Associazione Calcio Milan Youth Sector (Italian: Settore giovanile dell'Associazione Calcio Milan) is the youth system of Italian football club AC Milan. The Youth Sector is made up of various boys' and girls' squads divided by age groups. Starting from September 2023 Vincenzo Vergine is the Head of the Youth Sector, replacing Angelo Carbone.

AC Milan Primavera
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Full nameAssociazione Calcio Milan Primavera
Nickname(s)I Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks)
Il Diavolo (The Devil)
Founded1912, as AC Milan Reserves (it. Riserve)
GroundPuma House of Football - Centro P. Vismara
Capacity1,200
Head of Youth SectorVincenzo Vergine (men)
Gianfranco Parma (women U10–U17)
Elisabet Spina (women U19)
ManagerFederico Guidi
LeagueCampionato Primavera 1
2021–22Campionato Primavera 1, 13th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The Primavera team are the men's under-19 squad and the highest level team within the set-up. They currently play in the top-tier Campionato Primavera 1 and the Coppa Italia Primavera, as well as representing the club in the UEFA Youth League, where they either qualify through their domestic league or the first team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League.

The Primavera team trains at Milanello alongside the first team and they play the majority of their home games at the Vismara Sports Centre in Milan, which also serves as the training facility for all other teams in the set-up.

Primavera (under-19)

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Current squad

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As of 19 July 2024.[1] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[2][3] Different numbers may be assigned to players who take part in first-team matches.[4] Some players remain eligible for Under-18 squad also.


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Edoardo Colzani
DF   ITA Adam Bakoune
DF   ITA Andrea De Bonis
DF   ITA Leonardo Frugnoli
DF   BRA Estevan Gaucho
DF   ITA Lorenzo Grilli
DF   ITA Vittorio Magni
DF   ITA Dorian Paloschi
DF   ITA Pietro Parmiggiani
DF   FIN Axel Sandler
MF   ITA Christian Comotto
MF   ITA Andrea Gualdi
MF   ITA Lorenzo Insolito
MF   ITA Alessandro Lamorte
MF   ITA Tommaso Mancioppi
MF   ITA Gioele Perina
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Vincenzo Perrucci
MF   ITA Emanuele Sala
MF   POL Mateusz Skoczylas
MF   ITA Matteo Tezzele
MF   ITA Michael Vitali
FW   ITA Alessandro Bonomi
FW   ITA Maikol Cifuentes
FW   ITA Riccardo Corradino
FW   ITA Andrea Di Siena
FW   ITA Mattia Liberali
FW   ITA Gaetano Manto
FW   ITA Luca Martinazzi
FW   ITA Diego Sia
FW   ROU Alexandru Siman
FW   ITA Filippo Scotti

Managerial history

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Youth Sector

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The Youth Sector has been responsible for producing some of the club's greatest ever players, including their top three all-time appearance makers, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in Serie A. The training facilities are based at the Centro Sportivo Vismara (Vismara Sports Centre), a 57-acre (230,000 m2) site in Gratosoglio, Milan,[5] although the Primavera team train at Milanello alongside the first team.

The Youth Sector encompasses several age-group teams ranging from Under-8s up to Under-18s, divided as follows:[6]

  • Boys
    • Under-18
    • Allievi Nazionali U17
    • Allievi Nazionali U16
    • Giovanissimi Nazionali U15
    • Giovanissimi Regionali A U14
    • Giovanissimi Regionali B U13
    • Esordienti A U12
    • Esordienti B U11
    • Pulcini U10
    • Pulcini U9
    • Primi Calci U8
  • Girls
    • Women's Primavera (Under-19)
    • Allieve Nazionali U17
    • Giovanissime U15
    • Esordienti U13
    • Esordienti U11
    • Pulcine U10

Squads

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Under-18

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As of 19 July 2024.[7] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[8][9] For Under-18 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Carlo Bassorizzi
GK   ITA Edoardo Colzani
GK   ITA Alessandro Longoni
DF   ITA Salem Albe
DF   ITA Mattia Cappelletti
DF   ITA Federico Colombo
DF   ITA Luca Del Forno
DF   ITA Daniele Eberini
DF   ITA Simone Farioli
DF   ITA Alessandro Guffanti
DF   ITA Nirash Perera
MF   ITA Filippo Bagarotti
MF   ITA Simone Batistini
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Alessandro Di Maria
MF   ITA Cristiano Dotta
MF   ITA Mattia Geroli
MF   ITA Lorenzo Ossola
FW   ITA Anthony Pace
MF   ITA Ernesto Perin
MF   ITA Simone Sassi
MF   NED Viana Seedorf
FW   ITA Francesco Domnitei
FW   ITA Simone Lontani
FW   ALB Fabiano Mavriqi
FW   ITA Marco Melchionda

Allievi Nazionali U17

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As of 19 July 2024.[10] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[11][12] For Under-17 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Alessio Catalano
GK   ITA Matteo Pittarella
DF   ITA Andrea Cullotta
DF   ITA Simon La Mantia
DF   ITA Luca Nolli
DF   ROU Christian Vechiu
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Gregorio Angelé
MF   ITA Fabio Pandolfi
FW   ITA Simone Lupo
FW   CRO Mihajlo Rajakovac
FW   ITA Tommaso Valenta

Allievi Nazionali U16

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As of 19 July 2024.[13] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[14][15] For Under-16 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Pietro Faccioli
DF   ITA Mattia Mercogliano
MF   ITA Mattia Angelicchio
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Thomas Martini
MF   ITA Samuele Pisati
FW   ITA Diego Carminati

Honours

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Primavera

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Other teams

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  • Campionato Berretti: 7[16]
    • 1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2008–09
  • Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 5[16]
    • 1994–95, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11
  • Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 3[16]
    • 1991–92, 2009–10, 2021-22

References

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  1. ^ "Primavera". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Squad - Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Centro Sportivo Vismara". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ "AC Milan Youth Teams". Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Under 18". Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Allievi Nazionali U17". Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Allievi Nazionali U16". Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Milan". legaseriea.it. Lega Serie A. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Milan". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Albo d'oro". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 14 August 2012.