Milan Futuro

Milan Futuro
NicknameMilan Futuro
Founded27 June 2024 (2024-06-27)
GroundStadio Felice Chinetti, Solbiate Arno, Italy
Capacity4,500
Owner(s)RedBird Capital Partners (99.93%)[1][2]
Private shareholders (0.07%)[3]
PresidentPaolo Scaroni
Head coachMassimo Oddo
LeagueSerie D
2024–25Serie C, Group B 18th of 20 (relegated)
Websitewww.acmilan.com/en

Milan Futuro (lit.'Future [AC] Milan'), occasionally referred to as Milan U23, is a professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, which acts as the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. Founded on 27 June 2024, the club started in Serie C. Following relegation, they compete in Serie D.

History

AC Milan's reserve team was admitted to Serie C on 27 June 2024 to fill a vacancy created by Ancona's exclusion. After five years as an assistant coach for the main senior squad, on 27 June 2024, Daniele Bonera was unveiled as their inaugural head coach, the team was registered under the denomination of Milan Futuro (Future Milan).[4] For their first season, the team was put into Girone B of Serie C, usually intended for teams from Central Italy, due to the presence of other reserves team from Northern Italy in their respective group (Girone A). This was due to not saturating a single group with too many professional reserve teams.[5]

Bonera was dismissed from his role on 24 February 2025, leaving the team deep in the relegation zone.[6] A day later, on 25 February 2025, Massimo Oddo was appointed as head coach.[7]

In their debut season, Milan Futuro were immediately relegated to the Serie D. They placed 18th in the regular season, and they lost to SPAL (2–1 on aggregate) in the relegation play–offs.[8]

Stadium

The team will play home games in the Stadio Felice Chinetti, nearby Solbiate Arno, a comune in the Province of Varese.

Players

Current squad

The following players are actually part of Milan Futuro's roster. All players are eligible for the first-team, while some players also qualify for the Primavera (under-19) and youth squads. Shirt numbers refer to Milan Futuro and may differ from numbers used by the same players in the youth championship or the main roster.

As of 2 February 2026[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  FRA Léo Paul Bouyer
GK  ITA Matteo Pittarella
DF  ITA Mattia Cappelletti
DF  SEN El Hadji Malick Cissé
DF  AUT Magnus Dalpiaz (on loan from Bayern Munich)
DF  TUR Berkay Karaca
DF  ITA Gabriele Minotti
DF  BUL Valeri Vladimirov
DF  SVN Damir Zukić
MF  ITA Simone Branca
MF  NGA Victor Eletu
MF  ITA Matteo Geroli
MF  SWE Demirel Hodžić
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  MAR Yahya Idrissi
MF  ITA Emanuele Sala (captain)
MF  ITA Jacopo Sardo
MF  NED Silvano Vos
FW  GER Levis Asanji
FW  SUR Cheveyo Balentien
FW  ITA Alessandro Bonomi
FW  ROU Francesco Domniței
FW  ITA Andrea Magrassi
FW  ITA Lorenzo Ossola
FW  ITA Gioele Perina
FW  CIV Chaka Traorè

Main squad & Youth sectors

The following players are part of main squad or AC Milan Youth Sector and have either been called up or signed a professional contract with Milan Futuro during the current season. Players in bold are those from the main squad.

As of 12 March 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ITA Alessandro Bianchi
GK  ITA Pietro Faccioli
GK  ITA Alessandro Longoni
GK  ITA Alessandro Pacileo
GK  ITA Lorenzo Torriani
DF  ITA Federico Colombo
DF  ITA Andrea Cullotta
DF  AUT Dino Kurbegović
DF  ITA Kevin Mazzeo
DF  USA Astin Mbaye
DF  ITA Mattia Mercogliano
DF  ALG Yanis Messaoudi
DF  ITA Luca Nolli
DF  GER David Odogu
DF  ITA Matteo Pagliei
DF  ITA Nirash Perera
DF  ITA Mattia Piermarini
DF  ROU Christian Vechiu
MF  ITA Mattia Angelicchio
MF  KOS Aron Babaj
MF  SWE Vincent Ibrahimović
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Simon La Mantia
MF  ITA Tommaso Mancioppi
MF  ITA Thomas Martini
MF  ITA Fabio Pandolfi
MF  ITA Filippo Plazzotta
MF  ESP Ablaye Samb Thioune
MF  BRA Denzel Viana Seedorf
MF  ITA Edoardo Tartaglia
FW  ITA Pietro Avogadro
FW  ITA Emanuele Borsani
FW  ITA Alex Castiello
FW  CRO Dino Delkić
FW  ITA Andrea Di Siena
FW  ITA Simone Lontani
FW  ITA Simone Lupo
FW  ITA Luca Menon
FW  ITA Daniele Petrone
FW  ITA Filippo Scotti
FW  ROU Alexandru Șiman
FW  ITA Mattia Zaramella

See also

References

  1. ^ "RedBird Capital Partners completes acquisition of AC Milan". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Relazione e bilancio al 30 giugno 2019" [Financial statement as of 30 June 2019] (PDF) (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. 18 October 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Chi Siamo" [About]. APA Milan (in Italian). 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "MILAN FUTURO IS BORN: THE TEAM WILL COMPETE IN SERIE C 2024/25". AC Milan. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "MILAN FUTURO IN SERIE C GROUP B" [English]. acmilan.com. 28 June 2024.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MILAN FUTURO". AC Milan. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Official Statement, Milan Futuro: Massimo Oddo". AC Milan. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Milan Futuro perde il playout di Serie C: 2-0 per la Spal e rossoneri retrocessi in Serie D | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com (in Italian). 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Milan Futuro". acmilan.com. AC Milan. Retrieved 2 February 2026.