Andrea Bonetti

Andrea Bonetti (born 8 August 2003) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Taranto on loan from Juventus.

Not to be confused with Andrea Bonatti.

Andrea Bonetti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Taranto
Number 8
Youth career
Accademia Grugliasco
Accademia Intertorino
2017–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Juventus Next Gen 9 (0)
2023– → Taranto (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 Italy U15[1] 9 (1)
2018–2019 Italy U16[2] 5 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U17[3] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:48, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Having been born in Turin on 8 August 2003,[4] Bonetti's first career years were at Accademia Grugliasco.[5] He continued at Accademia Intertorino, where he actracted Juventus' attention, which he joined in 2017.[4][5] Playing as a centre-forward,[5] he was the most prolific Juventus U16 player of the 2018–19 season with 16 goals.[6] With time, he moved down the pitch, becoming a midfielder able to play as a regista, a left mezz'ala and as a trequartista.[4] In the 2021–22 season, which he played as a regista for the under-19 side, he scored five goals and gave five assists in 43 appearances in all competitions.[7] On 9 October 2021, Juventus first-team manager Massimiliano Allegri played Bonetti for about 30 minutes, coming on as a substitute for Arthur Melo at the 63rd minute, in a friendly match against Alessandria, which they won 2–1.[8] He made his Juventus Next Gen—the reserve team of Juventus—debut on 3 September 2022, in a 2–0 Serie C win against Trento, coming on as a substitute at the 64th minute for Enzo Barrenechea.[9] His Next Gen debut as a starter came on 17 September, in Renate–Juventus Next Gen 3–2.[9] He came off the pitch after 60 minutes for defender Félix Nzouango, when Next Gen were losing 3–0.[10] On 3 November, he renewed with Juventus until 30 June 2025.[11]

On 24 July 2023, Bonetti joined Taranto in Serie C on a season-long loan.[12]

International career

Bonetti played nine matches with Italy U15.[1] His debut came on 15 February 2018 in a match against Netherlands U15 lost 2–0.[1] On 29 April, he scored the winning goal in Italy–Mexico 1–0.[1] He won five U16 caps between 2018 and 2019[2] and won two U17 caps between 2019 and 2020.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 April 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen 2022–23 Serie C 90—0090
Career total 90000090

    References
    1. "Andrea Bonetti". FIGC U15 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
    2. "Andrea Bonetti". FIGC U16 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
    3. "Andrea Bonetti". FIGC U17 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
    4. "Juventus, alla scoperta di un nuovo talento: Bonetti spegne diciannove candeline". tuttojuve24.it. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    5. Albanese, Giovanni (16 February 2019). "Andrea Bonetti e la sua voglia di regalare il derby alla Juventus Under 16". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    6. JuventusNews24, Redazione (26 May 2019). "Marcatori Juve 2018/2019: Fagioli torna al gol e la Primavera vince". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    7. Baridon, Marco (4 June 2022). "Bonetti Juve, futuro blindato: il piano del club per il giovane regista". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    8. Sport, Sky. "Juve-Alessandria, decide un gol di Chibozo al 93'". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    9. Andrea Bonetti at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
    10. Pranzoni, Carlo (17 September 2022). "Renate Juventus Next Gen 3–2: seconda sconfitta consecutiva per i bianconeri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
    11. JuventusNews24, Redazione (3 November 2022). "Bonetti rinnova con la Juventus, è UFFICIALE: i dettagli del nuovo accordo". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
    12. "BONETTI È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLÙ" [BONETTI IS OFFICIALLY ROSSOBLÙ] (in Italian). Taranto. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.