Raoul Bellanova

Raoul Bellanova

Bellanova warming up for Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Raoul Bellanova [1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) [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	Atalanta
Number	16
Youth career
2006–2019	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2023–2024	Torino	38	(1)
2024–	Atalanta	14	(0)
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	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 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 Atalanta and the Italy national team.

Club career

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] [ better source needed ]}

Loan moves to Atalanta and Pescara

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

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

On 1 July 2023, Bellanova was signed by Torino for €8 million from Cagliari. ^{[14] [15]} He signed a four-year contract with the Granata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in a Coppa Italia match against Feralpisalò, won 2–1. The following Monday he made his league debut with Torino in the 0–0 draw against Cagliari. ^[16] On 16 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Torino, opening the score in a 2–0 victory against Lecce. ^[17] He also started the following season with Torino, playing one game in the Coppa Italia match and a 2–2 draw against Milan before being sold.

Return to Atalanta

On 22 August 2024, Bellanova was sold to Atalanta for a transfer fee of approximately €25 million including bonuses. ^{[18] [19]}

International career

In October 2017, Bellanova represented Italy national under-19 football team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. ^[20] He debuted in a 4–0 victory against Moldova on 4 October.^{[ citation needed ]} In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany. ^[21]

On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for the Italian senior squad in a friendly match against Ecuador. ^[22] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. ^[23]

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. ^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux	2019–20	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Atalanta (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pescara (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	30	0	1	0	—		31	0
Cagliari (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	31	1	0	0	—		31	1
Inter Milan (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	18	0	1	0	3 [b]	0	22	0
Torino	2023–24	Serie A	37	1	2	0	—		39	1
	2024–25	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		38	1	3	0	—		41	1
Atalanta	2024–25	Serie A	14	0	0	0	5 [b]	1	19	1
Career total			133	2	5	0	8	1	146	3

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 October 2024 ^[26]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2024	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Inter Milan

• Coppa Italia: 2022–23 ^[27]
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2022 ^[28]
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2022–23 ^[29]

Individual

• Serie A Team of the Year: 2023–24 ^[30]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Raoul Bellanova: football player profile & stats". AC Milan.
3. "Raoul Bellanova". Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2019.
4. "Raoul Bellanova". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
5. "Bordeaux to Land AC Milan Right-back Raoul Bellanova on a Free". Get Football News France. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
6. "French Football League Ligue 1 Conforama | Season 2019/2020 | Week 1: Angers SCO vs. Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
7. "Angers SCO - Girondins de Bordeaux (3-1) Résumé | 2019-20". 11 August 2019 – via YouTube.
8. "Bordeaux's Bellanova signs for Atalanta on initial loan". The Score. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
9. "Highlights: Atalanta 6-2 Brescia". Football Italia. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
10. "Raoul Bellanova al Pescara" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 24 September 2020.
11. "Cagliari Calcio signs Bellanova". Cagliari . 31 August 2021.
12. "Bellanova a titolo definitivo". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 31 May 2022.
13. "Raoul Bellanova joins Inter!". Inter Milan. 6 July 2022.
14. "Bellanova al Toro". Torino FC (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
15. "Il Torino piazza il suo secondo colpo di mercato". July 2023.
16. "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
17. "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
18. "Here he is! Welcome back, Raoul Bellanova". Atalanta BC. 22 August 2024.
19. "Atalanta, ufficiale l'arrivo di Bellanova". 23 August 2024.
20. "Italia Under 19: i convocati per la fase Elite di qualificazione all'Europeo". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
21. "Raoul Bellanova Archivi". Giovanili Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
22. "Ecuador-Italia 0-2, decisivi i gol di Pellegrini e Barella: rivivi la diretta". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 24 March 2024. Esordio con la maglia della nazionale per Raoul Bellanova e Guglielmo Vicario[Debut with the national team for Raoul Bellanova and Guglielmo Vicario]
23. "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] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
24. Beltrame, Federico (31 October 2018). "Raoul Bellanova, caratteristiche tecniche e ruolo" (in Italian).
25. "R. Bellanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
26. "Raoul Bellanova". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
27. Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport . Retrieved 24 May 2023.
28. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
29. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
30. Young, Peter (2 December 2024). "Every category and Serie A nominee at the Gran Gala del Calcio". Football Italia. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• Raoul Bellanova at Soccerway
• Raoul Bellanova at WorldFootball.net (archive)
• Raoul Bellanova – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French