Daniel Caligiuri

Daniel Caligiuri
Caligiuri with Schalke 04 in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988
Place of birth Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Youth career
1995–2001 BSV 07 Schwenningen
2001–2005 SV Zimmern
2005–2007 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 SC Freiburg II 70 (23)
2009–2013 SC Freiburg 93 (11)
2013–2017 VfL Wolfsburg 97 (12)
2017–2020 Schalke 04 108 (17)
2020–2023 FC Augsburg 74 (11)
2024 FC 08 Villingen 12 (2)
Total 454 (76)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Caligiuri (pronounced [kaliˈdʒuːri]; born 15 January 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

Born in Germany to an Italian father and a German mother, Caligiuri began his professional career with SC Freiburg. Caligiuri made his Bundesliga debut for Freiburg on 7 November 2009, starting against VfL Bochum. He joined VfL Wolfsburg in 2013 after a solid season with Freiburg. On 19 March 2015, Caligiuri scored in the second leg of the round of 16 in the Europa League against Inter Milan.[3]

On 30 May 2015, he played as Wolfsburg won the German Cup for the first time defeating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium, Berlin.[4][5]

On 25 January 2017, Caligiuri was announced as joining Bundesliga rivals Schalke 04 on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[6]

On 29 June 2020, Caligiuri joined FC Augsburg on a free transfer at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7] He signed a three-year contract.

On 2 February 2025, Caligiuri announced his retirement from professional football.[8]

International career

Caligiuri was eligible to represent both Germany through being born there (and to a German mother), as well as Italy through having an Italian father. On 22 May 2015, Caligiuri expressed his desire to play for the country of his father's heritage, stating "I have always said that I will play for the national team which invites me first. And I have big hopes now to be part of the Italy squad."[9]

On 31 May 2015, it was announced that Antonio Conte named Caligiuri alongside fellow débutant Nicola Sansone in his preliminary squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia,[10] but he was dropped from the squad on 6 June.[11]

Personal life

Caligiuri is of Italian Arbereshë descent. His older brother Marco is a former professional footballer, who last played for Greuther Fürth.[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13][14]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2006–07 Oberliga 30———30
2007–08 Oberliga 132———132
2008–09 Regionalliga 327———327
2009–10 Regionalliga 1913———1913
2010–11 Regionalliga 10———10
2011–12 Regionalliga 21———21
Total7023———7023
SC Freiburg 2009–10 Bundesliga 16000——160
2010–11 Bundesliga 23020——250
2011–12 Bundesliga 25610——266
2012–13 Bundesliga 29543——338
Total 931173——10014
VfL Wolfsburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 24130——271
2014–15 Bundesliga 2876211[a]1—4510
2015–16 Bundesliga 292208[b]11[c]0403
2016–17 Bundesliga 16220——182
Total 97121321921013016
Schalke 04 2016–17 Bundesliga 162215[a]1—234
2017–18 Bundesliga 33640——376
2018–19 Bundesliga 317306[b]0—407
2019–20 Bundesliga 28222——304
Total 10817113111—13021
FC Augsburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 33621——357
2021–22 Bundesliga 28410——294
2022–23 Bundesliga 13120——151
Total 741151——7912
FC 08 Villingen 2023–24 Oberliga 12230——152
Career total 454763993031052488
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

SC Freiburg

VfL Wolfsburg

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Caligiuri". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Daniel Caligiuri at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  3. ↑ "Lässig ins Viertelfinale" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund goodbye spoiled by Wolfsburg in final". Reuters. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (30 May 2015). "Borussia Dortmund 1-3 VfL Wolfsburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Schalke to sign Wolfsburg midfielder Caligiuri". ESPN.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Augsburg announce three signings". BuLi News. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "DFB Pokal winner Daniel Caligiuri retires from football". BuLi News. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Wolfsburg midfielder Daniel Caligiuri looking forward to dream Italy call-up". ESPN FC. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Hiete, Thomas (21 May 2015). "Conte statt Löw: Caligiuri vor Debüt für Italien" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Enttäuschung! Caligiuri nicht im Italien-Aufgebot" (in German). kicker. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Bruder-Duell im Derby" (in German). Bild. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Daniel Caligiuri » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Daniel Caligiuri at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wolfsburg break cup duck, dashing Klopp hopes". UEFA. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Wolfsburg win Supercup thanks to Nicklas Bendtner". August 2015.
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