Federico Zenuni

Federico Zenuni

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chieri
Youth career
2003–2016	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Torino	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Tuttocuoio (loan)	24	(1)
2017–2018	→ Viterbese Castrense (loan)	19	(0)
2018–2019	Teramo	7	(0)
2019–2021	Virtus Francavilla	76	(4)
2021–2022	Potenza	29	(1)
2023–	Chieri	18	(3)
International career‡
2011	Italy U15	1	(0)
2013–2014	Albania U17	5	(0)
2015	Albania U19	3	(2)
2016	Albania U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

Federico Zenuni (born 19 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie D club Chieri. Born in Italy, he represented the country internationally at U15 level before switching to Albania for levels U17, U19 and U21.

Club career

Early career

Zenuni started his youth career aged 6 with Torino ^[1] In 2014 he advanced at the Primavera team and won the 2014–15 Campionato Nazionale Primavera beating Lazio Primavera in the final. ^[2] He was part of the team also in the next season and participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path. ^[3]

Loan to Tuttocuoio

On 25 July 2016, Torino decided to loan Zenuni at Lega Pro side Tuttocuoio for the 2016–17 season. ^[4]

He made it his professional debut at Tuttocuoio on 11 September 2016 against Lupa Roma coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in place of Marco Berardi. ^[5]

Loan to Viterbese Castrense

Zenuni was loaned one more time at Serie C moving on 27 July 2017 to Viterbese Castrense. ^[6]

Teramo

On 11 July 2018, he moved on a permanent basis to the Serie C club Teramo. ^[7]

Virtus Francavila

On 14 January 2019, he signed with Virtus Francavilla. ^[8]

International career

Italy U15

Zenuni was gathered with Italy U15 national team in 2011. ^[9]

Albania U19

Zenuni was called up to the Albania U19 national team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 12 to 17 November 2015. ^[10] He played two full 90-minute matches, in the opening one against Austria U19 which finished as a 2–1 loss and against Georgia U19 two days later which ended 1–0. In the closing game against Wales U19, Zenuni scored twice to send Albania U19 in advantage in both cases and following a goal later by Ardian Krasniqi in the 42nd minute, Albania U19 ended by taking the 3–2 victory. ^[11]

Albania U21

Zenuni received his first call up at the Albania U21 by coach Skënder Gega to participate in the Antalya Cup developed in Antalya, Turkey against Saudi Arabia U21 on 22 January 2016, Bahrain U21 on 24 January, Azerbaijan U21 on 26 January, Kosovo U21 on 28 January and Ukraine U21 on 30 January. ^[12]

Zenuni was called up by coach Alban Bushi for the friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017. ^[13] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2018 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tuttocuoio	2016–17	Lega Pro	24	1	3	0	—		—		27	1
Viterbese Castrense	2017–18	Serie C	10	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
Career total			34	1	6	0	—		—		40	1

International

As of 17 November 2015. Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zenuni's goal. ^[15]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2015	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	3	Wales	1–0	3–2	2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round
2					2–1

References

1. Rrëfehet Federico Zenuni Archived 12 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
2. Balla, Adriatik (22 June 2015). "Të rinjtë shqiptarë shkëlqejnë në Itali, fitojnë kampionatet e moshave". AlbanianSport.net. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
3. Federico Zenuni – UEFA competition record ( archive )
4. Tuttocuoio parakalon Piacenzën, merr Zenunin Archived 1 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
5. Lupa Roma vs. Tuttocuoio - 11 September 2016 Soccerway
6. Tjetër eksperiencë në Serinë C italiane për mesfushorin e përfaqësues U-21 Panorama Sport
7. "Un centrocampista scuola Toro alla corte del Diavolo" (in Italian). Teramo. 11 July 2018.
8. "Federico Zenuni è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio. Claudio Sparacello ceduto al Teramo Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 14 January 2019.
9. ESCLUSIVA MP - I nuovi talenti: Federico Zenuni MondoPallone.it
10. U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret Archived 27 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
11. Federico Zenuni matches Soccerway
12. Shpresat, pjesëmarrëse në “Antalia Cup” Archived 11 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
13. Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 5 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
14. Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
15. Federico Zenuni at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

External links

• Federico Zenuni at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
• Federico Zenuni – UEFA competition record ( archive )