Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
_49_(cropped).jpg) Bellanova warming up for Torino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raoul Bellanova[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2000[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Rho, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back/right wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2019 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bordeaux | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Atalanta (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pescara (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cagliari (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Cagliari | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Torino | 38 | (1) |
| 2024– | Atalanta | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Italy U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Italy U17 | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Italy U19 | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Italy U21 | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | Italy | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 6 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBordeaux
editIn July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as a Bordeaux player.[5] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against Angers.[6] Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coach Paulo Sousa.[7][better source needed]
Loan moves to Atalanta and Pescara
editOn 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[8] He made his Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 victory against Brescia.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara.[10]
Cagliari
editOn 31 August 2021, he joined Cagliari on loan with an option-to-buy.[11] On 31 May 2022, Cagliari exercised their option to sign the player permanently.[12]
Loan to Inter Milan
editOn 6 July 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the 2022–23 season.[13]
Torino
editOn 1 July 2023, Bellanova was signed by Torino for €8 million from Cagliari.[14][15] He signed a four-year contract with the Granata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in a Coppa Italia match against Feralpisalò, won 2–1. The following Monday he made his league debut with Torino in the 0–0 draw against Cagliari.[16] On 16 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Torino, opening the score in a 2–0 victory against Lecce.[17] He also started the following season with Torino, playing one game in the Coppa Italia match and a 2–2 draw against Milan before being sold.
Return to Atalanta
editOn 22 August 2024, Bellanova was sold to Atalanta for a transfer fee of approximately €25 million including bonuses.[18][19]
International career
editIn October 2017, Bellanova represented Italy national under-19 football team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[20] He debuted in a 4–0 victory against Moldova on 4 October.[citation needed] In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany.[21]
On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for the Italian senior squad in a friendly match against Ecuador.[22] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[23]
Style of play
editBellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game. Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.[24]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 6 December 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Cagliari (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Atalanta | 2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Career total | 132 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 10 October 2024[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editInter Milan
- Coppa Italia: 2022–23[27]
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2022[28]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2022–23[29]
Individual
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2023–24[30]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova: football player profile & stats". AC Milan.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova". Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Bordeaux to Land AC Milan Right-back Raoul Bellanova on a Free". Get Football News France. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "French Football League Ligue 1 Conforama | Season 2019/2020 | Week 1: Angers SCO vs. Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Angers SCO - Girondins de Bordeaux (3-1) Résumé | 2019-20". 11 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bordeaux's Bellanova signs for Atalanta on initial loan". The Score. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Highlights: Atalanta 6-2 Brescia". Football Italia. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova al Pescara" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Cagliari Calcio signs Bellanova". Cagliari. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Bellanova a titolo definitivo". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova joins Inter!". Inter Milan. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Bellanova al Toro". Torino FC (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Il Torino piazza il suo secondo colpo di mercato". July 2023.
- ^ "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
- ^ "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
- ^ "Here he is! Welcome back, Raoul Bellanova". Atalanta BC. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Atalanta, ufficiale l'arrivo di Bellanova". 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Italia Under 19: i convocati per la fase Elite di qualificazione all'Europeo". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova Archivi". Giovanili Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador-Italia 0-2, decisivi i gol di Pellegrini e Barella: rivivi la diretta". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 24 March 2024.
Esordio con la maglia della nazionale per Raoul Bellanova e Guglielmo Vicario
[Debut with the national team for Raoul Bellanova and Guglielmo Vicario] - ^ "Ufficializzati i convocati per EURO 2024, esclusi dalla lista Provedel, Ricci e Orsolini" [EURO 2024 squad made official, Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini excluded from the list] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Beltrame, Federico (31 October 2018). "Raoul Bellanova, caratteristiche tecniche e ruolo" (in Italian).
- ^ "R. Bellanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Raoul Bellanova". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Young, Peter (2 December 2024). "Every category and Serie A nominee at the Gran Gala del Calcio". Football Italia. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
External links
edit- Raoul Bellanova at Soccerway
- Raoul Bellanova at WorldFootball.net (archive)
- Raoul Bellanova – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French