This Sunday, Pierre Kalulu will play a special match for him. After having cut his teeth in Italy and tasted the Scudetto with AC Milan, the defender trained at OL has reached a milestone since his arrival with the Old Lady in the summer of 2024. Arriving in Piedmont to relaunch after a 2023/24 season truncated by a tendon injury and a gradual downgrading in the hierarchy of the Rossoneri, the 25-year-old Frenchman is shining in Turin and has confirmed all the bright future predicted by Paolo Maldini when he was in Milan. This Sunday, Kalulu will return to his former team as one of the best defenders in the Italian championship.
Indeed, this season, Kalulu has clearly established himself as one of the very best defenders in Serie A. Already, the native of Lyon has become the boss of Juve’s defense. Now indisputable, he went on to become the club’s most used outfield player in the league. As demonstrated by his 32 starts in 32 Serie A days, he has become a centerpiece of the Old Lady’s defense, whether under the orders of Igor Tudor or Luciano Spalletti. A regularity which testifies to the great rock season of 25 years. A true talisman for his team, Juventus displays an average of 1.89 points per match, in all competitions, when he is lined up. A statistic which even climbs to 2.00 points per match on Serie A pitches.
Pierre Kalulu is indisputable in the eyes of Spalletti
His average rating of 7/10 in the championship, noted according to several Italian daily newspapers, is an improvement compared to the previous year and perfectly illustrates this consistency at a high level throughout the matches. Beyond his defensive confidence, his individual statistics are impressive for a player of his profile. Hyperactive in the Turin system, he touches 74 balls per match on average and makes 60 passes, making him the second most involved player at the club behind Locatelli. A great availability which allows him to compile two goals and seven assists in all competitions. Not bad for a defender. One of Pierre Kalulu’s other great strengths is his versatility. Equally comfortable in an axial role, as a full-back or even as a right piston, he offers appreciable tactical flexibility to his coaches.
With a market value that has jumped to €32 million in barely a year and a tough contract until 2029, the future looks bright for him in Piedmont. THE Corriere dello Sport also indicated this week that Juve already intended to secure him until 2030 while Spaletti considers him as his new Di Lorenzo, his former favorite player in Naples. Called up during the last gathering of the French team to compensate for the injury of Jules Koundé almost a year after his first rather unsuccessful cap against Spain in June 2025, Kalulu made a strong impression there. By continuing to assert himself as the captain of the Old Lady, he is now positioning himself as an extremely serious and legitimate candidate to fly with the Blues to the World Cup this summer.
