Kevin Zeroli
.png) Zeroli with Monza in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Südtirol (on loan from AC Milan) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | UC Ardor Busto Arsizio ASD | ||
| 2010–2024 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | AC Milan | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Milan Futuro (res.) | 15 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | → Monza (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Südtirol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Italy U19 | 12 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Italy U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, 12 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:09, 8 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kevin Zeroli (born 11 January 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Südtirol, on loan from AC Milan. He is an Italian youth international.
Club career
[edit]AC Milan
[edit]Zeroli is a youth product of his boyhood club AC Milan, having joined them at the age of five.[1] He signed a professional contract with AC Milan in June 2023 until 2027.[2] He went on to captain their U19 squad for the 2023–24 season.[3] He made both his senior and professional debut as a substitute for AC Milan in a 1–0 Serie A match home win over Sassuolo on 30 December 2023.[4]
Zeroli made his debut for the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 10 August 2024, starting the game as the first ever captain for a 3–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie C first round match against Lecco.[5]
Loan to Monza
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Zeroli moved to fellow Serie A club Monza, on six-month loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[6] On 21 June 2025, his loan-spell was extended for the 2025–26 season, with Monza now relegated to Serie B.[7]
Loan to Juve Stabia
[edit]On 7 January 2026, his loan-spell with Monza was cut short and he moved to fellow Serie B club Juve Stabia, on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[8]
Loan to Südtirol
[edit]On 1 September 2026, Zeroli joined Serie B club Südtirol, on loan for the 2026–27 season, with the option to make the move permanent.[9][10]
International career
[edit]Zeroli was born in Italy to an Italian father and Nigerian mother, and holds dual citizenship.[11] He is a youth international for Italy, having played for the Italy U19s for 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying matches in November 2023.[12]
Playing style
[edit]Originally a centre-back in his youth, Zeroli is a classic 8 midfielder who can play in a 2-man or 3-man midfielder. He has a strong frame at 1.87 m, and is adept at heading the ball.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Zeroli is the son of an Italian father and a Nigerian mother.[13] His older brother, Bryan Zeroli, is also a footballer who played in AC Milan's youth sides.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Monza (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie B | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
[edit]AC Milan
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Carzaniga, Dennis. "Ha 18 anni e le treccine come Gullit: chi è Kevin Zeroli, il centrocampista che fa impazzire Pioli". www.sprintesport.it.
- ↑ "Milan primavera, rinnovo in vista per Kevin Zeroli: le ultime | News". Pianeta Milan. 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Zeroli a CM: 'L'Azzurro è un onore, aspettavo da tempo. Bel rapporto con Pioli, sogno l'esordio. Io nuovo Gullit..." Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale. 22 December 2023.
- ↑ "Debutto in A di Zeroli, 18enne nato a Busto". La Prealpina - Quotidiano storico di Varese, Altomilanese e Vco. 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "Winning debut for Milan Futuro: 3-0 against Lecco". AC Milan. 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kevin Zeroli è biancorosso" (in Italian). AC Monza. 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: KEVIN ZEROLI". AC Milan. 21 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Juve Stabia, ecco Zeroli a centrocampo. Abate l'aveva allenato nella Primavera del Milan". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Kevin Zeroli ist ein neuer Spieler des FC Südtirol" (in German). FC Südtirol. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: SudTirol, l'ultimo colpo di mercato è Zeroli dal Milan. Arriva in prestito con diritto" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Marzio, Gianluca Di. "Treccine e sorrisi: ecco chi è Zeroli, un (quasi) Karate Kid per il Milan". Gianluca Di Marzio.
- ↑ "Il cammino dei campioni d'Europa parte dalla Svezia: i 20 Azzurrini scelti da Bernardo Corradi". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Il karate, le treccine e i gol: Zeroli, l'esordiente scoperto mentre palleggiava". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ Sport, Sky (30 December 2023). "Chi è Kevin Zeroli, il 2005 che ha esordito nel Milan". sport.sky.it.
- ↑ Kevin Zeroli at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Zeroli at Soccerway
- Kevin Zeroli at WorldFootball.net
- Kevin Zeroli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Kevin Zeroli at Kicker (in German)
- FIGC U19 profile
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Busto Arsizio
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italian people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- AC Milan players
- AC Monza players
- Milan Futuro players
- SS Juve Stabia players
- FC Südtirol players
- Serie A players
- Serie C players
- Serie B players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen