Federico Bonazzoli

Federico Bonazzoli

Bonazzoli with Inter Milan in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Manerbio, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona (on loan from Salernitana)
Number	99
Youth career
2001–2003	Ghedi
2003–2004	Montichiari
2004–2014	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Inter Milan	4	(0)
2015–2022	Sampdoria	26	(6)
2015	→ Inter Milan (loan)	1	(0)
2016	→ Lanciano (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	→ Brescia (loan)	25	(2)
2017–2018	→ SPAL (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Padova (loan)	35	(8)
2020–2021	→ Torino (loan)	20	(2)
2021–2022	→ Salernitana (loan)	32	(10)
2022–	Salernitana	24	(2)
2023–	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	19	(3)
International career
2012	Italy U15	9	(6)
2012	Italy U16	1	(1)
2012–2014	Italy U17	20	(8)
2013	Italy U18	2	(1)
2014–2015	Italy U19	12	(6)
2017–2018	Italy U20	6	(3)
2014–2019	Italy U21	9	(2)
Medal record Men's Football Representing   Italy UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2013 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Salernitana.

Club career

Inter Milan

Bonazzoli played at youth level for Ghedi and Montechiari, before joining Inter Milan at the age of seven. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

On 18 May 2014, Bonazzoli made his senior debut against Chievo Verona as a substitute for Rubén Botta in the 85th minute of a 1–2 away defeat on the last day of the Serie A season. ^[5] He became the second youngest footballer to play in Serie A for Inter aged 16 years, 11 months and 27 days, 17 days older than Massimo Pellegrini, who debuted in 1982. ^[6] On 6 November 2014 he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–1 away draw against Saint-Étienne in the group stage, he was replaced by Joel Obi in the 66th minute. ^[7]

Sampdoria

On 2 February 2015, he signed for fellow league team Sampdoria for €4.5 million, ^[8] but would remain at Inter on loan until the end of the season. ^[9]

On 21 January 2016, he was signed by Serie B club Lanciano on a season-long loan deal, with an option to purchase. ^[10] On 22 July, he joined Brescia on loan. ^[11]

Loan to Torino

On 5 October 2020, Bonazzoli joined Torino on loan. ^[12]

Loan to Salernitana

On 3 August 2021, US Salernitana announced the signing of Bonazzoli on a season-long loan with an option to buy. ^[13] He scored two goals in his Coppa Italia debut win over Reggina.

Salernitana

On 26 July 2022, Bonazzoli signed permanently with Salernitana on a four year contract, ^[14] for a reported fee of €5 millions. ^[15]

International career

With the Italy U-17 side he took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 17 November 2014, in a home friendly match loss 1–0 against Denmark, becoming the youngest player to make his debut with the team at the time.

Style of play

Bonazzoli models himself on former Inter forward Zlatan Ibrahimović. ^[6] He is highly rated by Inter fans as a Christian Vieri-like striker, with a great physique and technical abilities. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2023 ^{[17] [18]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Milan	2013–14	Serie A	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	2014–15	Serie A	4	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	–		7	0
	Total		5	0	2	0	2	0	–		9	0
Sampdoria	2015–16	Serie A	4	0	1	0	2	0	–		7	0
	2017–18	Serie A	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2019–20	Serie A	19	6	0	0	–		–		19	6
	2020–21	Serie A	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		26	6	1	0	2	0	–		29	6
Lanciano (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	14	1	–		–		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	16	1
Brescia (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	25	2	1	0	–		–		26	2
SPAL (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Padova (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	35	8	2	0	–		–		37	8
Torino (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	20	2	2	1	–		–		22	3
Salernitana (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	32	10	1	2	–		–		33	12
Salernitana	2022–23	Serie A	24	2	1	0	–		–		25	2
	Total		56	12	2	2	–		–		58	14
Hellas Verona (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	19	3	0	0	–		–		19	3
Career total			211	34	10	3	4	0	2	0	227	37

1. All appearances in Europa League
2. Appearances in Serie B – Relegation play-out

Honours

Italy U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2013 ^[19]

References

1. https://www.hellasverona.it/squadre/prima-squadra/federico-bonazzoli
2. Armanini, Alberto. "Bonazzoli, il predestinato sulle orme di Balo". Bresciaoggi. Bresciaoggi. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
3. "Inter, ecco il rinforzo che non ti aspetti". Calciomercato.com. Calciomercato.com. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
4. Stefanelli, Alessandra. "Vita da Monella - L'Inter scopre Bonazzoli, l'anti-Balotelli". FcInterNews. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
5. "Obinna gives Chievo victory". Sky Sports. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. "Inter, Bonazzoli bomber da record: dagli Allievi all'esordio ha già stregato Thohir" [Inter, Bonazzoli bombs the record: from the youth teams to his debut he has seduced Thohir] (in Italian). Gazzetta Dello Sport. 22 May 2014.
7. "Saint-Étienne vs. Internazionale - 6 November 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
8. F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
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10. "Calciomercato: Arriva Bonazzoli" (in Italian). S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
11. "Brescia, UFFICIALE: preso Bonazzoli" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.it. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
12. "UFFICIALE: il Torino ha un nuovo attaccante, dalla Samp arriva Federico Bonazzoli".
13. Salernitana 1919, U. S. "Federico Bonazzoli è un giocatore della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
14. "Federico Bonazzoli è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919" [Federico Bonazzoli is a new Salernitana player] (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
15. Campanale, Susy (26 July 2022). "Bonazzoli joins Salernitana, but Pinamonti refuses". football-italia.net. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
16. "FEDERICO BONAZZOLI – PLAYER PROFILE". inter1908blog.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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18. "Federico Bonazzoli". inter.it. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
19. "Italy-Russia | Under-17 | UEFA.com".