Ernesto Torregrossa

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Ernesto Torregrossa
Personal information
Full name Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico
Date of birth (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Caltanissetta, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Verona 6 (0)
2011Siracusa (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012Monza (loan) 25 (4)
2012–2013Como (loan) 11 (1)
2013Lumezzane (loan) 9 (1)
2013–2014 Lumezzane 28 (13)
2014–2018 Verona 0 (0)
2014–2015Crotone (loan) 35 (8)
2015–2016Trapani (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2018Brescia (loan) 40 (9)
2018–2021 Brescia 83 (30)
2021Sampdoria (loan) 6 (1)
2021–2023 Sampdoria 10 (0)
2022–2023Pisa (loan) 30 (12)
2023–2024 Pisa 29 (3)
2024–2025 Salernitana 11 (0)
2025 Carrarese 11 (3)
International career
2022– Venezuela 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC).

Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico (born 28 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team. [1] [2]

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Early life

Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico, [3] [4] both of them being of Italian descent.

Club career

On 12 January 2021, Torregrossa joined Serie A club Sampdoria. Initially the transfer was a loan, at the end of which Sampdoria was obligated to purchase his rights. He signed a contract with the club that will run until 30 June 2025. [5]

On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy. [6] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy. [7] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent. [8]

On 30 August 2024, Torregrossa signed a one-season contract with Salernitana in Serie B. [9]

International career

Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela. [10] [11] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto". [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hellas Verona 2010–11 Lega Pro 1 301040
Siracusa (loan) 2010–11 Lega Pro 1600060
Monza (loan) 2011–12 Lega Pro 1234002 [b] 0254
Como (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 111120131
Lumezzane (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 1910091
Lumezzane 2013–14 Lega Pro 12813223015
Crotone (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 35810368
Trapani (loan) 2015–16 Serie B153201 [c] 0183
Brescia (loan) 2016–17 Serie B29500295
Brescia 2017–18 Serie B2810213011
2018–19 2912213113
2019–20 Serie A 25710267
2020–21 Serie B12500125
Total94345200009936
Sampdoria (loan) 2020–21 Serie A610061
Sampdoria 2021–22 Serie A10020120
Pisa (loan) 2021–22 Serie B177004 [c] 1218
Pisa 2022–23 Serie B24600246
2023–24 18210192
Total428100000438
Career total32885164007135190
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-out
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2022 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–22–2 Friendly
2.20 November 2022 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 1–02–1

References

  1. Ernesto Torregrossa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "Official: Torregrossa joins Sampdoria". football-italia.net.
  3. "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
  4. "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
  5. "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
  6. "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. "Ernesto Torregrossa è un giocatore della Salernitana" [Ernesto Torregrossa is a player of Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
  11. "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
  12. @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 via Twitter.
  13. Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway