Daniele Ghilardi

Daniele Ghilardi (born 6 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Roma.

Club career Ghilardi is a youth product of Lucchese from the age of 5 to 9 and played as a goalkeeper and striker as a youth. He moved to Fiorentina's youth academy at 9, worked his way up their youth categories, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 September 2021 until 2024.

He joined Hellas Verona on loan with the option to buy in January 2022. Hellas Verona exercised the option for €500,000 on 16 July 2022. He spent the 2022–23 season on loan with Mantova 1911 in the Serie C.

On 13 August 2023, he joined Sampdoria on loan in the Serie B for the 2023–24 season with the option to buy.

On 2 August 2025, Ghilardi joined Roma on loan for the 2025–26 season, for an estimated €2.5 million fee with a conditional obligation to make the move permanent at the end of the season. He signed a contract with Roma until 2030 that would be in effect if the conditions are triggered.

International career Ghilardi is a youth international for Italy, having played for the Italy U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they came in second.

He was called up to the Italy U21s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2023, and he made his debut with the U21 side on 8 September in the match against Latvia.

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Italy U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023