Leonardo Bonucci ( italian pronunciation : [ leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi ] ; born 1 May 1987 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. After beginning his career with Inter Milan in 2005, Bonucci spent the adjacent few seasons on lend at Treviso and Pisa, before moving to Bari in 2009. His technique, ball-playing ability and defensive performances aboard chap italian centre-back Andrea Ranocchia earned him a move to Juventus the be season, where he late became a key member of the golf club ‘s three-man defensive line, aboard Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli, establishing himself as one of the best defenders in world football. Among early titles, he went on to win six consecutive Serie A titles with the team between 2012 and 2017, having besides played two UEFA Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. In 2017, he moved to AC Milan, and one season by and by returned to Juventus, winning two more consecutive league titles.
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At international level, Bonucci has earned over 110 caps since his senior debut in 2010, representing Italy at two FIFA World Cups ( 2010 and 2014 ), three european Championships ( 2012, 2016 and 2020 ), and a FIFA Confederations Cup ( 2013 ) ; he won Euro 2020, earned a runner-up decoration at Euro 2012, and a third-place decoration at the 2013 Confederations Cup. Bonucci has besides won respective person honours for his performances : he was named to the UEFA Europa League Squad of the season during the 2013–14 and 2017–18 seasons, and is a four-time member of the Serie A Team of the year. He was named the Serie A Footballer of the year in 2016, and was besides included in the UEFA Team of the year in the same season. In 2017, he was besides included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 and the IFFHS Men ‘s World Team, angstrom well as the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season and the 2016–17 ESM Team of the year .
Club career [edit ]
Inter Milan [edit ]
Bonucci started his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club Viterbese but was loaned to Inter Milan in the summer of 2005. [ 4 ] He played a number of pre-season friendlies for the Inter first team. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] He then became a member of the Inter U20 team. [ 9 ] On 14 May 2006, Bonucci made his Serie A debut in the last match of the 2005–06 temper, in a 2–2 away draw against Cagliari, which was Inter ‘s 3,500th competitive match. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] On 7 July 2006, Inter bought Bonucci outright. [ 12 ] He played his first Coppa Italia peer against Messina on 9 November 2006 when he came off the bench for Fabio Grosso in the 86th minute. Bonucci featured in two more Coppa Italia games for Inter that season when he was brought on for the substitute Walter Samuel at half-time during the quarter final examination second leg couple against Empoli, and as a starter in the semifinal final second peg tie against Sampdoria. In January 2007, Inter sold 50 % of Bonucci ‘s registration rights to Treviso, along with 50 % of the registration rights for colleague Primavera team-mate Daniel Maa Boumsong. At that clock Bonucci was tagged for a pepper fee of €500. [ 13 ] Bonucci subsequently remained at Inter until 30 June 2007 [ 14 ] while Maa Boumsong returned from Treviso where he spent the first half of the season on loan. During Bonucci ‘s last season with the Inter ‘s young english, he won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera ( the home young person league title ) .
