Associazione Calcio Milan Youth Sector (Italian: Settore giovanile dell'Associazione Calcio Milan) is the youth system of Italian football club AC Milan. The Youth Sector is made up of various boys' and girls' squads divided by age groups. Starting from September 2023 Vincenzo Vergine is the Head of the Youth Sector, replacing Angelo Carbone.
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| Full name | Associazione Calcio Milan Primavera | |||
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| Nickname(s) | I Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks) Il Diavolo (The Devil) | |||
| Founded | 1912, as AC Milan Reserves (it. Riserve) | |||
| Ground | Puma House of Football - Centro P. Vismara | |||
| Capacity | 1.200 | |||
| Head of Youth Sector | Vincenzo Vergine (men) Gianfranco Parma (women U10-U17) Elisabet Spina (women U19) | |||
| Manager | Ignazio Abate | |||
| League | Campionato Primavera 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Campionato Primavera 1, 13th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
The Primavera team are the men's under-19 squad and the highest level team within the set-up. They currently play in the top-tier Campionato Primavera 1 and the Coppa Italia Primavera, as well as representing the club in the UEFA Youth League, where they either qualify through their domestic league or the first team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League.
The Primavera team trains at Milanello alongside the first team and they play the majority of their home games at the Vismara Sports Centre in Milan, which also serves as the training facility for all other teams in the set-up.
Primavera (under-19)
Current squad
- As of 26 February 2024.[1] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[2][3] Different numbers may be assigned to players who take part in first-team matches.[4] Some players remain eligible for Under-18 squad also.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | MF |  ITA | Tommaso Mancioppi |
| 17 | FW | ITA | Filippo Scotti |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Kevin Zeroli (captain) |
| 19 | DF |  ESP | Álex Jiménez (on loan from Real Madrid B) |
| 20 | GK | ITA | Lapo Nava |
| 21 | FW | ITA | Mattia Liberali |
| 22 | MF |  NGA | Victor Eletu |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Vittorio Magni |
| 24 | GK | ITA | Andrea Bartoccioni |
| 25 | GK | ITA | Edoardo Colzani |
| 26 | DF |  SWE | Fredrik Nissen |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Emanuele Sala |
| 31 | FW | ITA | Alessandro Bonomi |
| 32 | FW |  DEN | Alexander Simmelhack (on loan from Copenhagen) |
Managerial history
Francesco Zagatti (1965–1970)- Carlo Scarpato (1970–1971)
- Carlo Annovazzi (1977–1978)
- Paolo Ferrario (1978–1980)
- Italo Galbiati (1980–1982)
- Fabio Capello (1982–1986)
- Italo Galbiati (1986–1987)
- Andrea Valdinoci (1987–1991)
- Carlo Garavaglia (1991–1992)
- Luigi Radice & Maurizio Viscidi (1992–1993)
- Maurizio Viscidi (1993–1994)
- Giorgio Morini (1994–1995)
- Walter De Vecchi (1995–1996)
- Simone Boldini (1996–1997)
- Mauro Tassotti (1997–2002)
- Franco Baresi (2002–2006)
- Filippo Galli (2006–2008)
- Alberigo Evani (2008–2009)
- Giovanni Stroppa (2009–2011)
- Aldo Dolcetti (2011–2013)
- Filippo Inzaghi (2013–2014)
- Cristian Brocchi (2014–2016)
- Stefano Nava (2016–2017)
- Gennaro Gattuso (2017)
- Alessandro Lupi (2017–2018)
- Federico Giunti (2018–2022)
- Christian Terni (2022)
- Ignazio Abate (2022–present)
Youth Sector
The Youth Sector has been responsible for producing some of the club's greatest ever players, including their top three all-time appearance makers, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Alessandro Costacurta, as well as several players, in recent years, who have managed to become regular players in Serie A. The training facilities are based at the Centro Sportivo Vismara (Vismara Sports Centre), a 57-acre (230,000 m2) site in Gratosoglio, Milan,[5] although the Primavera team train at Milanello alongside the first team.
The Youth Sector encompasses several age-group teams ranging from Under-8s up to Under-18s, divided as follows:[6]
- Boys
- Under-18
- Allievi Nazionali U17
- Allievi Nazionali U16
- Giovanissimi Nazionali U15
- Giovanissimi Regionali A U14
- Giovanissimi Regionali B U13
- Esordienti A U12
- Esordienti B U11
- Pulcini U10
- Pulcini U9
- Primi Calci U8
- Girls
- Women's Primavera (Under-19)
- Allieve Nazionali U17
- Giovanissime U15
- Esordienti U13
- Esordienti U11
- Pulcine U10
Squads
Under-18
- As of 18 September 2023.[7] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[8][9] For Under-18 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | SWE | Maximilian Ibrahimović |
| — | MF | ITA | Alessandro Lamorte |
| — | MF | ITA | Gioele Perina |
| — | MF | ITA | Michael Vitali |
| — | FW | ITA | Riccardo Corradino |
| — | FW | ITA | Gaetano Manto |
| — | FW | ITA | Luca Martinazzi |
| — | FW | ITA | Riccardo Martinelli |
| — | FW |  ROU | Alexandru Siman |
Allievi Nazionali U17
- As of 21 January 2024.[10] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[11][12] For Under-17 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | ITA | Alessandro Di Maria |
| — | MF | ITA | Cristiano Dotta |
| — | MF | ITA | Matteo Geroli |
| — | MF | ITA | Ernesto Perin |
| — | MF | ITA | Emanuele Sala |
| — | MF | ITA | Simone Sassi |
| — | MF |  NED | Denzel Viana Seedorf |
| — | FW | ITA | Simone Batistini |
| — | FW | ITA | Francesco Domnitei |
| — | FW | ITA | Mattia Liberali |
| — | FW | ITA | Simone Lontani |
| — | FW |  ALB | Fabiano Mavriqi |
| — | FW | ITA | Marco Melchionda |
| — | FW | ITA | Lorenzo Ossola |
| — | FW |  ISL | Mihajlo Rajakovac |
| — | FW | ITA | Davide Scolari |
Allievi Nazionali U16
- As of 18 September 2023.[13] Shirt numbers refer to Primavera matches.[14][15] For Under-16 matches numbers are issued on a match-by-match basis.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | ROU | Christian Vechiu |
| — | MF | ITA | Gregorio Angelé |
| — | MF | ITA | Thomas Martini |
| — | MF | ITA | Samuele Pisati |
| — | FW | ITA | Vincenzo Albore |
| — | FW | ITA | Diego Carminati |
| — | FW | ITA | Simone Lupo |
Honours
Primavera
- Campionato Primavera 1: 1[16]
- 1964–65
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2[16]
- 1984–85, 2009–10
- Torneo di Viareggio: 9[16]
- 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1999, 2001, 2014
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup: 2[16]
- 1958, 1977
Other teams
- Campionato Berretti: 7[16]
- 1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2008–09
- Campionato Allievi Nazionali: 5[16]
- 1994–95, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2010–11
- Campionato Giovanissimi Nazionali: 3[16]
- 1991–92, 2009–10, 2021-22