Elio Capradossi
Ugandan footballer (born 1996)
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Elio Capradossi (born 11 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.[1] A former youth international for Italy, he plays for the Uganda national team.
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Capradossi with Cagliari in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universitatea Cluj | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Lazio | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | Lodigiani | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Roma | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | → Bari (loan) | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Spezia (loan) | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Spezia | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → SPAL (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Cagliari | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lecco | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Cittadella | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Universitatea Cluj | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Italy U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Italy U17 | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uganda | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Capradossi is a product of Roma youth academy. He won the 2015–2016 Italian U19 Championship with Roma's U19 team as the squad captain.
In the summer 2016 he was loaned to Bari in Serie B. He made his league debut on 24 September 2016 playing as a starter in the match against Benevento at Stadio San Nicola. In January 2018, after one season and a half spent at Bari, he returned to Roma.[2]
On 6 May 2018 he made his debut with Roma in a 1–0 away victory against Cagliari where he was played in the starting 11.[2]
On 20 July 2018, Capradossi signed to Serie B side Spezia on loan until 30 June 2019.[3]
On 1 August 2019, Capradossi signed to Serie B club Spezia on a four-year contract.[4]
In August 2019 Capradossi was acquired by the Spezia Calcio[5] and in July 2020 had a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament which blocked his playing activity for the subsequent ten months. On 23 May 2021, the Spezia-Roma match will sign his return in Serie A after three years.[6]
On 1 September 2022, Capradossi signed a two-year contract with Cagliari.[7] On 22 January 2024, his contract with Cagliari was dissolved by mutual consent.[8]
On 2 February 2024, Capradossi joined Serie B club Lecco.[9]
On 25 November 2024, Capradossi signed with Cittadella in Serie B.[10]
On 2 July 2025, Capradossi signed a deal with Romanian club Universitatea Cluj.[11]
International career
He represented the Italy U17 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He made his debut with the U21 team on 5 October 2017, in a friendly match won 6–2 against Hungary.
He decided to accept a call-up from Uganda in June 2024, being able to switch nationality thanks to his birthplace.[12] He made his debut for Uganda on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Botswana at the Mandela National Stadium. He played the full game as Uganda won 1–0.[13]
Playing style
Capradossi has been compared to Angelo Ogbonna because of his ethnicity, strength, height and skill.[14] He has been credited for his abilities in passing and intercepting the ball, as well as his physicality and heading skills.[15]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 February 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roma | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bari (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Spezia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Spezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |||
| SPAL (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Cagliari | 2022–23 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Lecco | 2023–24 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Cittadella | 2024–25 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2025–26 | Liga I | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 170 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 8 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia
- Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Uganda | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- As of match played 5 September 2025. Uganda score listed first, score column indicates score after each Capradossi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 5 September 2025 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda |  Mozambique | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2013