Treviso and Pisa [edit ]
On 1 July 2007, Bonucci and Maa Boumsong formally became players of Treviso after their loan abridge back to Inter had expired, deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as the refilling of the co-ownerships in June 2007. At Treviso, Bonucci made 20 starts in 27 Serie B appearances as one of the regular starters. [ 15 ] In June 2008, among the other Inter youth products, Bonucci was the entirely player that was bought back from Treviso. [ 16 ] however, he was loaned back to Treviso for the 2008–09 season. According to a Treviso file named Tabella N°5 – circolare Co.Vi.So.C. prot. N°4051.4/GC/pc del 11 maggio 2005 in their 2007–08 fiscal report, Bonucci was sold for a €700,000 fee. [ 17 ] Bonucci played 13 Serie B matches for Treviso before leaving for another Serie B struggler Pisa on loan. [ 18 ]
Bari [edit ]
Bonucci playing for Bari in the 2009–10 temper On 8 June 2009, Bonucci underwent a checkup examen at Genoa. [ 19 ] On 1 July, Inter officially announced that Bonucci, [ 20 ] along with Acquafresca, [ 21 ] Bolzoni [ 20 ] and Meggiorini [ 20 ] had been transferred to Genoa, as part of the cover that sent Diego Milito [ 21 ] and Thiago Motta [ 20 ] to Inter. furthermore, Ivan Fatić who was co-contracted ( “ co-owned ” ) between Chievo and Inter, became co-contracted between Chievo and Genoa alternatively, according to a newsworthiness article by La Gazzetta dello Sport. [ 22 ] Bonucci was valued at €3 million at that time. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] On 2 July, he was transferred to Bari from Genoa, on a co-ownership deal, for €1.75 million, [ 23 ] along with Meggiorini ( besides on a co-ownership softwood ), Matteo Paro ( on loanword ), Andrea Ranocchia ( on loan ) and Giuseppe Greco ( on lend ). At Bari he became a first team player in cardinal defense under head coach Gian Piero Ventura, showing a compose yet impregnable and effective defensive play vogue. He formed an highly hard defensive partnership with Andrea Ranocchia which was therefore effective that, as of the center indicate in the 2009–10 season, Bari had the moment best defensive record in Serie A. The potent partnership ended after Ranocchia got hurt half-way through the season and was ruled out for the remaining fixtures .
Juventus [edit ]
On 1 July 2010, Bonucci was signed by Juventus on a four-year compress for a total of €15.5 million tip [ 25 ] from Bari ; Bari bought Bonucci from Genoa outright for €8 million. [ 26 ] however, Genoa and Bari used part of the transfer receivables to sign the remaining 50 % registration rights of Domenico Criscito [ 27 ] and 50 % of the adjustment rights of Sergio Bernardo Almirón from Juventus. [ 28 ] Bonucci was assigned the shirt number 19. [ 29 ] Partnered with Italy teammate Giorgio Chiellini in defensive structure, Bonucci was immediately drafted into the starting line-up for the foremost matches of the season making his competitive debut at Shamrock Rovers in the Europa League and scoring his first gear goal for Juventus in the Europa League play-off match against Sturm Graz. [ 30 ] The keep up season, due to the presence of seasoned of Andrea Barzagli, it was expected that Bonucci would compete with him for a begin place aboard Chiellini in a four-man defense, as the club ‘s new director Antonio Conte was known for his preference for the 4–2–4 formation, a form upon the 4–4–2 geological formation. however, after experimenting with several tactical systems, Conte finally decided to play all three players in a three-man defense aided by wingbacks in a 3–5–2 formation, and Bonucci established himself once again in the starting eleven aboard Chiellini and Barzagli. [ 31 ] Due to their performances together, the three-man defense earned the dub BBC, a reference to the players ‘ initials. [ 32 ] Soon, the trio established themselves as one of the best defences in global football during the follow seasons. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] [ 35 ] On 2 April 2012 Juventus announced that he had signed a new 5-year contract [ 36 ] effective on 1 July 2012. Bonucci won his first major style, the 2011–12 Scudetto, and contributed two goals as Juventus finished the season undefeated and with one of the best defensive records in the top five european leagues. His good human body that season earned him a place in the final UEFA Euro 2012 team. [ 31 ]
