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Antonio Raimondo

Antonio Raimondo

Italian footballer (born 2004)

Antonio Raimondo (born 18 March 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Serie B club Ternana on loan from Bologna.

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Club career

Raimondo played football in the academy of Cesena, before joining Bologna in 2018.[1] The striker signed his first professional contract with the Felsinei in December 2020.[2] Having come through the club's youth ranks, he made his professional debut with the first team on 17 May 2021, coming on as a substitute for Rodrigo Palacio in the injury time of a 2–2 Serie A draw with Hellas Verona.[2][3]

Raimondo made his first senior start on 21 May 2022, playing 75 minutes of the last league game of the season against Genoa, which ended in a 1–0 win for Bologna.[4] At the end of the campaign, the club's manager Siniša Mihajlović announced that the forward would be officially promoted to the first team starting from the 2022–23 season, together with Wisdom Amey, Riccardo Stivanello and Kacper Urbański.[5]

On 10 August 2023, Raimondo joined Serie B club Ternana on loan until the end of the season.[6] On 27 August, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 league loss to Catanzaro.[7]

International career

Raimondo is a youth international for Italy, having represented the under-18[8] and under-19 national teams.[9]

He was included in the under-18 squad that took part in the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.[10] Having scored six goals in five matches, the striker was one of the most notable performers in the Azzurrini's campaign,[8] as Italy eventually won the silver medal following a 1–0 loss to France in the final match.[11]

References

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    "Antonio Raimondo: la punta di origine cilentana ad un passo dalla Serie A". 12 May 2021.
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    "Calcio, parla il 17enne Raimondo: "Il calcio per me è tutto. Mi ispiro a Ibra. Che sorpresa il debutto in A"". 28 May 2021.
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    Guizzardi, Giacomo (16 May 2021). "Verona Bologna 2-2: la riacciuffa Palacio - Sport - Calcio - ilrestodelcarlino.it". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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    "Il Genoa saluta con un ko: vince il Bologna 1-0". Sky Sport Italia (in Italian). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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    Torrisi, Antonio (20 May 2022). "Mihajlovic apre le porte al futuro del Bologna: "Pronti 4 giovani per l'anno prossimo"". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Dal Bologna arriva l'attaccante Antonio Raimondo" (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. [7]
    Maresca, Oscar (27 August 2023). "Decide un rigore di Vandeputte all'89': Catanzaro-Ternana finisce 2-1". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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    "Giochi del Mediterraneo, Raimondo trascina ancora l'Italia: Azzurrini in finale, lunedì con la Francia si gioca per l'oro". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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    "Fase élite. Pari con il Belgio e qualificazione alle fasi finali dell'Europeo. Bollini: "Un grande gruppo, un grande cuore"". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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    "Tornano i Giochi del Mediterraneo: domenica il raduno a Roma, il 26 giugno l'esordio con il Portogallo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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    "L'Italia è ancora d'argento ai Giochi del Mediterraneo: gli Azzurrini sbattono sui pali, a far festa è la Francia". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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