Giacomo Bonaventura
 Bonaventura with Atalanta in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giacomo Bonaventura | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | San Severino Marche, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Milan | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2014 | Atalanta | 130 | (23) |
| 2009 | → Pergocrema (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Padova (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2014– | Milan | 29 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Italy U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Italy U20 | 12 | (2) |
| 2013– | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:27, 29 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Giacomo Bonaventura[1] (born 22 August 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italy national team. Bonaventura started his senior career at Atalanta in the Serie A in 2007, transferred to Milan in 2014 for €7 million. Bonaventura has been a youth national team member since 2008. He made his senior international debut in 31 May 2013, in a friendly match against San Marino.
Club career
Atalanta
Bonaventura made his debut with Atalanta on 4 May 2008, in a match against Livorno. He only played this match in the whole 2007–08 season. He appeared again on 9 November, against Fiorentina.
On 13 January 2009, Atalanta announced he had joined Pergocrema on loan for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[2] Five days later, he made his debut for Pergocrema, getting on the scoresheet in a match against Sambenedettese. He made three more appearances before returning to Atalanta.
He returned to La Dea, but had to wait until January 2010 to appear again, this time against Palermo. On 1 February, he joined Serie B club Padova on loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his debut for the club on the 20th, against Triestina.
In June 2010, Padova decided not to buy him outright,[4] and Bonaventura returned to Atalanta, signing a contract extension until 2015.[5]
On 9 November, he scored his first Atalanta goal, against Modena. He played a key part for La Dea in 2010–11 season, scoring nine times, with his club being crowned champions. On 11 April 2012, he scored his first Serie A goal, against Napoli.
Milan
2014-2015 Season
On the 1st of September and last day of the Italian transfer window, Milan announced the signature of Bonaventura from Atalanta for a fee reported to be around €7 million.[6] On September 14, Bonaventura scored a goal on his official Serie A debut as Milan beat Parma 5-4.[7] Bonaventura scored his second goal for Milan on October 29 against Cagliari and was voted man of the match. On December 12, Bonaventura scored a powerful header and assisted Jeremey Menez's goal as Milan defeated Napoli 2-0; Bonaventura was also voted man of the mach against Napoli and again in the next week against Roma. [8]
International career
After featuring with under-19, under-20 levels, Bonaventura made his debut with the senior squad on 31 May 2013, in a 4–0 victory against San Marino.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 29 April 2015[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2006–07 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 130 | 23 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 136 | 24 | ||||
| Pergocrema (loan) | 2008–09 | Lega Pro | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Padova (loan) | 2009–10 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Milan | 2014-15 | Serie A | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 178 | 29 | 7 | 1 | — | 185 | 30 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Jack Bonaventura a Tuttosport: "A Bergamo l'affetto della gente è incredibile, ma il mio futuro..."". Tutto Atalanta (in Italian). 6 March 20130. Retrieved 27 March 2013. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "BONAVENTURA AL PERGOCREMA" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ↑ Ufficiale: Padova, presto in prestito Bonaventura; Calcio News, 1 February 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ "Calciomercato". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ↑ Atalanta, rinnova Bonaventura fino al 2015; Tutto mercato Web, 16 July 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2014/09/01/5077054/official-ac-milan-sign-bonaventura
- ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/players/giacomo-bonaventura/31967/matches/
- ↑ http://www.whoscored.com/Players/40384/Fixtures/Giacomo-Bonaventura
- ↑ Italy comfortably beats San Marino 4–0 in friendly; Sports Illustrated, 31 May 2013
- ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
External links
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- (English) A.C. Milan Official Player Profile
- (Italian) Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
- (Italian) U.S. Pergocrema 1932 Official Player Profile
- (Italian) Giacomo Bonaventura National Team Stats at FIGC.it
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