Francesco Camarda

AC Milan

Youth

Camarda started his career with Afforese, a football school in Affori, Milan, where he grew up. During his time with Afforese, he trained with the academy of professional side AC Milan, and went on to join the club permanently in 2015, after just over a year with Afforese. In his first training session with AC Milan, he was deployed as a defender, but after continually dribbling through the opposition teams and scoring, he was moved up front to play as a striker. During his time in the academy of AC Milan, Camarda established himself as a prolific goal-scorer; at an under-9 tournament in Vienna, Austria, he was taken off due to injury with his side 2–0 down to German opposition Bayern Munich. He asked his coach to return to the field and went on to score two goals and provide an assist in the eventual 3–2 win. His prolific form continued as he progressed through the academy, and he went on to score 22 goals in 24 games for AC Milan's under-15 side, leading them to the under-15 Scudetto title. Eventually, his goal-scoring feats drew the attention of international media, and he was lauded for having scored 485 goals in only 89 matches for AC Milan's academy, an average of 5.45 goals per game. He trained with AC Milan's under-19 side at the age of fourteen, and scored two goals for the side in a friendly win against Eccellenza team Solbiatese. Camarda made his UEFA Youth League debut against Newcastle United on 19 September 2023, scoring a…

Camarda has represented Italy at under-15, under-16, and under-17 levels. With the U17 side he won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, in which he scored four goals and was named Player of the Tournament. In the same year, with the Italy U19 he also took part in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which he scored two goals. In May 2026, Camarda was one of the players who were called up with the Italy national senior squad by interim head coach Silvio Baldini, for the friendly matches against Luxembourg and Greece on 3 and 7 June 2026, respectively.

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 7 June 2026

Camarda was born in Milan, Italy. As a child, he also took an interest in kickboxing.