Maat Daniel Caprini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | AC Milan | ||
| 2018–2020 | Novara | ||
| 2020–2022 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2022– | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Italy U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Italy U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2025– | Italy U20 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2025 | |||
Maat Daniel Caprini (born 11 February 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fiorentina.
Early life
Caprini was born on 11 February 2006 in Milan, Italy. The son of Daniele Caprini and Miranda Caprini, he obtained a Guinean and a French passport.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Caprini joined the youth academy of Serie A side AC Milan. In 2018, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Novara. Two years later, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Virtus Entella. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he joined the youth academy of Serie A side Fiorentina and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2024. On 6 February 2025, he made his professional debut for during a 3–0 home win over Inter Milan in the league.[2]
Style of play
Caprini plays as a forward and is right-footed. Italian news website Goal wrote in 2025 that he "is a fast and powerful striker who is good at both attacking spaces and in the air. With an excellent physique... versatility is one of his strong points. He can be deployed both as a first striker and as a winger in a trident, especially on the top left from where he can move inside to shoot with his right foot".[3]
References
- ^ "Il no del Milan, il boom a Firenze: Caprini, il bomber con tre passaporti" [Milan's no, the boom in Florence: Caprini, the bomber with three passports] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Maat Daniel Caprini at Soccerway
- ^ "Chi è Maat Caprini: il talento della Fiorentina che potrebbe sostituire Kean contro il Lecce" [Who is Maat Caprini: the Fiorentina talent who could replace Kean against Lecce] (in Italian). Goal. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.