Uganda defender Elio Capradossi joins AS Cittadella - Photo Courtesy Cittadella.
Uganda Cranes defender Elio Capradossi has joined Italian Serie B club AS Cittadella on a contract until the end of the 2024/25 season.
A statement from the club confirmed:”AS Cittadella announces the acquisition of the sporting performances of Capradossi. Defender born in 1996 in Uganda but always in Italy, he grew up in the Roma youth sector .He made his professional debut with Bari (2016-2018) before returning to Roma where he made his Serie A debut.”
Capradossi is a product of Roma youth academy. He won the 2015–2016 Italian U19 Championship with Roma's U19 team as the squad captain.In the summer 2016 he was loaned to Bari in Serie B. He made his league debut on 24 September 2016 playing as a starter in the match against Benevento at Stadio San Nicola.
In January 2018, after one season and a half spent at Bari, he returned to Roma and on 6 May 2018 he made his debut with Roma in a 1–0 away victory against Cagliari where he was played in the starting 11. On 20 July 2018, Capradossi signed to Serie B side Spezia on loan until 30 June 2019.
On 1 August 2019, Capradossi signed to Serie B club Spezia on a four-year contract. In August 2019 Capradossi was acquired by the Spezia Calcio[5] and in July 2020 had a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament which blocked his playing activity for the subsequent ten months.
On 23 May 2021, the Spezia-Roma match will sign his return in Serie A after three years.
He decided to accept call form Uganda in June 2024, being able to switch nationality thanks to his birthplace and made his debut for Uganda on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Botswana at the Mandela National Stadium. He played the full game as Uganda won 1–0.
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