![]() Rontini playing for Philippines in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Mangaron Rontini | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nongbua Pitchaya | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Floria 2000 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Verbania | 0 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Sangiovannese | 37 | (3) |
2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Antella '99 | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Penang | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Kelantan | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Persita Tangerang | 29 | (3) |
2024 | Madura United | 9 | (0) |
2025 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 10 | (0) |
2025– | Antella '99 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Philippines U23 | 7 | (2) |
2019– | Philippines | 22 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:15; 25 March 2025 (UTC) |
Christian Mangaron Rontini [1] (born 20 July 1999), also known as Yasir Ali, [2] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eccellenza club Antella '99. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines at international level.
Rontini decided to convert to Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Strong support for his conversion to Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played for Persita Tangerang. [3] [4]
On 28 October 2023, Rontini married his girlfriend, Amanda Gonzales who is the daughter of former Indonesia national team player Cristian Gonzáles. He officially married Amanda in a wedding ceremony held at the Royal Ambarrukmo pavilion, Yogyakarta. [5]
Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal. [6]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020. [7]
In October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL). [8]
In July 2024, he was officially registered in Madura United squad for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season after playing at Persita Tangerang the previous season. [9]
Rontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at the international level.
Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil. [10]
He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam. [11] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste. [12] [13]
In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team. [14] [15]
He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR. [16] [17] [18] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0. [19] [20]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |