Bryan Cristante grew up in San Vito al Tagliamento in north-eastern Italy and came through AC Milan’s academy before spells at Benfica, Palermo, Pescara and Atalanta.
Roma signed him in 2018, and he has become a mainstay of the team, playing in midfield and defence, and now club captain. He won the Conference League in 2022.
Cristante was part of Italy’s Euro 2020-winning squad and played at Euro 2024.
Career in numbers
Across 15 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2011/12, Cristante has played 474 matches and scored 39 goals for 6 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2017/18: 12 goals in 47 appearances for Atalanta. His busiest campaign was 2022/23, with 53 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 1 goal in 4 appearances for Roma. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.