AC Milan Youth Sector

AC Milan Primavera

Full name	Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera
Nickname(s)	I Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks) Il Diavolo (The Devil)
Founded	1912, as AC Milan Reserves (it. Riserve)
Ground	Puma House of Football - Centro P. Vismara
Capacity	1,200
Head of Youth Sector	Vincenzo Vergine (men) Gianfranco Parma (women U10–U17) Elisabet Spina (women U19)
Manager	Federico Guidi
League	Campionato Primavera 1
2021–22	Campionato Primavera 1, 13th
Website	http://www.acmilan.com/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

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)

Current squad

As of 14 October 2024 Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches. Different numbers may be assigned to players who take part in first-team matches. Some players remain eligible for Under-18 squad also.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Léo Paul Bouyer
—	GK	ITA	Edoardo Colzani
—	GK	ITA	Davide Mastrantonio (on loan from Roma)
—	DF	ITA	Adam Bakoune
—	DF	ITA	Mattia Cappelletti
—	DF	ITA	Federico Colombo
—	MF	ROU	Matteo Duțu
—	DF	ITA	Leonardo Frugnoli
—	DF	ITA	Lorenzo Grilli
—	DF	ITA	Vittorio Magni
—	DF	SWE	Fredrik Nissen
—	DF	ITA	Dorian Paloschi
—	DF	ITA	Pietro Parmiggiani
—	DF	ITA	Nirash Perera
—	MF	ITA	Cristiano Dotta
—	MF	ITA	Christian Comotto
—	MF	NGA	Victor Eletu
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Gualdi
—	MF	ITA	Alessandro Lamorte
—	MF	ITA	Mattia Liberali

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Tommaso Mancioppi
—	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Ossola
—	MF	ITA	Ernesto Perin
—	MF	ITA	Gioele Perina
—	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Perrucci
—	MF	ITA	Emanuele Sala
—	MF	POL	Mateusz Skoczylas
—	MF	POL	Dariusz Stalmach
—	MF	ITA	Matteo Tezzele
—	FW	ITA	Alessandro Bonomi
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Camarda
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Di Siena
—	FW	SWE	Maximilian Ibrahimović
—	FW	ITA	Simone Lontani
—	FW	ITA	Luca Martinazzi
—	FW	ITA	Filippo Scotti
—	FW	ITA	Diego Sia
—	FW	ROU	Alexandru Șiman
—	FW	ITA	Mattia Zaramella

Managerial history

• Francesco Zagatti (1965–1970)
• Carlo Scarpato (1970–1971)
• Carlo Annovazzi (1977–1978)
• Paolo Ferrario (1978–1980)
• Italo Galbiati (1980–1982)
• Fabio Capello (1982–1986)
• Italo Galbiati (1986–1987)
• Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991)
• Carlo Garavaglia (1991–1992)
• Luigi Radice & Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993)
• Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994)
• Giorgio Morini (1994–1995)
• Walter De Vecchi (1995–1996)
• Simone Boldini (1996–1997)
• Mauro Tassotti (1997–2002)
• Franco Baresi (2002–2006)
• Filippo Galli (2006–2008)
• Alberigo Evani (2008–2009)
• Giovanni Stroppa (2009–2011)
• Aldo Dolcetti (2011–2013)
• Filippo Inzaghi (2013–2014)
• Cristian Brocchi (2014–2016)
• Stefano Nava (2016–2017)
• Gennaro Gattuso (2017)
• Alessandro Lupi (2017–2018)
• Federico Giunti (2018–2022)
• Christian Terni (2022)
• Ignazio Abate (2022–2024)
• Federico Guidi (2024–present)

Youth Sector

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, 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:

• 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

Under-18

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

As of 14 August 2024. Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches. For Under-17 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
—	DF	BUL	Valeri Vladimirov
—	MF	ITA	Gregorio Angelé
—	MF	ITA	Fabio Pandolfi
—	FW	ITA	Simone Lupo
—	FW	CRO	Mihajlo Rajakovac
—	FW	ITA	Tommaso Valenta

Allievi Nazionali U16

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Primavera

• Campionato Primavera 1: 1
  • 1964–65
• Coppa Italia Primavera: 2
  • 1984–85, 2009–10
• Torneo di Viareggio: 9
  • 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014
• Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup: 2
  • 1958, 1977

Other teams

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