Bonucci playing for Juventus in 2014 Bonucci began the temper by winning the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus. He made his Champions League debut against Chelsea in the group stagecoach and scored his first goal in the competition against Shaktar Donetsk in October 2012 in a 1–1 draw. [ 37 ] In December 2012 Bonucci was criticized for diving in a league game against Palermo on which was described by a number of journalists as “ the worst dive ever ”. [ 38 ] He was booked by the referee during the game and subsequently given a one-match bachelor of arts in nursing and a €2000 fine by the authorities. [ 39 ] Juventus finished the season by winning the 2012–13 Serie A deed. The surveil season, Bonucci would help Juventus to defend the Supercoppa Italiana and the Serie A title, although Juventus would suffer a group-stage elimination in the UEFA Champions League. however, he helped Juventus to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, scoring a decisive goal against Lyon in the quarter-finals. [ 40 ] During the 2014–15 season, Bonucci made his two-hundredth appearance with Juventus on 25 January 2015, in a 2–0 win over Chievo. [ 41 ] On 6 June 2015, Bonucci started for Juventus in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, but were defeated 3–1 by Barcelona at Berlin ‘s Olympiastadion. [ 42 ] With 52 appearances, he made the most appearances for Juventus that season across all competitions, along with team-mates Claudio Marchisio and Roberto Pereyra. On 24 November 2015, Bonucci was nominated for the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year. [ 43 ] On 2 March 2016, he captained Juventus in the absence of Gianluigi Buffon and Chiellini, scoring the decisive penalty in the resulting shoot-out of the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals against Inter, at the San Siro, following a 3–3 draw on aggregate, which allowed Juventus to progress to the final examination ; [ 44 ] however, due to the yellow batting order he received during the match, and having already been booked prior to the fixture, he missed the victorious final against Milan, which saw Juventus capture a domestic double for the moment consecutive temper, [ 45 ] including a record one-fifth consecutive league deed. [ 46 ] During the begin of the 2016–17 season, Bonucci dedicated time to his ill son Matteo, missing choose matches with Juventus and the home team. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] On 27 November, Bonucci suffered a hard second joint try in an eventual 3–1 away passing to Genoa, sidelining him for up to 60 days. [ 49 ] On 19 December, Bonucci penned a new cope with Juventus, keeping him at the club until 2021. [ 50 ] On 5 January 2017, Bonucci was named to the 2016 UEFA Team of the Year. [ 51 ] On 30 January, Bonucci was named to the 2015–16 Serie A Team of the Year, and was besides named the 2016 Serie A Footballer of the Year. [ 52 ] Bonucci made his three-hundredth Juventus appearance in a 4–1 home plate gain over Palermo on 17 February ; [ 53 ] however, after Palermo scored a recently goal, Bonucci had an controversy on the touchline with coach Massimiliano Allegri, causing the club to fine and omit him from the police squad for the first gear Champions League round of 16 leg with Porto on 22 February. [ 54 ] On 17 May, Bonucci scored the last goal of a 2–0 winnings in the final examination of the 2016–17 Coppa Italia over Lazio. [ 55 ] On 3 June, Bonucci started in his second Champions League Final in three years, but Juventus were defeated 4–1 by defending champions real Madrid. [ 56 ] On 5 June, he was subsequently named to the UEFA Champions League squad of the season. [ 57 ]
AC Milan [edit ]
On 14 July 2017, Bonucci was signed by AC Milan on a five-year contract for a €42 million fee. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] On 4 August 2017, Bonucci was named one of the three finalists for the Defender of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League season award. [ 60 ] Milan ‘s director Vincenzo Montella subsequently named Bonucci as the team ‘s new captain later that month. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] On 23 October, he was named to the 2017 FIFA FIFPro World11. [ 63 ] Although a lot was expected of Bonucci and Milan, the first gear half of the 2017–18 season was disappointing both for him and the cabaret, and he drew criticism in the media over the choice of his performances. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] [ 66 ] He scored his first goal for Milan on 6 January 2018, in a 1–0 home succeed over Crotone. [ 67 ] On 31 March, Bonucci scored the equalising finish against his former team aside to Juventus, breaking goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon ‘s record of longest back-to-back minutes not conceded in an eventual 3–1 defeat. [ 68 ]
