Milan Futuro (lit.'Future [AC] Milan'), occasionally referred to as Milan U23, is a professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. Founded on 27 June 2024, the club competes in Serie C.

Milan Futuro
Nickname(s)Milan Futuro
Founded27 June 2024; 4 months ago (2024-06-27)
GroundStadio Felice Chinetti, Solbiate Arno, Italy
Capacity4,500
OwnerRedBird Capital Partners (99.93%)[1][2]
Private shareholders (0.07%)[3]
PresidentPaolo Scaroni
Head coachDaniele Bonera
LeagueSerie C
2024–25TBD
Websitehttps://www.acmilan.com/en

History

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AC Milan's reserve team was admitted to Serie C on 27 June 2024 to fill a vacancy created by Ancona's exclusion. With Daniele Bonera as their inaugural head coach, the team was registered under the denomination of Milan Futuro (Future Milan).[4]

Stadium

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The team will play home games in nearby Solbiate Arno, a comune in the Province of Varese.

Current squad

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The following players have been assigned to Milan Futuro squad, right after the creation of the team. They are those returning from loans to senior teams and those promoted from Primavera squad. All players are eligible for Main roster, while some players, remain also eligible for, Primavera and Under-18 squad also.

As of 18 November 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Lapo Nava
2 DF   ESP Álex Jiménez
3 DF   ITA Andrea Bozzolan
4 DF   ITA Davide Bartesaghi
5 MF   SWE Demirel Hodžić
6 MF   ITA Mattia Malaspina
7 FW   ITA Samuele Longo
8 MF   ITA Gabriele Alesi
9 FW   ITA Francesco Camarda
10 MF   ITA Mattia Liberali
11 MF   PAR Hugo Cuenca
12 GK   ITA Davide Mastrantonio (on loan from Roma)
13 DF   ROU Matteo Duțu
14 DF   ITA Leonardo D'Alessio
15 DF   ROU Andrei Coubiș
16 MF   POL Dariusz Stalmach
17 FW   SEN Mbarick Fall
18 MF   ITA Kevin Zeroli (captain)
19 DF   ITA Vittorio Magni
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   ITA Diego Sia
21 MF   ITA Mattia Sandri
22 GK   ITA Matteo Pittarella
23 MF   ITA Antonio Gala
24 DF   ITA Gabriele Minotti
25 DF   ITA Adam Bakoune
27 FW   ITA Filippo Scotti
28 FW   CIV Chaka Traorè
29 FW   ITA Bob Murphy Omoregbe
30 FW   ITA Alessandro Bonomi
31 DF   ITA Dorian Paloschi
32 FW   ITA Nicolò Turco (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
33 DF   SVN Damir Zukić
35 GK   FRA Noah Raveyre
36 DF   SEN Fodé Ballo-Touré
38 GK   ITA Lorenzo Torriani
55 MF   NED Silvano Vos
GK   ITA Edoardo Colzani
FW   BEL Divock Origi

References

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  1. ^ "RedBird Capital Partners completes acquisition of AC Milan". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Relazione e bilancio al 30 giugno 2019" [Financial statement as of 30 June 2019] (PDF) (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. 18 October 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Chi Siamo" [About]. APA Milan (in Italian). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "MILAN FUTURO IS BORN: THE TEAM WILL COMPETE IN SERIE C 2024/25". AC Milan. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Primavera". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. Retrieved 8 September 2021.