Federico Bonazzoli

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Federico Bonazzoli
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Bonazzoli with Inter Milan in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Manerbio, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Salernitana (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2003 Ghedi[2][3][4]
2003–2004 Montichiari[2][3][4]
2004–2014 Inter Milan[2][3][4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Inter Milan 5 (0)
2015– Sampdoria 26 (6)
2016 → Lanciano (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 → Brescia (loan) 25 (2)
2017–2018 → SPAL (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Padova (loan) 35 (8)
2020–2021 → Torino (loan) 22 (2)
2021– → Salernitana (loan) 22 (7)
National team
2012 Italy U15 9 (6)
2012 Italy U16 1 (1)
2012–2014 Italy U17 20 (8)
2013 Italy U18 2 (1)
2014–2015 Italy U19 12 (6)
2017–2018 Italy U20 6 (3)
2014–2019 Italy U21 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Sampdoria.[2][3][4]

Club career[]

Inter Milan[]

Bonazzoli arrived at Inter Milan at the age of seven. On 18 May 2014, Bonazzoli made his senior debut against Chievo Verona as a substitute for Rubén Botta in the 85th minute of a 1–2 away defeat on the last day of the Serie A season.[5] He became the second youngest footballer to play in Serie A for Inter aged 16 years, 11 months and 27 days, 17 days older than Massimo Pellegrini, who debuted in 1982.[6] On 6 November 2014 he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–1 away draw against Saint-Étienne in the group stage, he was replaced by Joel Obi in the 66th minute.[7]

Sampdoria[]

On 2 February 2015, he signed for fellow league team Sampdoria for €4.5 million,[8] but would remain at Inter on loan until the end of the season.[9]

On 21 January 2016, he was signed by Serie B club Lanciano on a season-long loan deal, with an option to purchase.[10] On 22 July, he joined Brescia on loan.[11]

Loan to Torino[]

On 5 October 2020, Bonazzoli joined Torino on loan.[12]

Loan to Salernitana[]

On 3 August 2021, US Salernitana announced the signing of Bonazzoli on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[13] He scored two goals in his Coppa Italia debut win over Reggina.

International career[]

With the Italy U-17 side he took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 17 November 2014, in a home friendly match loss 1–0 against Denmark, becoming the youngest player to make his debut with the team at the time.

Style of play[]

Bonazzoli models himself on former Inter forward Zlatan Ibrahimović.[6] He is highly rated by Inter fans as a Christian Vieri-like striker, with a great physique and technical abilities.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 March 2022[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Milan 2013–14 Serie A 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
2014–15 Serie A 4 0 1 0 2[a] 0 – 7 0
Total 5 0 2 0 2 0 – 9 0
Sampdoria 2015–16 Serie A 4 0 1 0 2 0 – 7 0
2017–18 Serie A 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2019–20 Serie A 19 6 0 0 – – 19 6
2020–21 Serie A 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 26 6 1 0 2 0 – 29 6
Lanciano (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
Brescia (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 25 2 1 0 – – 26 2
SPAL (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Padova (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 35 8 2 0 – – 37 8
Torino (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 22 2 2 1 – – 24 3
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 22 7 1 2 – – 23 9
Career total 162 26 9 3 4 0 – 175 29
  1. ^ All appearances in Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.padovacalcio.it/squadra/attaccanti/federico-bonazzoli
  2. ^ a b c d Armanini, Alberto. "Bonazzoli, il predestinato sulle orme di Balo". Bresciaoggi. Bresciaoggi. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Inter, ecco il rinforzo che non ti aspetti". Calciomercato.com. Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Stefanelli, Alessandra. "Vita da Monella - L'Inter scopre Bonazzoli, l'anti-Balotelli". FcInterNews. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Obinna gives Chievo victory". Sky Sports. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Inter, Bonazzoli bomber da record: dagli Allievi all'esordio ha già stregato Thohir" [Inter, Bonazzoli bombs the record: from the youth teams to his debut he has seduced Thohir] (in Italian). Gazzetta Dello Sport. 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Saint-Étienne vs. Internazionale - 6 November 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. ^ F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ^ "Federico Bonazzoli joins Inter Milan". Inter Milan. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Calciomercato: Arriva Bonazzoli" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Brescia, UFFICIALE: preso Bonazzoli" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.it. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE: il Torino ha un nuovo attaccante, dalla Samp arriva Federico Bonazzoli".
  13. ^ Salernitana 1919, U. S. "Federico Bonazzoli è un giocatore della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  14. ^ "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  15. ^ Federico Bonazzoli at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Federico Bonazzoli". inter.it. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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