Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina (on loan from Napoli) | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tor Sapienza | |||
–2014 | Savio | ||
2014–2017 | Lazio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Virtus Francavilla | 61 | (8) |
2019– | Napoli | 6 | (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) |
2023–2024 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 34 | (5) |
2025– | → Fiorentina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Italy | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 |
Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho (born 7 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Napoli. He also plays for the Italy national team.
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] [ better source needed ] 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 sent on loan 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]
On 11 January 2025, Folorunsho signed for Fiorentina on loan with an option to make the deal permanent. [12]
In March 2024, Folorunsho received his first call-up to play for Italian senior squad from head coach Luciano Spalletti. [13] [14] However, he remained on the bench during friendly games with Venezuela and Ecuador played in the United States. Later that year, on 6 June, Folorunsho was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. [15] On 9 June, he debuted in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina at Stadio Carlo Castellani, coming as a substitute to goalscorer Davide Frattesi in the 76th minute as Italy won 1–0. [16]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lazio | 2016–17 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Virtus Francavilla | 2017–18 | Serie C | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
2018–19 | Serie C | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
Total | 59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 8 | ||
Napoli | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Bari (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Reggina (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
Pordenone (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |
Reggina (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Bari (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 [d] | 0 | 32 | 9 |
Hellas Verona (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |
Fiorentina (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 201 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 220 | 33 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Individual
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Dentro Folorunsho (debutto in Nazionale) e Raspadori che prendono il posto di Frattesi e Chiesa al minuto 77'.[Folorunsho, who debuted for the national team, and Raspadori, replace Frattesi and Chiesa in the 77th minute.]