Alessandro Buongiorno
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Full name | Alessandro Buongiorno[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Torino | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Torino | 71 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | → Trapani (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Italy | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:57, 18 June 2023 (UTC) |
Alessandro Buongiorno (born 6 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Torino and the Italy national team.
Club career
On 14 February 2018, Buongiorno signed a professional contract with Torino, keeping him in the club until 2022.[3] He made his Serie A debut for Torino in a 4–1 win over Crotone on 4 April 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute.[4]
In the 2018–19 season, he was loaned to Carpi in Serie B.
On 11 January 2020, Buongiorno joined Serie B club Trapani on loan until 30 June 2020.[5]
International career
Buongiorno took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad.
On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against Republic of Ireland in Pisa.
On 17 March 2023, Buongiorno received his first official callup to the senior Italian national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 June 2023[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
Total | 69 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | ||
Carpi (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
Trapani (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 100 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
Honours
Torino
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2017–18
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup fourth place: 2019[8]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alessandro Buongiorno". Torino F.C. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Primavera, Torino: Alessandro Buongiorno rinnova fino al 2022 - Toro News". 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results - Season 2017-18 - 27^ Match Day - Lega Serie A". www.legaseriea.it. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Trapani, dal Torino arriva in prestito il difensore Buongiorno". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Nazionale, Mancini chiama l'argentino Retegui. Prima anche Falcone e Buongiorno" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "A. Buongiorno". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
External links
- Alessandro Buongiorno at Soccerway
- Alessandro Buongiorno at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Alessandro Buongiorno at WorldFootball.net
- Serie A Profile
- FIGC Profile