Alessandro Buongiorno

Alessandro Buongiorno

Buongiorno with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Alessandro Buongiorno [1]
Date of birth	(1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Torino
Number	4
Youth career
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Torino	92	(4)
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	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Italy UEFA Nations League 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 30 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 21 March 2024 (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.

Early life

Born in Turin, Italy, Buongiorno is a childhood fan of Torino. ^[3]

Club career

Early career

Buongiorno grew up playing in the Torino youth sector, with whom he won a Coppa Italia Primavera in 2017–18. ^{[4] [5]} On 14 February 2018, Buongiorno signed a professional contract with Torino, keeping him in the club until 2022. ^[6] 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, but was forced off due to injury in the 88th minute. ^[7]

Loans to Carpi and Trapani

In the 2018–19 season, he was loaned to Carpi in Serie B coached by Fabrizio Castori. ^[8] He made his debut on 25 September in Perugia-Carpi (0–1), as a substitute for Enrico Pezzi in the 66th minute. He made 18 appearances in the season which ended with the Carpi's relegation to Serie C.

The following season he returned to Torino, but did not make any appearances and on 11 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Trapani for the remainder of the season. ^[9] He played 13 matches, failing to avoid the relegation for the Sicilian club.

Torino

Returning to Turin, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024. ^[10] On 17 December 2020, he made his debut as a starter in Serie A in the 3–1 defeat against Roma. ^[11] By the end of the season he made 12 appearances.

The following season, with the arrival of Ivan Jurić on Torino's bench, he began to play more regularly in the team's 3-man defence, entering the team's rotations. ^[12]

During the 2022–23 season, he became a regular starter for Torino and on 17 September 2022, in a home defeat to Sassuolo (0–1), he wore the captain's armband for the first time. ^[13] On 3 May 2023 he scored his first goal in Serie A in a 2–0 win against Sampdoria in Genoa. ^[14] At the end of the season, he renewed his contract until 2028. ^[15]

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 call up to the senior Italy national team at two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta. ^[16]

Personal life

In February 2023, he obtained a three-year degree in Business Economics at the Pegaso Telematic University, presenting a thesis on Torino's marketing model. ^{[17] [18]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		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
	2023–24		22	3	2	0	—		24	3
	Total		92	4	10	0	0	0	102	4
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			123	4	10	0	0	0	133	4

International

As of match played 21 March 2024 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2023	2	0
	2024	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Torino

• Coppa Italia Primavera: 2017–18

References

1. "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.
2. https://www.torinofc.it/prima-squadra/2023-2024/difensore/buongiorno-alessandro
3. "Toromania: Buongiorno è 'l'intoccabile'. Deve diventare la bandiera del Toro". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
4. "Finale Coppa Italia Primavera: Torino-Milan LIVE". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
5. "Primavera, il Torino vince l'ottava Coppa Italia". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
6. "Primavera, Torino: Alessandro Buongiorno rinnova fino al 2022 - Toro News". 14 February 2018.
7. "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.
8. "Buongiorno al Carpi | Torino FC". Buongiorno al Carpi | Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
9. "UFFICIALE: Trapani, dal Torino arriva in prestito il difensore Buongiorno" . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
10. "Buongiorno, rinnovo fino al 2024 | Torino FC". Buongiorno, rinnovo fino al 2024 | Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
11. https://www.toronews.net/toro/le-pagelle-di-roma-torino-3-1-belotti-un-leone-edera-si-fa-vedere/
12. "Per il Toro è un Buongiorno: "Il ragazzo ora è esplosivo"". lastampa.it (in Italian). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
13. "Torino, Buongiorno: 'La fascia da capitano è un grande orgoglio'". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
14. "Apre Buongiorno, chiude Pellegri: un bel Toro passa in casa Samp". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
15. "Buongiorno, rinnovo sino al 2028 | Torino FC". Buongiorno, rinnovo sino al 2028 | Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
16. "Nazionale, Mancini chiama l'argentino Retegui. Prima anche Falcone e Buongiorno" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
17. https://torino.corriere.it/notizie/sport/torino-fc/23_febbraio_09/buongiorno-capitano-granata-e-laureato-festeggia-traguardo-del-quale-sono-orgoglioso-572a1f5e-e980-420c-afc0-e16c9d5aexlk.shtml
18. https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2023/02/09/buongiorno-torino-laurea
19. "A. Buongiorno". Soccerway.
20. Alessandro Buongiorno FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)

External links

• Alessandro Buongiorno at Soccerway
• Alessandro Buongiorno at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Alessandro Buongiorno at WorldFootball.net
• Serie A Profile ^{[ dead link ]}
• FIGC Profile