Raoul Bellanova

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.

Raoul Bellanova
Bellanova in 2023
Personal information
Full name Raoul Bellanova[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000[2][3]
Place of birth Rho, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2019 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bordeaux 1 (0)
2020 → Atalanta (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Pescara (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2022 → Cagliari (loan) 31 (1)
2022–2023 Cagliari 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Inter Milan (loan) 18 (0)
2023– Torino 2 (0)
International career‡
2015 Italy U15 9 (0)
2015 Italy U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U17 24 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U19 21 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U20 10 (0)
2020–2023 Italy U21 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Early life

Bellanova was born in Rho, in the province of Milan on 17 May 2000.

Club career

Bellanova started playing at age 4, for Azzurra. In 2005, he moved to FC Parabiago, and in 2006 his contract was bought by AC Milan. From 2006 to 2019, Bellanova played for teams of various age groups at Milan's youth academy. In January 2019, after failing to negotiate a desired wage, he declined a professional contract offer from Milan.

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.[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.

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.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 June 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux 2019–20 Ligue 1 1000—10
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 10000010
Pescara (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 30010—310
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 31100—311
Inter Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 180103[lower-alpha 2]0220
Career total 8112030861
  1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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. Milan, A. C. "Raoul Bellanova: football player profile & stats". AC Milan.
  3. "Raoul Bellanova". Girondins.com. 31 January 2019.
  4. "Raoul Bellanova". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. "BORDEAUX TO LAND AC MILAN RIGHT-BACK RAOUL BELLANOVA ON A FREE". Get Football News France. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Ligue 1 Conforama - Season 2019/2020 - Week 1 - Angers SCO / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
  7. "Angers SCO - Girondins de Bordeaux ( 3-1 ) - Résumé - (SCO - GdB) / 2019-20" – via www.youtube.com.
  8. "Bordeaux's Bellanova signs for Atalanta on initial loan". The Score. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. "Highlights: Atalanta 6-2 Brescia". Football Italia. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. "RAOUL BELLANOVA AL PESCARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 24 September 2020.
  11. "Cagliari Calcio signs Bellanova". Cagliari. 31 August 2021.
  12. "Bellanova a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Cagliari. 31 May 2022.
  13. "Raoul Bellanova joins Inter!". Inter Official Site. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. "Bellanova al Toro". Torino FC. 1 July 2023.
  15. "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.
  16. "Raoul Bellanova Archivi". Giovanili Nazionali. Il calcio è dei giovani (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  17. Beltrame, Federico (31 October 2018). "Raoul Bellanova, caratteristiche tecniche e ruolo".
  18. "R. Bellanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  19. 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.
  20. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  21. 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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