Federico Bonazzoli

Federico Bonazzoli

Bonazzoli playing for Internazionale in 2014.
Personal information
Full nameFederico Bonazzoli
Date of birth21 May 1997
Place of birthManerbio, Italy
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Internazionale (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number97
Youth career
2001–2003Ghedi [1][2][3]
2003–2004Montichiari [2][3][1]
2004–2014Internazionale [2][3][1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015Internazionale4(0)
2015–Sampdoria0(0)
2015–→ Internazionale (loan)0(0)
National team
2012Italy U159(6)
2012Italy U161(1)
2012–2014Italy U1722(9)
2013Italy U182(1)
2014–Italy U1910(6)
2014–Italy U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Internazionale, on loan from Sampdoria.[2][3][1]

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 12 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 but would remain at Inter on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Playing style

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.[7]

Career statistics

As of 9 February 2015[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internazionale 2013–14 101020
2014–15 30102[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 4 0 2 0 2080
Career total 4 0 2 0 208 0
  1. All appearances in Europa League

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Armanini, Alberto. "Bonazzoli, il predestinato sulle orme di Balo". Bresciaoggi. Bresciaoggi. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Inter, ecco il rinforzo che non ti aspetti". Calciomercato.com. Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stefanelli, Alessandra. "Vita da Monella - L'Inter scopre Bonazzoli, l'anti-Balotelli". http://www.fcinternews.it/''. FcInterNews. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  4. "Obinna gives Chievo victory". Sky Sports. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "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.
  6. "Federico Bonazzoli joins Inter Milan". Inter Milan. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  8. Federico Bonazzoli profile at Soccerway
  9. "Federico Bonazzoli". inter.it. Retrieved 9 February 2015.