Lorenzo Colombo (born 8 March 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from AC Milan.[2]
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| Date of birth | 8 March 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vimercate, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Empoli (on loan from AC Milan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | AC Milan | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Cremonese (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → SPAL (loan) | 34 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lecce (loan) | 33 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Monza (loan) | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Empoli (loan) | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U15 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Italy U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 20 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Italy U21 | 20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 11 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAC Milan
editBorn in Vimercate, close to Milan, Colombo is a product of the youth academy of AC Milan. His goal tally in the club's youth teams led to him making his debut for the Primavera (under-19) side at the age of 15. Due to minor injuries, his time in the Primavera was cut short.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Milan first team's lack of striking options meant they were unable to cope with the busy schedule after football resumed, and Colombo was promoted to the senior side. He made his first-team debut, aged 18, on 12 June 2020, replacing Lucas Paquetá after 82 minutes in a 0−0 draw at home to Juventus in the Coppa Italia.[3] He made his Serie A debut in a 5−1 home win against Bologna on 18 July 2020.[4][5]
On 5 September 2020, he scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 win against Monza in a friendly match.[6] On 24 September 2020, he scored his first goal in official competition, during a Europa League match against Norwegian club FK Bodø/Glimt.[7]
Loan to Cremonese
editOn 26 January 2021, Colombo joined Serie B club Cremonese on a six-month loan, until the end of the season.[8]
Loan to SPAL
editOn 31 July 2021, Colombo was sent to Serie B club SPAL on a one-year loan.[9]
Loan to Lecce
editOn 7 July 2022, Colombo joined recently promoted Serie A club Lecce on a one-year loan, with an option to be signed permanently.[10]
Loan to Monza
editOn 1 September 2023, Colombo moved on a one-year loan to Monza.[11]
Loan to Empoli
editOn 31 July 2024, Colombo joined fellow Serie A club Empoli on a season long loan with the option to make the deal permanent.[12][13]
International career
editColombo played for the Italy U17 and the Italy U19 side.[14]
He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 30 March 2021, playing as a substitute during the group stage match of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship won 4–0 against Slovenia in Maribor.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| SPAL (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | |
| Monza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Empoli (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Career total | 122 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 132 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ https://www.acmonza.com/it/player/lorenzo-colombo [bare URL]
- ^ Lorenzo Colombo at Soccerway
- ^ "Juventus vs. Milan - 12 June 2020 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "L'oro verde del Milan: Maldini, Colombo e Brescianini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Milan-Bologna 5-1: esordio in Serie A per Lorenzo Colombo". One Football (in Italian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Three takeaways from Milan 4-1 friendly win over Monza as the youngsters step up". Sempre Milan. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Colombo on first goal for Milan: I have worked for this... I'm going nowhere!". Yahoo!. 24 September 2020.
- ^ Fischer, Oliver (26 January 2021). "Official: AC Milan confirm striker Lorenzo Colombo has been loaned to Cremonese - the details". Sempre Milan. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Official Statement: Lorenzo Colombo". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "COLOMBO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "LORENZO COLOMBO JOINS AC MONZA". Monza. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Lorenzo Colombo leaves AC Milan: the official statement". AC Milan. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Colombo earns Milan renewal". Football Italia. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Il Goal Of The Month by Crypto.com". Serie A. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.