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
 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)
2023–2024 → Hellas Verona (loan) 34 (5)
International career‡
2024– Italy 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
‡ 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 Napoli and the Italy national team.

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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] [ 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]

International career

In March 2024, Folorunsho received his first call-up to play for Italian senior squad from head coach Luciano Spalletti. [12] [13] 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. [14] 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. [15]

Personal life

Folorunsho is of Nigerian descent. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lazio 2016–17 Serie A 0000—00
Virtus Francavilla 2017–18 Serie C 281201 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
2018–19 Serie C317103 [lower-alpha 2] 0357
Total5983040668
Napoli 2019–20 Serie A0000—00
Bari (loan) 2019–20 Serie C120003 [lower-alpha 3] 0150
Reggina (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 30620—326
Pordenone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B16211—173
Reggina (loan) 2021–22 Serie B152——152
Bari (loan) 2022–23 Serie B278213 [lower-alpha 4] 0329
Hellas Verona (loan) 2023–24 Serie A34500—345
Career total193318210021133
  1. ↑ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ↑ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 15 June 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202420
Total20

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "| Hellas Verona Official Website". Hellas Verona FC. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  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. ↑ "Michael 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) (in Italian). Reggina. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ↑ ""The Mask" Folorunsho | Top Player della B 20/21 | è Neroverde!" (Press release) (in Italian). 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!". Bari Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho is a new Hellas Verona player". Hellas Verona. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "28 players called up for the friendlies with Venezuela and Ecuador: Bellanova, Folorunsho, and Lucca the newcomers". Italian Football Federation . 15 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Spalletti's three new players' Azzurri CV. Bellanova from the U15s to the senior side". Italian Football Federation. 16 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Ufficializzati i convocati per EURO 2024, esclusi dalla lista Provedel, Ricci e Orsolini" [EURO 2024 squad made official, Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini excluded from the list]. Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Italia 1–0 Bosnia: Stop e tiro al volo di Scamacca che sfiora il raddoppio" . Il Messaggero (in Italian). 9 June 2024. 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.]
  16. ↑ Di Matteo, Alessia (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.
  17. ↑ Michael Folorunsho at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Michael Folorunsho Ijemua" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  19. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho Wins February's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 6 March 2024.
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