tax return to Juventus [edit ]
Bonucci, here captaining Juventus, celebrating with his teammates in 2021 On 2 August 2018, Bonucci returned to Juventus as part of a swap deal with Milan involving Mattia Caldara ; both Bonucci and Caldara were tagged for €35 million transfer fee. He signed a five-year contract until 30 June 2023. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Bonucci made his return for Juventus in their open Serie A couple on 18 August, a 3–2 off win over Chievo, contributing to Juventus ‘s temp counterweight, an own goal by Mattia Bani. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] On 29 September 2018, Bonucci scored his first goal for Juventus since his render from Milan, the final finish of a 3–1 home win over Napoli. [ 73 ] On 2 October, he made his fiftieth Champions League appearance in a 3–0 home gain over Young Boys. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] On 2 April 2019, Bonucci marked his 250th Serie A appearance with Juventus by scoring the afford goal in a 2–0 away win against Cagliari. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] however, following the couple, he was heavily criticised by respective outstanding figures after stating that teammate Moise Kean was partially to blame for the racial pervert he suffered from the crowd ; [ 78 ] England international Raheem Sterling deemed the comments ‘laughable ‘, [ 79 ] while compatriot Mario Balotelli, English singer Stormzy, [ 80 ] and erstwhile Juventus player Paul Pogba besides criticised Bonucci ‘s comments. [ 81 ] Bonucci implied that Kean ‘s goal celebration caused foster jeers, stating to Sky Sport Italia : “ Kean knows that when he scores a goal, he has to focus on celebrating with his teammates. He knows he could ‘ve done something differently excessively. There were racist jeers after the goal, Blaise heard it and was angered. I think the blame is 50–50, because Moise should n’t have done that and the Curva should not have reacted that manner. We are professionals, we have to set the example and not provoke anyone. ” late, he made a post on Instagram which read “ Regardless of everything, in any case … no to racism. ” [ 78 ] In response to the criticism, the following day, Bonucci posted on Instagram : “ After 24 hours I want to clarify my feelings. yesterday I was interviewed right at the end of the game, and my words have been intelligibly misconstrue, probably because I was besides hasty in the way I expressed my thoughts. Hours and years would n’t be adequate to talk about this subject. I firm condemn all forms of racism and discrimination. The abuses are not acceptable at all and this must not be misunderstood. ” [ 82 ] After Chiellini suffered an front tooth cruciate ligament injury at the begin of the 2019–20 season, Bonucci captained Juventus in his absence. [ 83 ] In November 2019, he signed a fresh contract with the club, running until 2024. [ 84 ] On 20 September 2020, Bonucci scored in Juventus ‘s opening match of the 2020–21 season, a 3–0 home winnings over Sampdoria in Serie A. [ 85 ] On 20 November 2021, Bonucci scored his first gear brace in his career in a 2–0 win against Lazio through two penalties. [ 86 ]
International career [edit ]
2007–2009 : young person career [edit ]
At youth level, Bonucci played for the Italy home under-21 football B team. He was called-up for a friendlies against Renate on 6 November 2007, [ 87 ] and against the Under-20 Serie C representative team on 4 December 2007. [ 88 ] He was besides capped for the team in an internal friendly, which split the Under-21 Serie B team into two on 9 October 2007, [ 89 ] on 21 October 2008, [ 90 ] on 25 November, [ 91 ] and on 24 March 2009, as team captain. [ 92 ] He besides received a call-up from the Italy U20 team on 31 May 2007. He was an idle substitute in the 0–1 loss to the Serie D Best XI. [ 93 ]
2010 : early senior career and 2010 World Cup [edit ]
Bonucci made his debut with the Italy senior team on 3 March 2010, under director Marcello Lippi, in a friendly match against Cameroon played in Monaco, which ended in a 0–0 draw, [ 94 ] and became one of the few debutants to have never played an official match for the national young teams. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] He was included by coach Marcello Lippi in the starting line-up along with national team regulars Fabio Cannavaro and Giorgio Chiellini, forming a three-man defensive line in Lippi ‘s 3–4–3 geological formation. [ 97 ]
