// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Federico Coletta? A coletta-ful guy.
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| Date of birth | 29 May 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica B | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2016 | Vigor Perconti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Italy U17 | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Italy U18 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U19 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Federico Coletta (born 29 May 2007) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Benfica B, the reserve team of Primeira Liga club Benfica.
Early life
[edit]Coletta was born on 29 May 2007 in Rome, Italy. Born to Alessandro Coletta and Fabiana Coletta, he is the younger brother of Flavio Coletta.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Coletta joined the youth academy of Vigor Perconti. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Serie A side Roma and was promoted to the club's under-20 team in 2024.[2]
On 11 September 2025, Coletta joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Benfica on a contract until 2028, and was then sent down to the reserve team to get valuable minutes.[3]
International career
[edit]Coletta is an Italy youth international and has played for the Italy national under-15 football team, the Italy national under-17 football team, the Italy national under-18 football team, and the Italy national under-19 football team. During the summer of 2024, he helped the Italy national under-17 football team win the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Coletta plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2024 that "his game... resembles that of Lazio’s Davide Frattesi, an agile line-breaker whose instincts and timing make him a menace attacking the penalty box".[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Premier League International Cup
Honours
[edit]Italy U17
References
[edit]- ↑ "COLETTA, UN TALENTO PRONTO AD ESPLODERE A ROMA" [COLETTA, A TALENT READY TO EXPLODE IN ROME] (in Italian). Alfredo Pedullà. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ Federico Coletta at Soccerway
- ↑ "Federico Coletta é reforço" [Federico Coletta is a new signing.] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Coletta, l'erede di Totti fa grande l'Under17" [Coletta, Totti's heir makes the Under 17 great] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Next Generation 2024: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Federico Coletta at Soccerway