Michael Folorunsho

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Michael Folorunsho
Personal information
Full name Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 90
Youth career
Tor Sapienza
0000–2014 Savio
2014–2017 Lazio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Virtus Francavilla 61 (8)
2019– Napoli 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Bari (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Reggina (loan) 30 (6)
2021–2022 → Pordenone (loan) 16 (2)
2022 → Reggina (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023 → Bari (loan) 27 (8)
2023– → Hellas Verona (loan) 32 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024

Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho (born 7 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Napoli.

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Club career

Folorunsho spent his youth years with Lazio and played for their Under-19 squad. [2] On 18 July 2017, he signed with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla. [3] Folorunsho made his professional Serie C debut for Virtus Francavilla on 26 August 2017, in a game against Lecce. [4] He played 60 Serie C games for Virtus Francavilla in the two seasons. [2]

On 13 July 2019, Folorunsho signed for Serie A club Napoli on a permanent deal. [5] He was loaned out two days later to Serie C club Bari for two years. [6] Napoli sent Folorunsho on loan to several clubs in the Serie B: Reggina in 2020–21, [7] Pordenone [8] and Reggina [9] in 2021–22, and Bari in 2022–23. [10]

On 16 August 2023, Folorunsho agreed to join Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season. [11]

International career

In March 2024, Folorunsho received his first call to play for Italy from the national team's head coach Luciano Spalletti. [12] [13] However, he remained on the bench during friendly games with Venezuela and Ecuador played in the United States.

Personal life

Folorunsho is of Nigerian descent. [14]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.hellasverona.it/squadre/prima-squadra/michael-folorunsho
  2. 1 2 Michael Folorunsho at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ↑ "Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 18 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Virtus Francavilla v Lecce game report". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Micheal Folorunsho ceduto all'Ssc Napoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 13 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuti Costa e Folorunsho" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 15 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho è un calciatore amaranto" (Press release). Reggina. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ↑ ""THE MASK" FOLORUNSHO – TOP PLAYER DELLA B 20/21 – È NEROVERDE!" (Press release). Pordenone. 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "MICHAEL FOLORUNSHO TORNA IN AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bentornato Michael Folorunsho !" (in Italian). Bari. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho is a new Hellas Verona player". www.hellasverona.it/en. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ↑ https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/28-players-called-up-for-the-friendlies-with-venezuela-and-ecuador-bellanova-folorunsho-and-lucca-the-newcomers
  13. ↑ https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/spalletti-s-three-new-players-azzurri-cv-bellanova-from-the-u15s-to-the-senior-side
  14. ↑ Matteo, Alessia Di (25 July 2022). "Michael Folorunsho biografia: chi è, età, altezza, peso, tatuaggi, figli, moglie, carriera, Instagram e vita privata". Spettegolando (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho Wins February's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.


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