Christian Rontini

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Christian Rontini
Christian Rontini Looks into the Fans with Fist Up After the Match - PHI vs AFG, September 12, 2023.png
Rontini with the Philippines in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christian Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 26)
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
 Antella
Youth career
Floria 2000
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Verbania 0 (0)
2018–2021 Sangiovannese 37 (3)
2020 → Azkals Development Team (loan) 5 (0)
2021 Antella 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 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. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines at international level.

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Personal life

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]

Club career

Youth

Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.

Sangiovannese

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]

Azkals Development Team

In October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL). [8]

Madura United

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]

International career

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.

Philippines U-22

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]

Senior team

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]

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 September 2023 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, PhilippinesFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 2–12–1 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Match Report: AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers, Korea Republic v. Philippines". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Rifki, Ahmad (26 September 2023). "Mualaf Berganti Nama Yasir Ali; Bek Persita Christian Rontini Menemukan Damai dalam Agama Islam" [Convert to Islam Changes Name Yasir Ali; Persita defender Christian Rontini finds peace in Islam]. suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bek Asing Persita Tangerang Christian Rontini Masuk Islam, Siapa Sosok Dibaliknya?". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Disaksikan Legenda Timnas Indonesia, Bek Persita asal Filipina Jadi Mualaf". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). BolaSport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bek Timnas Filipina Chistian Rontini Nikahi Putri Cristian Gonzales". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Rosal, Glendale G. (23 October 2021). "PFF: Official roster of PH Under-23 team out". CDN Digital. The Inquirer Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tembok Filipina Christian Rontini Perkuat Madura United" [Christian Rontini's Filipino Wall Strengthens Madura United]. onefootball.com (in Indonesian). One Football. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ Admin (5 May 2022). "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Admin (6 May 2022). "Philippines U23 4–0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa — Filipiny 2–0 (1–0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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