Fabio Chiarodia

Fabio Cristian Chiarodia (born 5 June 2005) is a professional footballer, who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

[4][5][6] Chiarodia made his professional debut on 10 December 2021, coming on as a late substitute in Werder Bremen's 3–2 away win against Jahn Regensburg in the 2.

[3][7][8] On 19 October 2022, Chiarodia made his first DFB-Pokal appearance against SC Paderborn, becoming the youngest Werder Bremen player to have featured in the competition.

[10] On 17 March 2023, the defender made his first professional start in a 2–2 league draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach: at 17 years, nine months and 12 days, he broke the club's record for the youngest starter in a Bundesliga match, previously held by Nick Woltemade.

[1][16][17] In May 2022, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Israel,[18] where the Azzurrini reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Netherlands.