Raoul Bellanova

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Raoul Bellanova
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Bellanova warming up for Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Raoul Bellanova [1]
Date of birth (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 23) [2] [3]
Place of birth Rho, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [4]
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2019 AC Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Bordeaux 1 (0)
2020 → Atalanta (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Pescara (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2022 → Cagliari (loan) 31 (1)
2022–2023 Cagliari 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Inter Milan (loan) 18 (0)
2023– Torino 29 (1)
International career‡
2015 Italy U15 9 (0)
2015 Italy U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U17 24 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U19 21 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U20 10 (0)
2020–2023 Italy U21 21 (0)
2024– Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Torino and the Italy national team.

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Early life

Bellanova was born in Rho, in the province of Milan on 17 May 2000.[ citation needed ]

Club career

Bellanova started playing at age 4, for Azzurra.[ citation needed ] In 2005, he moved to FC Parabiago, and in 2006 his contract was bought by AC Milan.[ citation needed ] From 2006 to 2019, Bellanova played for teams of various age groups at Milan's youth academy.[ citation needed ] In January 2019, after failing to negotiate a desired wage, he declined a professional contract offer from Milan.[ citation needed ]

Bordeaux

In July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as a Bordeaux player. [5] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against Angers. [6] Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coach Paulo Sousa. [7]

Loan to Atalanta

On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase. [8] He made his club and Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 win against Brescia. [9]

Loan to Pescara

On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara. [10]

Cagliari

On 31 August 2021, he joined Cagliari on loan with an option-to-buy. [11] On 31 May 2022, Cagliari exercised their option to sign the player permanently. [12]

Loan to Inter Milan

On 6 July 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the 2022–23 season. [13]

Torino

Bellanova signed for Torino on 1 July 2023 and on 17 February 2024 [14]

International career

In October 2017, Bellanova played in the qualifiers, [15] He debuted on 4 October 2017, against Moldova, The match ended 4–0 for Italy. In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany. [16]

On 12 November 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–1 against Iceland in Reykjavík.[ citation needed ]

Bellanova made his debut for the senior Italy national team on 24 March 2024 in a friendly against Ecuador. [17]

Style of play

Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game. Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2024 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2019–20 Ligue 1 1000—10
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 10000010
Pescara (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 30010—310
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A31100—311
Inter Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A180103 [lower-alpha 2] 0220
Torino 2023–24 Serie A29120—311
Career total110240301172

International

As of match played 24 March 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202410
Total10

Honours

Inter Milan

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