Alessandro Fontanarosa
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| Full name | Alessandro Fontanarosa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Gennaro Vesuviano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Cosenza (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Reggiana (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Carrarese (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Inter Milan U23 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Alessandro Fontanarosa (born 7 February 2003)[1] is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group A club Inter Milan U23.[2][3][4][5]
Club career
Having previously played for Sampdoria, Fontanarosa joined Empoli's youth academy in 2018.
In August 2019, he joined Inter Milan for an estimated fee of €750,000. After featuring for the under-17 team, he made his debut for the under-19 team in February 2020.[6] In the following season, Fontanarosa became a regular starter for Inter's under-19 team, as he helped them win the Campionato Primavera 1, the Coppa Italia Primavera and the Supercoppa Primavera.[7] He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League, scoring one goal in six appearances.[7]
At the start of the 2022–23 season, Fontanarosa was promoted to Inter Milan's first team. He went on to feature on the bench for several Serie A and UEFA Champions League matches.[8]
On 9 August 2023, Fontanarosa went to Cosenza on loan.[9]
On 27 August 2024, Fontanarosa joined Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan.[10] On 3 February 2025, Fontanrosa joined fellow Serie B side Carrarese on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
In the summer of 2025, Fontanarosa returned to Inter Milan, where he was assigned to their newly established reserve team.
International career
Fontanarosa has represented Italy at various youth levels. He made his debut for the under-17 team on 7 September 2019, in a friendly match against Turkey national under-17 football team. He also played for the under-18 team and the under-19 team.[12]
In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[13] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[14][15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 August 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Inter Milan U23 | 2025–26 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c d "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "chi è Fontanarosa". gianlucadimarzio.com.
- ^ "Alessandro Fontanarosa, il futuro dell'Inter nelle sue mani: chi è il difensore centrale della Primavera". grandhotelcalciomercato.com.
- ^ "Ecco chi è Fontanarosa: "Il mio modello è Bastoni"". gazzetta.it.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Alessandro Fontanarosa - Inter - UCL". UEFA. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Italy - A. Fontanarosa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Inter Youngster Alessandro Fontanarosa Part Of Simone Inzaghi's Plans Due To Lack Of Depth In Defense, Italian Media Report". SempreInter.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "ALESSANDRO FONTANAROSA | Lega Serie A". www.legaseriea.it. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "🔴🔵 Alessandro Fontanarosa dall'Inter al Cosenza" (Press release) (in Italian). Cosenza. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Alessandro Fontanarosa in prestito dall'Inter per la difesa granata" (Press release) (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Fontanarosa in prestito dalla Reggiana" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio 1908. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Inter Youngster Alessandro Fontanarosa: "Simone Inzaghi Told Me To Keep Things Simple & Learn From My Teammates"". SempreInter.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Alessandro Fontanarosa at Soccerway
External links
- Alessandro Fontanarosa at Soccerway
- Alessandro Fontanarosa at WorldFootball.net
- Alessandro Fontanarosa at Lega Serie A
- Alessandro Fontanarosa – UEFA competition record (archive)