Alessandro Fontanarosa

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Alessandro Fontanarosa
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Fontanarosa [1]
Date of birth (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth San Gennaro Vesuviano, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cosenza
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 6
Youth career
2018–2019 Empoli
2019–2022 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2023– → Cosenza (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2019 Italy U17 3 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19 10 (0)
2022– Italy U20 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Alessandro Fontanarosa (born 7 February 2003) [1] is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Cosenza on loan from Inter Milan. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Club career

Having previously played for Sampdoria, Fontanarosa joined Empoli's youth academy in 2018.[ citation needed ]

In August 2019, he joined Inter Milan for an estimated fee of €750,000.[ citation needed ] After featuring for the under-17 team, he made his debut for the under-19 team in February 2020. [6] In the following season, Fontanarosa became a regular starter for Inter's under-19 team, as he helped them win the Campionato Primavera 1, the Coppa Italia Primavera and the Supercoppa Primavera. [7] He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League, scoring one goal in six appearances. [7]

At the start of the 2022–23 season, Fontanarosa was promoted to Inter Milan's first team.[ citation needed ] He went on to feature on the bench for several Serie A and UEFA Champions League matches. [8]

On 9 August 2023, Fontanarosa went to Cosenza on loan. [9]

International career

Fontanarosa has represented Italy at various youth levels. He made his debut for the under-17 team on 7 September 2019, in a friendly match against Turkey national under-17 football team. He also played for the under-18 team and the under-19 team. [10]

In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, [11] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match. [12] [13]

Honours

Italy U20

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References

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  4. ↑ "Ecco chi è Fontanarosa: "Il mio modello è Bastoni"". gazzetta.it.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Alessandro Fontanarosa - Inter - UCL". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Italy - A. Fontanarosa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  7. 1 2 "Inter Youngster Alessandro Fontanarosa Part Of Simone Inzaghi's Plans Due To Lack Of Depth In Defense, Italian Media Report". SempreInter.com. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. ↑ "ALESSANDRO FONTANAROSA | Lega Serie A". www.legaseriea.it. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  9. ↑ "🔴🔵 Alessandro Fontanarosa dall'Inter al Cosenza" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Inter Youngster Alessandro Fontanarosa: "Simone Inzaghi Told Me To Keep Things Simple & Learn From My Teammates"". SempreInter.com. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  11. ↑ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA . 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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