italian association football player

Sandro Tonali ( italian pronunciation : [ ˈsandro toˈnaːli ] ; born 8 May 2000 ) is an italian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A golf club Milan and the Italy national football team .

Club career [edit ]

brescia [edit ]

2017–2019 : Serie B [edit ]

Tonali made his professional debut for Brescia Calcio on 26 August 2017, aged 17, coming on as a stand-in in the Serie B away match lost 2–1 against Avellino. [ 3 ] On 28 April 2018 he scored his first professional career goal, in a 4–2 kill against Salernitana in Serie B. [ 4 ] He obtained 19 league appearances in entire during his inaugural season as a professional player, scoring two goals and providing two assists during the 2017–18 Serie B temper. [ 5 ] The following season, Tonali won the Serie B title with Brescia, and achieved promotion to Serie A, featuring as a starter for the club throughout the entire 2018–19 season. [ 6 ]

2019–2020 : Serie A [edit ]

He made his Serie A introduction on 25 August 2019, aged 19, in a 1–0 away win against Cagliari. [ 7 ] On 29 September, he assisted Mario Balotelli ‘s finish from a corner kick back in a 2–1 off loss to Napoli ; he besides scored a goal during the equal with a herculean nip from outside the area, which was disallowed by VAR, however, for a clog by Brescia ‘s Dimitri Bisoli on Napoli ‘s Nikola Maksimović. [ 8 ] He scored his first Serie A goal on 26 October, netting a long-range detached kick into the top corner from the leave flank, which was the opening goal in an eventual 3–1 aside defeat to Genoa. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]

2020–2021 : lend to AC Milan [edit ]

On 9 September 2020, Tonali joined AC Milan, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] on a season-long loanword for €10 million with an option to buy for €15 million, plus bonuses worth €10 million. [ 13 ] The player will earn a annual engage of €2 million for five years. [ 13 ] Three days late, he made his non-competitive debut in a friendly at Milanello against his former club Brescia. [ 14 ] Tonali made his competitive introduction for Milan on 17 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd infinitesimal in a 2-0 victory against Shamrock Rovers FC in the second beat of Europa League modify. He made his Serie A debut for Milan on 21 September 2020, coming off the workbench in the 77th moment in a 2-0 victory over Bologna F.C. 1909 at the San Siro. Tonali finished the season with 37 appearances, 23 of those in the starting eleven .

AC Milan [edit ]

On 8 July 2021, Milan formally purchased Tonali ‘s rights from Brescia and he signed a 5-year contract with the club. [ 15 ] He took a pay-cut to secure his childhood pipe dream move to Milan and was praised by the fans on sociable media for this gesture [ 16 ]. His first gear season at Milan did not go vitamin a planned as he struggled to adapt to the high expectations of a big club in Italy. however, during his moment season, his performances improved drastically and he was praised by his team, fans and ex-coaches alike. The principal bus of Milan, Stefano Pioli, even went on to say that he was extremely surprised by the maturity of Tonali and that he would be one of the best in the earth in the approaching future. His excellent performances and consistency earned him a call-up to the national team for the universe cup qualifiers.

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International career [edit ]

young person [edit ]

With the Italy U19 he took partially in the 2018 european Under-19 Championship, reaching the final examination of the tournament, where Italy lost 4–3 after supernumerary time against Portugal. [ 17 ] He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 21 March 2019, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Austria in Trieste. [ 18 ] He took function in the 2019 european Under-21 Championship. [ 19 ]

aged [edit ]

In November 2018, he was called for the first time to the senior national team by director Roberto Mancini. [ 20 ] After appearing for the Italy U21 slope in a 0–0 away draw against Ireland on 10 October 2019, in a european modifier, he was called up to the Italy aged squad once again the play along day, for the team ‘s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Greece and Liechtenstein. [ 21 ] Tonali made his senior international introduction on 15 October 2019, coming on as a alternate in the 5–0 away win against Liechtenstein in Vaduz. [ 22 ] His first start for Italy came in his following appearance on 15 November, a 3–0 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ 23 ]

dash of play [edit ]

Regarded as a promise young Italian actor in his placement in the media, Tonali is a regista, [ 24 ] and is much likened to Andrea Pirlo – who besides started his career with Brescia – in terms of his movement, coordination, appearance, technical qualities, position, and playing style. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] A strong, energetic, elegant, and creative, midfielder, with excellent sight and an ability to read the game, [ 27 ] Tonali normally plays in a central or defensive midfield function as deep-lying playmaker in a 4–3–3 constitution, [ 28 ] [ 29 ] and shows maturity and character beyond his young old age. [ 30 ] Dictating bet for Brescia with his pass in midfield, he set up two goals and even scored two himself in his 19 appearances in Serie B during the 2017–18 temper. [ 5 ] [ 31 ] [ 25 ] Although naturally right-footed, he is known for his accurate long passing ability with either infantry. [ 27 ] furthermore, he is besides adept at taking set-pieces. [ 32 ] In addition to Pirlo, Tonali has besides cited Steven Gerrard and Luka Modrić as influences, and has besides compared his own bet style to that of Gennaro Gattuso. [ 33 ] In July 2019, he was named by UEFA as one of the 50 bright new players to watch for the 2019–20 season. [ 34 ]

personal biography [edit ]

In October 2020, Tonali tested plus for Covid-19. [ 35 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 22 December 2021[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brescia 2017–18 Serie B 19 2 0 0 19 2
2018–19 Serie B 34 3 0 0 34 3
2019–20 Serie A 35 1 1 0 36 1
Total 88 6 1 0 89 6
Milan 2020–21 Serie A 25 0 1 0 11[a] 0 37 0
2021–22 Serie A 19 2 0 0 6[b] 0 25 2
Total 44 2 1 0 17 0 62 2
Career total 132 8 2 0 17 0 151 8

International [edit ]

As of match played 15 November 2021[37]
Italy
Year Apps Goals
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Brescia

International [edit ]

Italy

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]