// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Christian Comotto? A saint of a goalie?
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivrea, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Perugia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Inter Milan | ||
| 2016–2020 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2020–2025 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Milan Futuro (res.) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Spezia (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Italy U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Italy U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2025– | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Italy U19 | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:45, 13 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Christian Comotto (born 25 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan. He is an Italian youth international.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Comotto started his career in the youth academy of Perugia, later he played for the youth academies of Inter Milan and Fiorentina.[1]
AC Milan
[edit]In 2020 he moved to the youth academy of AC Milan. During the 2023–24 season he scored 14 goals for the U17s, becoming the top-scoring under-15 midfielder in Italy in the Primavera. In the 2024–25 season he had four goals and three assists in 36 games.[2] Comotto signed his first professional contract with AC Milan in July 2024.[3]
He was first called-up with the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 8 February 2025, for a 2–0 home loss Serie C match against Lucchese, but didn't play.[4]
On 31 July 2025, during the 2025–26 pre-season, Comotto was called-up with the senior squad for the first time by head coach Massimiliano Allegri, and he scored a goal for AC Milan by performing a Panenka-style penalty in a 9–0 friendly win against Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory.[5][6]
He was one of the 26 players called-up with the senior squad by head coach Ruben Amorim on 12 July 2026, for pre-season ahead of the 2026–27 season.[7]
Loan to Spezia
[edit]On 4 August 2025, after being promoted to the AC Milan senior team, Comotto joined Serie B club Spezia on loan for the 2025–26 season.[8]
International career
[edit]Comotto has represented Italy at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[9][10]
Style of play
[edit]Comotto plays as a central midfielder and has a great physique and technical ability. He has often been compared to Sandro Tonali.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]His father, Gianluca Comotto, is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defender.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "L'atletica, il talento e quel legame con Allegri: chi è Comotto, il talento in tournée col Milan". Gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Chi è Christian Comotto, il 17enne del Milan che si è preso la scena in Australia". Eurosport.it (in Italian). Eurosport. 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Official: Christian Comotto signs first professional contract with Milan". Sports.Yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. 19 July 2024.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Chi è Christian Comotto, il figlio d'arte del Milan lanciato da Allegri nelle amichevoli estive". Goal.com (in Italian). Goal. 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Milan, Comotto: rigore a cucchiaio a 17 anni come l'idolo Pirlo". Repubblica.it (in Italian). la Repubblica. 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "RADUNO 2026/27: I CALCIATORI CONVOCATI". AC Milan (in Italian). 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE CHRISTIAN COMOTTO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Christian Comotto Internationals". Worldfootball.
- ↑ "Il cammino verso l'Europeo inizia dalla Sicilia: i 20 convocati di Bollini per la prima fase di qualificazione" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Christian Comotto at WorldFootball.net
- 2008 births
- Sportspeople from Ivrea
- Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Turin
- Living people
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- AC Milan players
- Milan Futuro players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Serie B players