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Manuel Locatelli is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team on loan from Serie A club Sassuolo. Manuel Locatelli represents the Italy national team.
Early life and childhood
Manuel Locatelli was born on January 8, 1998, in Lecco, Italy. He is 24 years old in 2022 and Manuel Locatelli is his birth name. Manuel Locatelli was born into a middle class family. Manuel Locatelli’s father, Emanuele, is a soccer coach and his mother, Simona Locatelli, is a housewife.
He has a sister named Martina, a photographer and documentary filmmaker, and a brother named Mattia Locatelli, who is also a soccer player for Juventus FC. Curiously, Manuel’s father taught his two sons to play soccer for the first time. In the oratory of Pescate, a town south of Lecco, Emanuele trained Manuel and Mattia.
He grew up together with his two older siblings, Mattia and Martina. He was interested in soccer and when he was little, his father used to teach soccer. However, he was a talent in this field from a young age and his career began with the Atalanta football club.
At the age of 11 he moved to the AC Milan football club. In March 2015 he signed his first professional contract with Milan and it came into effect on July 1, 2015 and ended on June 30, 2018. His nationality is Italian. Christianity is his religion. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Manuel Locatelli – Education
Despite exhaustive research, there is no information regarding Manuel Locatelli’s education. All of his educational history is private until now. He wants to keep the content of his studies private, so until now he has not revealed anything about it.
Manuel Locatelli – Career and professional life
He started his career at a young age and initially joined the Atalanta football club. After that, when he was 11 years old, he joined the AC Milan football club in 2015. The previous head coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic, promoted him to the AC Milan first team at the end of the season. On April 21, 2016 he finally made his debut in Serie A, taking Andrea Poli’s place.
He featured in the final league match of the season against Roma in May 2016 while representing the first team at AC Milan’s San Siro home. In the second half of the 1-0 victory over Sampdoria, he made his professional debut. On 2 October 2016, after replacing captain Riccardo Montolivo in a thrilling 4–3 victory over Sassuolo, Locatelli scored his first goal in Serie A with his first shot.
Then, on 16 October against Chievo, he made his first start of the season taking on Montolivo’s deep playmaker role in midfield. On 22 October, Locatelli scored the only goal in a rivalry match against Juventus with his second shot on goal in Serie A. Due to his outstanding performances, Locatelli received and accepted an offer to extend his contract with a salary increase up to on June 30, 2020.
On 25 January 2017, Locatelli was sacked for the first time in his career after receiving two warnings during the 2016–17 Coppa Italia quarter-final match against Juventus. On 3 August 2017, Locatelli made his professional debut during Milan’s 2–0 victory over CS U Craiova in the second leg of their Europa League qualification match.
Gennaro Gattuso replaced Montella after his dismissal in November 2017 and saw Locatelli more as a substitute for Biglia or Montolivo than as a starter. He only made 15 starting appearances (only 5 in Serie A) and 18 substitute appearances before the end of the season.
On September 7, 2020, he made his debut as a senior starter for the Italy team in a UEFA National League match. Italy beat the Netherlands 1-0 in that match, which took place in Amsterdam. He made his Italian debut on March 28, 2020, when Italy defeated Bulgaria 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying match. He was a member of the Italian UEF Euro 2020 squad when Roberto Mancini named him in June 2021.
Although the midfielder in football is a skilled player who faithfully plays in clubs, he has not won any awards. It is possible that he will soon have the opportunity to receive a prize.
Subtitle: Manuel Locatelli || during his match (Source: Instagram)
Manuel Locatelli – Net worth 2023
As an associate footballer, he earns €80,769 per week, €350,000 per month, €4,200,000 per year, €11,507 per day and his net worth is around €48 million as of 2022. His latest contract expires on June 30 of 2023.
civil status
There is not much information available about his early relationships or engagements. In 2017 he met his girlfriend Thessa. They fell in love and started dating that year. There is no more information about the couple’s dating history because they kept their relationship a secret for a long time.
Fans found out about their relationship when Thessa moved in with Locatelli. Many people had misconceptions about her marriage; They were not married at the time, but on June 21, 2022, they legally became husband and wife.
Photo caption: Manuel with his wife (Source: Instagram)
Scandal
There are no rumors or controversies about Locatelli. He prefers to keep his private affairs out of the spotlight and concentrate on the football field.
Body measurements
Locatelli is an admirable footballer with a good personality. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 75 kg. Despite that, he has deep earthy brown eyes and short dark brown hair. He also has a fit and athletic body. His waist is 78 cm and his biceps are 23 inches. His sexual orientation is heterosexual.
Subtitle: Manuel || posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Social media
Locatelli, a successful soccer player, is active on social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He often uploads photos and videos playing with his friends. He has more than 386 thousand followers on Instagram and more than 6.5 thousand followers on Twitter. In addition to this, he has 1.1 million followers on Facebook.
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