Federico Bonazzoli
 Bonazzoli playing for Internazionale in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Federico Bonazzoli | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Manerbio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Brescia (on loan from Sampdoria) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Ghedi[1][2][3] | ||
| 2003–2004 | Montichiari[1][2][3] | ||
| 2004–2014 | Internazionale[1][2][3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Internazionale | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | Sampdoria | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Lanciano (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Brescia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 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) |
| 2014– | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2016. | |||
Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Brescia, on loan from Sampdoria.[1][2][3]
Club career
Bonazzoli arrived at Inter at the age of 7. 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.[4] 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.[5]
On 2 February 2015, he signed for fellow league team Sampdoria for €4.5 million,[6] but would remain at Inter on loan until the end of the season.[7]
On 21 January 2016 he was signed by Serie B club Lanciano on loan, with an option to purchase.[8] On 22 July, he joined Brescia on loan.[9]
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.[5] He is highly rated by Inter fans as a Christian Vieri-like striker, with great physique and technical abilities.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internazionale | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Inter Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
- ↑ All appearances in Europa League
References
- 1 2 3 4 Armanini, Alberto. "Bonazzoli, il predestinato sulle orme di Balo". Bresciaoggi. Bresciaoggi. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Inter, ecco il rinforzo che non ti aspetti". Calciomercato.com. Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Stefanelli, Alessandra. "Vita da Monella - L'Inter scopre Bonazzoli, l'anti-Balotelli". FcInterNews. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Obinna gives Chievo victory". Sky Sports. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Federico Bonazzoli joins Inter Milan". Inter Milan. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ "Calciomercato: Arriva Bonazzoli" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ "Brescia, UFFICIALE: preso Bonazzoli" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.it. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ↑ Federico Bonazzoli profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Federico Bonazzoli". inter.it. Retrieved 9 February 2015.