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Raoul Bellanova

Raoul Bellanova

Italian footballer


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 13 April 2024[19]
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International

As of match played 24 March 2024[20]
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Honours

Inter Milan


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". Girondins.com. 31 January 2019.
  3. "Raoul Bellanova". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. "BORDEAUX TO LAND AC MILAN RIGHT-BACK RAOUL BELLANOVA ON A FREE". Get Football News France. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. "Bordeaux's Bellanova signs for Atalanta on initial loan". The Score. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "Highlights: Atalanta 6-2 Brescia". Football Italia. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. "RAOUL BELLANOVA AL PESCARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 24 September 2020.
  8. "Bellanova a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Cagliari. 31 May 2022.
  9. "Raoul Bellanova joins Inter!". Inter Official Site. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. "Bellanova al Toro". Torino FC. 1 July 2023.
  11. "Italia Under 19: i convocati per la fase Elite di qualificazione all'Europeo". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. "Raoul Bellanova Archivi". Giovanili Nazionali. Il calcio è dei giovani (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. "Ecuador v Italy game report". ESPN. 24 March 2024.
  14. Beltrame, Federico (31 October 2018). "Raoul Bellanova, caratteristiche tecniche e ruolo".
  15. "R. Bellanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  16. "Raoul Bellanova". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.

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