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due to his performances during the 2009–10 season, Bonucci was included in the Italy police squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] [ 100 ] He scored his first international finish on 3 June 2010, in a 1–2 friendly loss against Mexico, in a pre-tournament friendly match in Brussels. [ 101 ] In the World Cup, he appeared as an fresh alternate for all three of Italy ‘s matches, as they suffered a first-round elimination, failing to win a catch. [ 102 ]
2010–2014 : unwrap into the starting line-up [edit ]
After the World Cup, under newly director Cesare Prandelli, Bonucci took advantage of the external retirement of Cannavaro and broke into the starting line-up beside Juventus teammate Chiellini. He ended a fine 2011–12 season by earning a place in the concluding 23-man Italy squad for UEFA Euro 2012, helping Italy to reach the final of the tournament, where they were defeated 4–0 by defending champions Spain. [ 103 ] He started in all but one match as Italy reached the finals. [ 104 ] In the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he missed his spot-kick in the punishment shoot-out against Spain in the semi-finals, shooting high gear over the bar as Italy went out of the competition losing 7–6 on penalties ; [ 105 ] Italy would win the bronze decoration match over Uruguay 4–3 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw following extra-time, allowing them to capture third base space. [ 106 ] Bonucci was selected by Cesare Prandelli to be part of the Italy police squad that would take separate at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Although he once again remained an idle ersatz for the inaugural two games, he made his World Cup debut on 24 June 2014, in a 0–1 passing to Uruguay ; as a result, Italy was eliminated in the first beat of the rival for a irregular consecutive time. [ 107 ]
2014–2018 : euro 2016 and failed 2018 World Cup qualification [edit ]
On 4 September 2014, under raw Italy coach Antonio Conte, Bonucci wore the captain ‘s armband for Italy for the beginning time, following Daniele De Rossi ‘s substitution in a 2–0 friendly gain over the Netherlands. [ 108 ] On 31 May 2016, Bonucci was named to Conte ‘s 23-man Italy police squad for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 109 ] On 13 June he set up Emanuele Giaccherini ‘s goal, Italy ‘s first of the match, with a long ball in a 2–0 succeed over Belgium in the opening group match of Euro 2016 ; he was late booked for a tactical cruddy. [ 110 ] After helping Italy to another clean-sheet in a 1–0 victory in the moment group match against Sweden on 17 June, Bonucci was once again praised for his defensive performances aboard Chiellini and Barzagli. [ 33 ] On 22 June, he captained Italy in Buffon ‘s absence in his nation ‘s final group match, a 1–0 kill to Ireland. [ 111 ] On 27 June he produced a Man of the Match performance in the rung of 16 of the tournament as he helped Italy to keep a third gear clean sheet and kill defending champions Spain 2–0. [ 112 ] In the quarter-final repair against Germany on 2 July, he scored Italy ‘s equalising finish from a punishment, although his spot-kick was saved by Manuel Neuer in the resulting shoot-out, as the reigning World Cup champions advanced to the semi-finals following a 6–5 shoot-out victory. [ 113 ] In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Italy finished in second place in Group G behind Spain and advanced to the play-off against Sweden. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 aggregate personnel casualty to the Scandinavians. [ 114 ]
2019–present : 100th international appearance and Euro 2020 victory [edit ]
On 12 October 2019, Bonucci made his 92nd international appearance, under coach Roberto Mancini, in a 2–0 home win over Greece, and overtook Alessandro Del Piero as the tenth-most capped musician in the history of the italian national team ; [ 115 ] the victory sealed Italy ‘s qualification for Euro 2020. [ 116 ] He made his 94th appearance for Italy on 15 November, in a 3–0 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a Euro 2020 modifier, equalling Giacinto Facchetti as the ninth most-capped italian player of all time. