Alessandro Buongiorno
![]() Buongiorno with Torino in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alessandro Buongiorno[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Napoli | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Torino | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2024 | Torino | 99 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | → Trapani (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Napoli | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Italy | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Alessandro Buongiorno (born 6 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national team.
Early life
Born in Turin, Italy, Buongiorno is a childhood fan of Torino.[3]
Club career
Early career
Buongiorno grew up playing in the Torino youth sector, with whom he won a Coppa Italia Primavera in 2017–18.[4] [5] On 14 February 2018, Buongiorno signed a professional contract with Torino, keeping him in the club until 2022.[6] He made his Serie A debut for Torino in a 4–1 win over Crotone on 4 April 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute, but was forced off due to injury in the 88th minute.[7]
Loans to Carpi and Trapani
In the 2018–19 season, he was loaned to Carpi in Serie B coached by Fabrizio Castori.[8] He debuted on 25 September in a 0–1 loss against Perugia as a substitute for Enrico Pezzi in the 66th minute.[citation needed]
Buongiorno returned to Torino the following season, but did not make any appearance. On 11 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Trapani for the remainder of the season.[9] He played 13 matches, failing to avoid the relegation for the Sicilian club.
Torino
Returning to Turin, Buongiorno renewed his contract with the club until 2024.[10] On 17 December 2020, he made his debut as a starter in Serie A in the 3–1 defeat against Roma.[11] The following season, with the arrival of Ivan Jurić on Torino's bench, he began to play more regularly in the club's three-man defence, entering the team's rotations.[12]
Buongiorno became a regular starter during the 2022–23 Serie A, and served as club captain on 17 September 2022 in a 1–0 home defeat to Sassuolo.[13] On 3 May 2023, he scored his first league goal in a 2–0 victory against Sampdoria in Genoa.[14] At the end of the season, he renewed his contract until 2028.[15]
Napoli
On 13 July 2024, Buongiorno was sold to fellow Italian club Napoli for a reported transfer fee of €35 million plus €5 million in bonuses.[16] With Napoli he signed a five-year contract with minimum release clause of €70 million valid from 2027.[17]
International career
On 17 March 2023, Buongiorno received his first official call up to the Italy senior squad for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta.[18] On 18 June, he debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League third place play-off against the Netherlands, ending in a 3–2 victory for the Italians.[19]
Personal life
In February 2023, he obtained a three-year degree in Business Economics at the Pegaso Telematic University, presenting a thesis on Torino's marketing model.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 August 2024[21]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 99 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 4 | ||
Carpi (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
Trapani (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Napoli | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 130 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 4 |
International
- As of match played 9 June 2024[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Torino
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2017–18
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.torinofc.it/prima-squadra/2023-2024/difensore/buongiorno-alessandro
- ^ "Toromania: Buongiorno è "l'intoccabile". Deve diventare la bandiera del Toro". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Finale Coppa Italia Primavera: Torino-Milan Live". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Primavera, il Torino vince l'ottava Coppa Italia". Sky Sport Italy (in Italian). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Primavera, Torino: Alessandro Buongiorno rinnova fino al 2022". Toro News (in Italian). 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results | Season 2017-18 | Matchday 27". Serie A. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Buongiorno al Carpi". Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Trapani, dal Torino arriva in prestito il difensore Buongiorno" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Buongiorno, rinnovo fino al 2024". Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Satori, Gianluca (18 December 2020). "Le pagelle di Roma-Torino 3-1: Belotti un leone, Edera si fa vedere". Toro News (in Italian).
- ^ Manassero, Francesco (2 November 2021). "Per il Toro è un Buongiorno: "Il ragazzo ora è esplosivo"". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Torino Buongiorno: "La fascia da capitano è un grande orgoglio"". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Pagliara, Mario (3 May 2023). "Apre Buongiorno, chiude Pellegri: un bel Toro passa in casa Samp". Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Buongiorno, rinnovo sino al 2028". Torino FC (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.goal.com/it/liste/ufficiale-buongiorno-napoli-contratto-durata-stipendio-numero-maglia-dettagli-comunicato/bltfbe0034cd9505089
- ^ "Buongiorno joins Napoli from Torino". Reuters. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Nazionale, Mancini chiama l'argentino Retegui. Prima anche Falcone e Buongiorno". La Repubblica (in Italian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Rotondaro, Vittorio. "L'ascesa di Buongiorno: dall'exploit al Torino alla gran prestazione in Olanda". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Santori, Gianluca (9 February 2023). "Alessandro Buongiorno, il Capitano del Toro si laurea con una tesi sul club: Finalmente dottore! Sono Orgoglioso!". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ^ "A. Buongiorno". Soccerway.
- ^ Alessandro Buongiorno FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
External links
- Alessandro Buongiorno at Soccerway
- Alessandro Buongiorno at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Alessandro Buongiorno at WorldFootball.net
- Serie A Profile[dead link]
- FIGC Profile
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