1. Bryan Cristante was born on 3 March 1995 and is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.
10 Facts About Bryan Cristante
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Bryan Cristante grew up in the district of San Giovanni in Casarsa della Delizia.
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Bryan Cristante was born in San Vito al Tagliamento but raised in the nearby San Giovanni di Casarsa, where he started playing football as a child.
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Bryan Cristante moved on to Liventina Gorghense, an amateur club in the province of Treviso, before joining AC Milan in 2009.
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Bryan Cristante thus became the youngest ever Milan player to feature in a Champions League game and third youngest overall.
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Bryan Cristante was elected as the best player at the Torneo di Viareggio 2013.
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On 4 March 2013, Bryan Cristante signed his first professional contract, which would have kept him at Milan until 2018.
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Bryan Cristante was initially eligible to play for Canada at international level, as he holds a Canadian passport through his father.
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Bryan Cristante was called up to the senior Italy national team for the side's 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia and Albania on 6 and 9 October 2017, respectively.
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Bryan Cristante is known for his technical ability, vision, physicality, and versatility in central areas of the pitch, which allows him to win back possession and start attacking plays; moreover, he is adept with either foot and is capable of making late attacking runs into the penalty area.