Federico Bonini

Federico Bonini
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Massa, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Catanzaro
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2017 Fiorentina
2017–2018 Virtus Entella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Virtus Entella 49 (3)
2020Bologna (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023Gubbio (loan) 55 (2)
2024–Catanzaro (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Italy U19 3 (0)
2021 Italy U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Federico Bonini (born 6 August 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Catanzaro on loan from Virtus Entella.

Club career

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He has been regularly included on the match day squad of Virtus Entella in the 2018–19 season, but did not appear on the field.

He made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella on 5 October 2019 in a game against Crotone. He substituted Fabrizio Poli in the 71st minute.[1]

On 20 January 2020 he was loaned to Bologna[2] where he made his Serie A debut on 29 July 2020, in a 0–4 loss against Fiorentina.[3] He substituted Danilo Larangeira in the 84th minute.[4]

He returned to Virtus Entella for the 2020–21 Serie B season and made 7 appearances that season, 5 of them as a starter, as Entella was relegated to Serie C.

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Gubbio in Serie C.[5] On 23 July 2022, the loan to Gubbio was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[6]

On 15 July 2024, Bonini signed a four-year contract with Catanzaro, the transfer was structured as a loan for 2024–25 season, followed by an obligation to buy.[7]

International

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He was first called up to represent his country in September 2019 for Under-19 squad friendlies.[8]

On 15 November 2021, he made his debut for the Under-20 squad in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League game against Romania and assisted on one of the goals in 7–0 victory.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Crotone v Virtus Entella game report". Soccerway. 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Virtus Entella, il difensore Bonini si trasferisce al Bologna". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Bonini" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ Guizzardi, Giacomo (29 July 2020). "Fiorentina-Bologna 4-0, rossoblù schiantati da Chiesa". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Federico Bonini nuovo calciatore rossoblù" (in Italian). Gubbio. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Cresce la rosa dei lupi: tesserati anche Bonini e Mbakogu" (in Italian). Gubbio. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ^ "FEDERICO BONINI È UN NUOVO DIFENSORE DELL'US" [FEDERICO BONINI IS A NEW DEFENDER OF US] (in Italian). Catanzaro. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Bonini Italy U19 profile by FIGC" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Torneo 8 Nazioni. Tutto facile per l'Italia: 7-0 alla Romania. Doppiette di Bove, Oristanio e Vergani" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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