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] On 11 October 2020, Bonucci made his 98th international appearance in a 0–0 away guide against Poland in the UEFA Nations League, equalling Gianluca Zambrotta as the eight–most capped player of all–time for the italian national team. [ 119 ] [ 120 ] On 25 March 2021, Bonucci made his hundredth appearance for Italy in a 2–0 home acquire over Northern Ireland, in the team ‘s first 2022 World Cup qualifying couple. [ 121 ] In June 2021, Bonucci was included in Italy ‘s squad for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 122 ] During the tournament, he served as a impermanent captain for Italy following an injury to Giorgio Chiellini in the first round. [ 123 ] On 6 July, following a 1–1 disembowel after extra-time against Spain in the semi-final of the competition, he scored Italy ‘s third spot-kick in an eventual 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory, to send Italy to the final. [ 124 ] On 11 July, Bonucci won the european championship with Italy following a 3–2 victory over England at Wembley Stadium in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in extra-time. Bonucci scored Italy ‘s lone goal of the game in the 67th hour to tie the match, and former converted Italy ‘s third gear penalty in the shoot-out ; his goal during regulation time made him the oldest player ever to score in a european Championship final, at the senesce of 34 years and 71 days. [ 125 ] For his performance during the final examination, he was named Star of the Match by UEFA. [ 126 ] For his performances throughout the rival, he was late besides named to the team of the tournament. [ 127 ]
style of maneuver [edit ]
A early midfielder who is normally deployed as ball-playing centre-back in a three-man defense [ 128 ] [ 129 ] [ 130 ] ( although he is besides capable of playing in a four-man defense, both in the center or out wide ), [ 129 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] Bonucci is chiefly known for his technique, passing scope, and his ability to launch an assail from the bet on with long passes. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] [ 133 ] Although he is not the quickest actor over short distances, he is a tall, mobile, and solid defender, with a good positional sense, ampere well as good anticipation, solid tackle, and an ability to read the game and mark opponents, on top of his ball skills ; he besides excels in the air, and frequently poses a goal terror from set pieces. [ 129 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] [ 134 ] [ 135 ] [ 136 ] [ 137 ] [ 138 ] Despite having been considered to be a talented and bright young defender, [ 139 ] he was besides criticised by sealed pundits for being inconsistent and prone to errors or lapses in assiduity in his youth, which were dubbed “ Bonucciate ” in the italian media ; [ 129 ] [ 131 ] [ 140 ] [ 141 ] in 2021, the neologism bonucciata was even included in the italian encyclopedia Treccani. [ 142 ] however, he showed luminary improvements during the 2014–15 season, and established himself as one of the best defenders in worldly concern football, besides drawing praise from coach Pep Guardiola, who described Bonucci as one of his “ darling ever players ”. [ 128 ] [ 131 ] [ 132 ] [ 134 ] [ 143 ] [ 144 ] [ 145 ] In 2016, Mario Sconcerti of Il Corriere della Sera ranked Bonucci among the greatest italian defenders of all time. [ 134 ] His alone acting vogue has led Giovanni Galli to compare him to former sweeper Gaetano Scirea. [ 128 ] [ 146 ] In 2012, The Guardian named him the 88th Best Player in the World [ 147 ] and in 2016, he was named the 26th Best Player in the World. [ 148 ] In 2016, his defensive attributes, angstrom well as his skill on the ball, vision, and accurate passage, moved La Repubblica to dub him as “ Beckenbonucci ”, a reference to erstwhile german carpet sweeper Franz Beckenbauer. [ 149 ] In addition to his defensive, playmaking and technical foul skills, Bonucci has besides been praised for his leadership and ability to organise his back-line. [ 129 ] [ 131 ] [ 150 ] In 2017, he was ranked by some as the best defender in the world. [ 151 ] [ 152 ] With Andrea Barzagli ‘s retirement, the subsequent Bonucci- Chiellini axis was considered, in terms of longevity and performance at high levels, one of the most hearty and complementary color in international football, arsenic well as being compared to duets from the past such as Beckenbauer – Schwarzenbeck, Scirea – gentile or Baresi – Costacurta. [ 153 ]
personal life [edit ]
On 18 June 2011, Bonucci married Martina Maccari ( bel. 19 November 1985 ), [ 154 ] a former model and blogger, whom he inaugural met in 2008 through a common friend. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] They have two sons, Lorenzo ( b. July 2012 ) [ 157 ] and Matteo ( b. May 2014 ), and one daughter, Matilda ( b. February 2019 ). [ 158 ] [ 159 ] [ 160 ] [ 161 ] Although Bonucci played for Juventus for respective seasons, his eldest son, Lorenzo, supports Juventus ‘s cross-city rivals, Torino. [ 162 ] In July 2016, Bonucci ‘s youngest son, Matteo undergo emergency surgery following the attack of an acute illness. [ 163 ] In a 2017 interview with El País, Bonucci revealed that his son ‘s illness had even led him to think about quitting football, gloss :
