Raoul Bellanova | |
Full Name: | Raoul Bellanova[1] |
Birth Date: | 17 May 2000[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Rho, Italy |
Height: | 1.88 m[4] |
Position: | Right-back/right wing-back |
Currentclub: | Torino |
Clubnumber: | 19 |
Youthyears1: | 2006–2019 |
Youthclubs1: | AC Milan |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | Bordeaux |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Clubs2: | → Atalanta (loan) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs3: | → Pescara (loan) |
Caps3: | 30 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs4: | → Cagliari (loan) |
Caps4: | 31 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | Cagliari |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs6: | → Inter Milan (loan) |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023– |
Clubs7: | Torino |
Caps7: | 37 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Italy U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Italy U16 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
Nationalteam3: | Italy U17 |
Nationalcaps3: | 24 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam4: | Italy U19 |
Nationalcaps4: | 21 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam5: | Italy U20 |
Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears6: | 2020–2023 |
Nationalteam6: | Italy U21 |
Nationalcaps6: | 21 |
Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears7: | 2024– |
Nationalteam7: | Italy |
Nationalcaps7: | 2 |
Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 23:30, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
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 and the Italy national team.
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]
On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[8] He made his Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 victory against Brescia.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara.[10]
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]
On 6 July 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the 2022–23 season.[13]
Bellanova signed for Torino on 1 July 2023. [14]
In October 2017, Bellanova represented Italy national under-19 football team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[15] He debuted in a 4–0 victory against Moldova on 4 October. In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany.[16]
On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for the Italian senior squad in friendly match against Ecuador.[17] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[18]
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.[19]
Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Atalanta (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
Cagliari (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
Inter Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
Career total | 118 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 2 |
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