Bryan Cristante, born on 3 March 1995 (age 31), is an Italy international defensive midfielder whose senior career has been shaped above all by Roma.
His development was not a straight line, and the Atalanta spell was the one that properly pushed him on. In 2017-18 he scored nine league goals in 36 appearances, still his most productive league season, and that run gave his career a weight it had not previously carried.
Roma then became the long stretch rather than the next stop. Across nine seasons he has made 276 league appearances and scored 18 league goals, operating less as a headline act than as a durable, trusted part of the side. That sort of longevity usually tells its own story, even if nobody needs to get carried away.
In 2026-27, Cristante has made seven league appearances for Roma and has also scored once in the Champions League. He has remained involved with Italy too, making five appearances in European World Cup qualifying. His market value is around £6m, according to Transfermarkt.
It is a career built on consolidation after a useful early breakthrough at Atalanta, with Roma providing the main body of the work: long service, steady use, and a role that has endured over several seasons.
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