Cesare Casadei (born 10 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Torino.

[4][5][6] In 2018, after the latter club faced bankruptcy, the midfielder moved to Inter Milan, where he quickly came through the youth ranks, winning a national Under-17 championship in 2019 and rising to the Under-19 squad while still being only seventeen.

[5][9][10] On 19 August 2022, it was announced that Chelsea had agreed a deal with Inter Milan for the signing of Cesare Casadei on a six-year contract.

[10][11] Casadei was included in the U21 team, and on 31 August he made his debut against Sutton United, losing 1–0 in an EFL Trophy match and being red carded.

[25][26] He made his debut for the Blues coming on as a late substitute for Cole Palmer in the side's 1–4 away defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League on 31 January 2024.

[2][29] In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the UEFA Under-19 European Championship in Slovakia,[30] where Italy reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by eventual champions England.

[8] Despite being quite tall and having a slight valgus deformity, he is elegant and comfortable on the ball, whether he is passing it or carrying it, while also showing good pace and coordination.

[8] Due to his skills, he has been compared to Massimo Ambrosini and Sergej Milinković-Savić,[11] although he cited Nicolò Barella, Marcelo Brozović, Radja Nainggolan, Javier Zanetti and Federico Valverde as sources of inspiration.