| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Fischnaller | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolzano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | F.C. Neugries | ||
| 2004–2008 | F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige | ||
| 2010 | Juventus FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige | 32 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Juventus (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009– | Italy U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Manuel Fischnaller (born 24 July 1991 in Bolzano) is a professional football striker who plays for third division club F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige.
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Fischnaller began his career with FC Neugries in the year 2000, who played four years on youth side under his father Alfred who worked in this time as Youth Head Coach of the club.[1]
He then joined in 2004, F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige, making his way from the youth system into the senior squad in 2008.[2] In his season and a half career with the senior side he managed 6 goals in 32 appearances, greatly impressing and catching the eye of Juventus FC. scouts.[3]
On December 23, 2009, it was officially confirmed that Serie A giants Juventus signed Fischnaller on a loan deal, with the option to make the transfer permanent at the conclusion of the season.[4] It was also noted that he would remain in the youth ranks of the club, for the time being. The signing, was Juventus' first signing of the winter transfer market.
Fischnaller returned to South Tyrol on 1 July 2010. In August he signed a new 3-year contract with club.[5]
He is current member of the Italy national under-20 football team, who played his debut in a Four-Nations-Championship in November 2008 in Germany.[6]
Manuel's brother Hannes Fischnaller is a professional footballer who played for F.C. Sudtirol-Alto Adige. His mother Waltraud Mattedi was a good athlete and wons in the year 1986 the national record of 50.78 meters in javelin, Mattedi earned more over 5000 points in the competitions. He self was a successful athlete, different years ago Fischnaller wons the national champion over 100-meter hurdles.[7]