Italy national under-15 football team
Squad
Francesco Totti1992–1992
Andrea Pirlo1994–1994
Enzo Maresca1995–1995
Massimo Maccarone1995–1995
Paolo Cannavaro1996–1996
Alberto Gilardino1998–1998
Antonio Cassano1998–1998
Marco Amelia1998–1998
Marco Donadel1999–1999- Tommaso Berni1999–1999
Alberto Aquilani2000–2000
Francesco Lodi2000–2000- Giorgio Chiellini2000–2000
Simone Bentivoglio2000–2001
Emiliano Viviano2001–2001
Riccardo Montolivo2001–2001
Andrea Russotto2003–2003
Federico Bonazzoli2012–2012
Nicolò Barella2012–2012
Marco Tumminello2013–2013
Gianluigi Donnarumma2014–2014
Moise Kean2015–2015
Riccardo Calafiori2017–2017
The Italy national U-15 football team is the official under-15 team representing Italy in international football.
This team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation, which oversees all national football teams in Italy.
The U-15 team was officially recognized and began participating in friendly tournaments starting in June 2003.
Biography
Formation
The Italy national under-15 football team, governed by the Italian Football Federation, serves as the national team for players aged 15 and under. This team was established to provide a competitive platform for young talents in Italy, allowing them to develop their skills and gain experience in international football. The inception of the U-15 team is closely linked to the performance of the Italy national under-17 football team, as the U-15 roster often emerges from the U-16 feeder team, which is influenced by the U-17's success or failure in qualifying for tournaments.
History
Historically, the U-15 team has seen fluctuations in its activity based on the U-17 team's qualifications for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. For instance, in seasons where the U-17 team did not qualify, the U-15 team was more active, participating in friendly tournaments. However, in seasons like 2005 and 2009, the U-15 team did not compete as the U-17 team qualified for the championships. The U-15 team began to establish itself as a regular fixture in the Italian youth football landscape starting from the 2011-12 season, functioning as a feeder team for the U-16 squad regardless of the U-17's outcomes. This shift marked a new era for the U-15 team, allowing it to consistently nurture young talent from the national "giovanissimi" under-15 league, ensuring a steady pipeline of players for future national teams.
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Career & Clubs
In the past, the commencing of national under-15 team depends on the result of Italy national under-17 football team. Usually, as U17 team failed to qualify to UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, the disqualified U17 team (U17 season ended earlier) became U18 team and the U16 feeder team changed its name to U17 (U17 team of next season starts earlier), thus a new U-16 team started, but with an age limit of U15. However, in 2002–03, U17 qualified to the final tournament, thus the aforementioned cycle did not start, thus the new U16 roster of next season (2003–04) finally carried the name "U15" for 2002–03 season, in a friendly tournament in June 2003. Nevertheless, the U15 team did not appear in 2005 or in 2009, which U17 also qualified. Instead, a summer training camp was held for U14–15 in recent years, for example, in 2007, 2009 as well as Christmas youth tournament with U16 (e.g.: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008; 2009) The under-15 team became a regular basis since 2011–12 season as a feeder team of Italy national under-16 football team regardless of the result of U17. The majority of the squad was selected from national "giovanissimi" under-15 league.
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The Italy national U-15 football team is the national under-15 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
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