an option to buy.[5]
On 1 December 2024, Cataldi was praised for his efforts in helping teammate Edoardo Bove after Bove collapsed on the pitch, during a Serie A fixture between Fiorentina and Inter Milan.
International career
On 5 March 2014, Cataldi made his debut with the Italy U-21 side in a qualification match against Northern Ireland.
With the Italy U-21 he took part at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
On 5 November 2016, Cataldi was called up to the senior Italian international squad for the first time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Liechtenstein and friendly against Germany.[6]
In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[7] He made his only appearance of the tournament In Italy's second group match on 21 June, a 3–1 defeat to Czech Republic.[8] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June.[9][10]
