Michael Folorunsho

Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho (born 7 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hellas Verona on loan from Serie A club Napoli.

Michael Folorunsho
Personal information
Full name Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 90
Youth career
Tor Sapienza
0000–2014 Savio
2014–2017 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Virtus Francavilla 60 (8)
2019– Napoli 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Bari (loan) 13 (0)
2020–2021 → Reggina (loan) 30 (6)
2021–2022 → Pordenone (loan) 16 (2)
2022 → Reggina (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023 → Bari (loan) 27 (8)
2023– → Hellas Verona (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Career

Folorunsho spent his youth years with Lazio and played for their Under-19 squad.[1] On 18 July 2017, he signed with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[2] Folorunsho made his professional Serie C debut for Virtus Francavilla on 26 August 2017, in a game against Lecce.[3] He played 60 Serie C games for Virtus Francavilla in the two seasons.[1]

On 13 July 2019, Folorunsho signed for Serie A club Napoli on a permanent deal.[4] He was loaned out two days later to Serie C club Bari for two years.[5] Napoli sent Folorunsho on loan to several clubs in the Serie B: Reggina in 2020–21,[6] Pordenone[7] and Reggina[8] in 2021–22, and Bari in 2022–23.[9]

On 16 August 2023, Folorunsho agreed to join Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[10]

Personal life

Folorunsho is of Nigerian descent.[11]

References
  1. Michael Folorunsho at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 18 July 2017.
  3. "Virtus Francavilla v Lecce game report". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
  4. "Micheal Folorunsho ceduto all'Ssc Napoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 13 July 2019.
  5. "Benvenuti Costa e Folorunsho" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 15 July 2019.
  6. "Michael Folorunsho è un calciatore amaranto" (Press release). Reggina. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ""THE MASK" FOLORUNSHO – TOP PLAYER DELLA B 20/21 – È NEROVERDE!" (Press release). Pordenone. 10 August 2021.
  8. "MICHAEL FOLORUNSHO TORNA IN AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. "Bentornato Michael Folorunsho !" (in Italian). Bari. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. "Michael Folorunsho is a new Hellas Verona player". www.hellasverona.it/en. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. Matteo, Alessia Di (2022-07-25). "Michael Folorunsho biografia: chi è, età, altezza, peso, tatuaggi, figli, moglie, carriera, Instagram e vita privata". Spettegolando (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.


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