Antonio Raimondo

Antonio Raimondo (born 18 March 2004) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a centre-forward for Bologna.

Antonio Raimondo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 18
Youth career
2013–2018 Cesena
2018–2021 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bologna 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Italy U18 10 (7)
Honours
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Runner-upOran 2022U-18 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Raimondo first started playing football before joining the academy of Cesena, before moving to Bologna in 2018.[1] The striker signed his first professional contract with Bologna in December 2020. He then worked his way up their youth categories, and made his professional debut with Bologna on 17 May 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 Serie A tie with Hellas Verona.[2]

After another season with the under-19 team, Raimondo made his first start on 21 May 2022, playing 75 minutes of the last league game of the season against Genoa, which Bologna won 1–0.[3] During the same days, the club's manager Siniša Mihajlović announced that the forward would be officially promoted to the first team starting from the 2022–23 season, together with Wisdom Amey, Riccardo Stivanello and Kacper Urbański.[4]

International career

Raimondo is a youth international for Italy, having represented the under-18 national team.[5]

He was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria.[6] Having scored six goals in five matches, the striker played a pivotal role in the Azzurrini's campaign, as Italy eventually won the silver medal after losing 1–0 against France in the final match.[7][8]

References
  1. "Antonio Raimondo: la punta di origine cilentana ad un passo dalla Serie A". 12 May 2021.
  2. "Calcio, parla il 17enne Raimondo: "Il calcio per me è tutto. Mi ispiro a Ibra. Che sorpresa il debutto in A"". 28 May 2021.
  3. "Il Genoa saluta con un ko: vince il Bologna 1-0". Sky Sport Italia (in Italian). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. Torrisi, Antonio (20 May 2022). "Mihajlovic apre le porte al futuro del Bologna: "Pronti 4 giovani per l'anno prossimo"". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. "Raimondo in gol con l'Italia Under 18 | Bolognafc". www.bolognafc.it. 28 March 2022.
  6. "Tornano i Giochi del Mediterraneo: domenica il raduno a Roma, il 26 giugno l'esordio con il Portogallo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. "Giochi del Mediterraneo, Raimondo trascina ancora l'Italia: Azzurrini in finale, lunedì con la Francia si gioca per l'oro". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. "L'Italia è ancora d'argento ai Giochi del Mediterraneo: gli Azzurrini sbattono sui pali, a far festa è la Francia". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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