Federico Bonazzoli
Bonazzoli with Inter Milan in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Manerbio, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
(on loan from Salernitana)
Number 99
Youth career
2001–2003 Ghedi
2003–2004 Montichiari
2004–2014 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Inter Milan 4 (0)
2015–2022 Sampdoria 26 (6)
2015 → Inter Milan (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Lanciano (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 → Brescia (loan) 25 (2)
2017–2018 → SPAL (loan) 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Padova (loan) 35 (8)
2020–2021 → Torino (loan) 20 (2)
2021–2022 → Salernitana (loan) 32 (10)
2022– Salernitana 24 (2)
2023– → Hellas Verona (loan) 11 (1)
International career
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 9 (2)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Second place 2013 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Salernitana.

Club career

Inter Milan

Bonazzoli played at youth level for Ghedi and Montechiari, before joining Inter Milan at the age of seven.[2][3][4]

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.

Salernitana

On 26 July 2022, Bonazzoli signed permanently with Salernitana on a four year contract,[14] for a reported fee of €5 millions.[15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2023[17][18]
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 – – – 2 0
Total 26 6 1 0 2 0 – 29 6
Lanciano (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 14 1 – – 2[b] 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 20 2 2 1 – – 22 3
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 32 10 1 2 – – 33 12
Salernitana 2022–23 Serie A 24 2 1 0 – – 25 2
Total 56 12 2 2 – – 58 14
Hellas Verona (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 11 1 0 0 – – 11 1
Career total 203 32 10 3 4 0 2 0 219 35
  1. ^ All appearances in Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie B – Relegation play-out

Honours

Italy U17

References

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  2. ^ Armanini, Alberto. "Bonazzoli, il predestinato sulle orme di Balo". Bresciaoggi. Bresciaoggi. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Inter, ecco il rinforzo che non ti aspetti". Calciomercato.com. Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. ^ 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.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Federico Bonazzoli è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919" [Federico Bonazzoli is a new Salernitana player] (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  15. ^ Campanale, Susy (26 July 2022). "Bonazzoli joins Salernitana, but Pinamonti refuses". football-italia.net. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  16. ^ "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  17. ^ Federico Bonazzoli at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Federico Bonazzoli". inter.it. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Italy-Russia | Under-17 | UEFA.com".
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