![]() 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 | Persita Tangerang | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Floria 2000 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Verbania | 0 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Sangiovannese | 37 | (16) |
2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2021 | → Antella '99 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
2022 | Penang | 15 | (4) |
2023 | Kelantan | 5 | (3) |
2023– | Persita Tangerang | 29 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2021 | Philippines U23 | 7 | (2) |
2019– | Philippines | 11 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00; 30 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00; 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Christian Mangaron Rontini [1] (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Persita Tangerang. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.
Rontini decided to embrace Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After embracing Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Previously, he was a Christian. Strong support for him embracing Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played in Persita Tangerang. [2] [3]
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. [4]
Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal. [5]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020. [6]
As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL). [7]
Rontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipina mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at international level.
Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil. [8]
He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam. [9] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste. [10] [11]
In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team. [12] [13]
He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR. [14] [15] [16] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0. [17] [18]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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The Philippines national under-23 football team represents the Philippines in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country.
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