Christian Comotto

Christian Comotto
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-04-25) 25 April 2008
Place of birth Ivrea, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spezia
(on loan from AC Milan)
Number 34
Youth career
2014–2015 Perugia
2015–2016 Inter Milan
2016–2020 Fiorentina
2020–2025 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Milan Futuro (res.) 0 (0)
2025– AC Milan 0 (0)
2025–Spezia (loan) 19 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Italy U15 13 (2)
2023–2024 Italy U16 11 (2)
2024– Italy U17 14 (1)
2025– Italy U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025

Christian Comotto (born 25 April 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie B club Spezia, on loan from AC Milan.[2] He is an Italian youth international.

Club career

Youth career

Comotto started his career in the youth academy of Perugia, later he played for the youth academies of Inter Milan and Fiorentina.[1]

AC Milan

In 2020 he moved to the youth academy of AC Milan. During the 2023–24 season he scored 14 goals for the U17s, becoming the top-scoring under-15 midfielder in Italy in the Primavera. In the 2024–25 season he had four goals and three assists in 36 games.[3] Comotto signed his first professional contract with AC Milan in July 2024.[4]

He was first called-up with the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 8 February 2025, for a 2–0 home loss Serie C match against Lucchese, but didn't play.[5]

On 31 July 2025, during the 2025–26 pre-season, Comotto was called-up with the senior squad for the first time by head coach Massimiliano Allegri, and he scored a goal for AC Milan in a 9–0 friendly win against Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory.[6]

Loan to Spezia

On 4 August 2025, after being promoted to the AC Milan senior team, Comotto joined Serie B club Spezia on loan for the 2025–26 season.[7]

International career

Comotto has represented Italy at under-15, under-16, and under-17 levels.[8]

Style of play

Comotto plays as a central midfielder and has a great physique and technical ability. He has often been compared to Sandro Tonali.[1][3]

Personal life

His father, Gianluca Comotto, is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defender.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan Futuro 2024–25 Serie C 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
Spezia (loan) 2025–26 Serie B 19 0 2[a] 0 0 0 21 0
Total 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia

References

  1. ^ a b c "L'atletica, il talento e quel legame con Allegri: chi è Comotto, il talento in tournée col Milan". Gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Chi è Christian Comotto, il figlio d'arte del Milan lanciato da Allegri nelle amichevoli estive". Goal.com (in Italian). Goal. 31 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Chi è Christian Comotto, il 17enne del Milan che si è preso la scena in Australia". Eurosport.it (in Italian). Eurosport. 31 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Official: Christian Comotto signs first professional contract with Milan". Sports.Yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Milan, Comotto: rigore a cucchiaio a 17 anni come l'idolo Pirlo". Repubblica.it (in Italian). la Repubblica. 31 July 2025.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE CHRISTIAN COMOTTO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Christian Comotto Internationals". Worldfootball.