Manuel Locatelli

I find Locatelli a genuinely fascinating midfielder because his value lives in the things highlight reels ignore. Captaining Juventus at his age says plenty about his maturity, and his game is built on positioning, vision and tempo rather than spectacle. He is the sort of deep-lying playmaker who makes everyone around him look better while quietly absorbing pressure himself. I respect players whose intelligence outshines their flash, and Locatelli is squarely in that camp. If he keeps refining his reading of the game, I genuinely believe he can become one of Italy's defining midfielders of his generation.

Name (English)

Manuel Locatelli

Name (Japanese)

マヌエル・ロカテッリ

Reading

まぬえる・ろかてっり

Born

January 8, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Lecco, Province of Lecco, Italy

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel%20Locatelli
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23899393

Tags

• Province of Lecco
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-20

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