Alessandro Buongiorno

Alessandro Buongiorno
Buongiorno with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Buongiorno[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-06) 6 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Number 4
Youth career
Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Torino 94 (4)
2018–2019 → Carpi (loan) 18 (0)
2020 → Trapani (loan) 13 (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 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA Nations League
Third place 2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:49, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Alessandro Buongiorno (born 6 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Torino and the Italy national team.

Early life[edit]

Born in Turin, Italy, Buongiorno is a childhood fan of Torino.[3]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 0-1 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]

International career[edit]

On 17 March 2023, Buongiorno received his first official call up to the senior Italian senior squad for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against England and Malta.[16] 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.[17]

Personal life[edit]

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.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 13 April 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
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 24 3 2 0 — 26 3
Total 94 4 10 0 0 0 104 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
Career total 125 4 10 0 0 0 135 4

International[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2023 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours[edit]

Torino

References[edit]

  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. ^ https://www.torinofc.it/prima-squadra/2023-2024/difensore/buongiorno-alessandro
  3. ^ "Toromania: Buongiorno è "l'intoccabile". Deve diventare la bandiera del Toro". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Finale Coppa Italia Primavera: Torino-Milan Live". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Primavera, il Torino vince l'ottava Coppa Italia". Sky Sport Italy (in Italian). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Primavera, Torino: Alessandro Buongiorno rinnova fino al 2022". Toro News (in Italian). 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Fixtures and Results | Season 2017-18 | Matchday 27". Serie A. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Buongiorno al Carpi". Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ufficiale: Trapani, dal Torino arriva in prestito il difensore Buongiorno" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Buongiorno, rinnovo fino al 2024". Torino FC (in Italian). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ Satori, Gianluca (18 December 2020). "Le pagelle di Roma-Torino 3-1: Belotti un leone, Edera si fa vedere". Toro News (in Italian).
  12. ^ Manassero, Francesco (2 November 2021). "Per il Toro è un Buongiorno: "Il ragazzo ora è esplosivo"". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Torino Buongiorno: "La fascia da capitano è un grande orgoglio"". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Buongiorno, rinnovo sino al 2028". Torino FC (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Nazionale, Mancini chiama l'argentino Retegui. Prima anche Falcone e Buongiorno". La Repubblica (in Italian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  17. ^ Rotondaro, Vittorio. "L'ascesa di Buongiorno: dall'exploit al Torino alla gran prestazione in Olanda". Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  18. ^ 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).
  19. ^ "A. Buongiorno". Soccerway.
  20. ^ Alessandro Buongiorno FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)

External links[edit]

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