Elia Caprile

Elia Caprile (born 25 August 2001) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Bari.[1]

Elia Caprile
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001
Place of birth Verona, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bari
Number 18
Youth career
0000 Cadore
0000–2020 Chievo Verona
2020–2022 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Chievo Verona 0 (0)
2020–2022 Leeds United 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Pro Patria (loan) 36 (0)
2022– Bari 33 (0)
International career‡
2022– Italy U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Club career

Born in Verona and raised in the near comune of San Zeno di Montagna, Caprile started playing football at the local grassroots club Cadore before joining Chievo’s youth system.[2] After coming through the various ranks, he was promoted to the first team in 2018, although he never made any senior appearances for the club.[2][3]

After rejecting an official contract offer from Chievo,[2] on 21 January 2020, Caprile joined English club Leeds United, signing a deal until June 2023.[4] During his stint in Yorkshire, the goalkeeper mainly featured for the club's under-23 side and received several call-ups to the first team under manager Marcelo Bielsa, despite not having collected any official appearances.[2]

On 7 August 2021, Caprile joined Serie C club Pro Patria on a season-long loan.[5] He subsequently made his professional debut on 29 August 2021, starting the league match against AlbinoLeffe.[6] During the season, he established himself as the team's first-choice goalkeeper, keeping a total amount of 12 clean sheets in 39 appearances, as Pro Patria reached the second round of the play-offs before losing to U.S. Triestina.[2]

On 13 July 2022, it was announced that Caprile had completed a transfer to Serie B club S.S.C. Bari, signing a three-year deal with the club in the process.[7][8]

International career

Caprile has represented Italy at youth international level, having featured for the under-18 national team in 2019.[3][9]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 September 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2018–19 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leeds United U21 2019–20 — — — — 0 0
2020–21 — — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Leeds United 2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pro Patria (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 36 0 0 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 39 0
S.S.C. Bari 2022–23 Serie B 5 0 2 0 0 0 — 7 0
Career total 41 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 47 0
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in promotional play-offs.

References
  1. Elia Caprile at Soccerway
  2. "Elia Caprile: «Io, Bielsa, Buffon e il Leeds. Sogno il Napoli per papà»". Cronache di spogliatoio (in Italian). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "Who is goalkeeper Elia Caprile? Leeds United's first winter signing profiled as Chievo Verona stopper joins". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "Whites complete Elia Caprile signing". www.leedsunited.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. "Elia Caprile completes loan move". www.leedsunited.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. "Pro Patria vs. AlbinoLeffe - 29 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. "Elia Caprile makes S.S.C. Bari transfer". Leeds United F.C. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. "Benvenuto Elia Caprile!". SSC Bari (in Italian). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. "Azzurrini sconfitti dalla Francia, finisce 3-0 l'amichevole di Clairefontaine". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  10. "E. Caprile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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