Massimo Pessina

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Massimo Pessina
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Alzano Lombardo, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 25
Youth career
Olginatese
2016–2021 AlbinoLeffe
2021–2025 Bologna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Bologna 1 (0)
International career
2023 Italy U16 5 (0)
2023–2024 Italy U17 13 (0)
2024–2025 Italy U18 5 (0)
2024– Italy U19 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:15, 9 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:15, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

Massimo Pessina (born 25 December 2007) is an Italian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Serie A club Bologna.

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Club career

Pessina is a product of the youth academies of the Italian clubs Olginatese, AlbinoLeffe and Bologna. [2] In the 2023–24 season he was promoted to Bologna's Campionato Primavera 1 side. [3] On 9 November 2025, he made his senior and professional with Bologna in a Serie A match against Napoli. He came on as a substitute in the 8th minute after the starting goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski was injured, and helped the team to a 2–0 victory with a clean sheet. [4]

International career

Pessina played for the Italy U17s that won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [5] He was named to the "2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament" for his performance. [6] He was called up to the Italy U19s in August 2025. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bologna 2025–26 Serie A 10000010
Career total1000000010

    Honours

    Italy U17
    Individual

    References

    1. "Skorupski ko? Entra Pessina: chi è il portiere del 2007 che il Bologna ha strappato a Inter e Milan". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
    2. "Who is Massimo Pessina? The young Bologna goalkeeper who charmed the "Dall'Ara" against Napoli, not conceding a goal - Telegraph". telegrafi.com.
    3. Biavardi, Elia (11 January 2024). "Pessina a Radiabo: «Il gruppo è cresciuto, anche a livello umano: adesso c'è molta sintonia nello spogliatoio»".
    4. "Bologna, Massimo Pessina è già da record! E' il primo portiere classe 2007 a giocare nei top 5 campionati. Ma c'è un altro record clamoroso..." 11 November 2025.
    5. 1 2 "L'Italie remporte l'Euro U17 face au Portugal avec une éclatante victoire 3-0 en finale". RTL Info. 5 June 2024.
    6. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com.
    7. Fontana, Eugenio (1 August 2025). "Pessina convocato in Nazionale U19".
    8. "Five Azzurrini in the Euros Team of the Tournament: Pessina, Emanuel, Cama, Liberali and Camarda". www.figc.it.