“ For three or four months, my head was good not in the right place, it ‘s the head that gets the leg moving. For around 15 days after the surgery, until I started to see him improving, I was just not interested in educate or anything to do with football. I ‘ve constantly hated hospitals and tried to avoid them, but at that time I had to be there and I was very struggling to be composure. Matteo is much better now and our class feels more joined than always. Yes, I thought about quitting. Football was just not my precedence at that consequence. You see your son with so much to live for, he ‘s asking you so many questions and why this is happening to him … and I had no answers. Priorities change at those times. now I tell myself that I am golden. Everything I have done has been from the heart. ” [ 164 ]
Bonucci ‘s older brother, Riccardo ( b. November 1982 ), was besides a football player who once played as a cardinal defender in Serie C1 with Viterbese. [ 165 ] Their beget owns a paint shop in Viterbo. In May 2012, during the 2011–12 italian football scandal investigations, Bonucci, along with Juventus teammate Simone Pepe and coach Antonio Conte, adenine well as many early players, were accused of match-fixing ; Bonucci was accused of helping to fix the result of a 3–3 draw against Udinese in May 2010, during his time with Bari, and faced a potential three-and-a-half class prohibition if found guilty. Bonucci denied any error, however, [ 166 ] [ 167 ] and both he and Pepe were by and by acquitted in August later that year. [ 168 ] In October 2012, Bonucci and his wife and then five-month-old son were confronted by an armed robber who demanded the defender hand over his watch. As the robber reached out to take the watch, Bonucci reportedly punched him and chased him down the street. The robber escaped with his accomplice on a minibike. [ 169 ] Bonucci is an anti-bullying militant. In December 2017, he made a cameo appearance in the music television for “ Buona fortuna ” by Benji & Fede, whose storyline deals with bullying. [ 170 ] In October 2019, in concert with the journalist and editor program Francesco Ceniti, he co-wrote and released a record “ Il mio amico Leo ” ( My friend Leo ), partially inspired by his own experiences and designed to provide documentation to bullying victims. [ 171 ] On 1 April 2021, Bonucci tested convinced for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy ; [ 172 ] by 12 April, he recovered. [ 173 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 23 November 2021[174]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National Cup[a]
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Inter Milan
2005–06
Serie A
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2006–07
Serie A
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Total
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Treviso (loan)
2007–08
Serie B
27
2
0
0
—
—
27
2
2008–09
Serie B
13
2
1
0
—
—
14
2
Total
40
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
41
4
Pisa (loan)
2008–09
Serie B
18
1
0
0
—
—
18
1
Bari
2009–10
Serie A
38
1
1
0
—
—
39
1
Juventus
2010–11
Serie A
34
2
2
0
8[b]
1
—
44
3
2011–12
Serie A
32
2
5
0
—
—
37
2
2012–13
Serie A
33
0
4
0
10[c]
1
1[d]
0
48
1
2013–14
Serie A
29
2
1
0
13[e]
1
1[d]
0
44
3
2014–15
Serie A
34
3
4
1
13[c]
0
1[d]
0
52
4
2015–16
Serie A
36
3
4
0
8[c]
0
1[d]
0
49
3
2016–17
Serie A
29
3
5
1
11[c]
1
0
0
45
5
Total
227
15
25
2
63
4
4
0
319
21
AC Milan
2017–18
Serie A
35
2
5
0
11[b]
0
—
51
2
Juventus
2018–19
Serie A
29
3
1
0
10[c]
0
1[d]
0
41
3
2019–20
Serie A
35
3
4
1
7[c]
0
1[d]
0
47
4
2020–21
Serie A
26
2
2
0
6[c]
0
1[d]
0
35
2
2021–22
Serie A
11
3
0
0
5[c]
0
0
0
16
3
Total
101
9
7
1
28
0
3
0
139
12
Career total
460
32
42
3
102
4
7
0
611
41
International [edit ]
- As of match played 15 November 2021[175][176]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Italy
2010
8
2
2011
5
0
2012
11
0
2013
11
0
2014
8
1
2015
10
0
2016
14
1
2017
8
1
2018
10
1
2019
10
1
2020
4
0
2021
15
1
Total
114
8
- As of match played 15 November 2021.[176]
- Scores and results list Italy’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bonucci goal.
Honours [edit ]
Inter Milan [ 174 ]
Juventus[174]
Italy [ 174 ]
Individual
Orders [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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