Filippo Melegoni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filippo Melegoni | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Atalanta | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Italy U17 | 29 | (3) |
| 2016– | Italy U19 | 8 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2017 | |||
Filippo Melegoni (born 18 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atalanta and the Italy under-19 team.
Club career
Early career
Melegoni was born in Bergamo, Italy, and began his career at local Serie A side Atalanta. A midfielder, he states that his playing style is modelled on his childhood idols Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.[1]
Atalanta
Melegoni played at various age levels of the Atalanta youth sector, including making 24 appearances for the under-17 side, scoring six goals. He eventually began to play in the full Primavera side in 2016, and established himself as a mainstay in the centre of midfield. After being named on the Atalanta first-team bench for several games, Melegoni was placed in the starting line-up for the match against Sampdoria on 22 January 2017. He played the first half before being replaced at the interval, in an eventual 1–0 win.[2]
International career
Melegoni has been capped by Italy at under-15,[3] under-16,[4] under-17 levels,[5] and is a current member of the under-19 side.[6] His first international call-up came in 2014 for a friendly match against Belgium. He progressed quickly up to the under-17 team, where he was eventually made captain. He also scored his first international goal whilst playing for Bruno Tedino's side, in a 1–3 loss against the Netherlands,[7] and went on to make 29 appearances in total. He received his first call-up to the under-19 side, bypassing under-18 level, by Roberto Baronio for the match against Croatia.[8] His first goal for the under-19 team came in his second game; a 1–2 loss against the Czech Republic.[9]
References
- ↑ "Bastoni e Melegoni, i nuovi giovanissimi di Gasp" (in Italian). Sky Italia. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "ATALANTA VS. SAMPDORIA 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "UNDER 15: 32 PLAYERS CALLED FOR NORTH SELECTION". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "UNDER 16: DOMANI LA PRIMA DELLE DUE AMICHEVOLI CON LA CROAZIA" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "TOURNAMENT IN ENGLAND: 18 CALLED, DEBUT ON 27TH AGAINST PORTUGAL". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "L’ITALIA DI BARONIO OSPITA LA SPAGNA, A UDINE FA IL SUO ESORDIO LA VAR ON-LINE" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "NAZIONALE UNDER 17: ‘QUATTRO NAZIONI’, AZZURRINI BATTUTI DALL’OLANDA". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "ITALY U-19S: BARONIO CALLS UP 21 PLAYERS FOR CROATIA FRIENDLY IN MANZANO ON 11TH AUGUST". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "ITALY UNDER-19S: AZZURRINI LOSE 2-1 TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN PRIBRAM". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.