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Raoul Bellanova
Bellanova with Torino in 2023
Personal information
Full name Raoul Bellanova[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 25)[2][3]
Place of birth Rho, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position Right-back/right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 16
Youth career
2006–2019 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bordeaux 1 (0)
2020 → Atalanta (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Pescara (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2022 → Cagliari (loan) 31 (1)
2022–2023 Cagliari 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Inter Milan (loan) 18 (0)
2023–2024 Torino 38 (1)
2024– Atalanta 39 (0)
International career‡
2015 Italy U15 9 (0)
2015 Italy U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U17 24 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U19 21 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U20 10 (0)
2020–2023 Italy U21 21 (0)
2024– Italy 5 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2018 Finland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.

Club career

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Bordeaux

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In July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as a Bordeaux player.[5] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against Angers.[6] Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coach Paulo Sousa.[7][better source needed]

Loan moves to Atalanta and Pescara

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On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[8] He made his Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 victory against Brescia.[9]

On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara.[10]

Cagliari

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On 31 August 2021, he joined Cagliari on loan with an option-to-buy.[11] On 31 May 2022, Cagliari exercised their option to sign the player permanently.[12]

Loan to Inter Milan

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On 6 July 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the 2022–23 season.[13]

Torino

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On 1 July 2023, Bellanova was signed by Torino for €8 million from Cagliari.[14][15] He signed a four-year contract with the Granata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in a Coppa Italia match against Feralpisalò, won 2–1. The following Monday he made his league debut with Torino in the 0–0 draw against Cagliari.[16] On 16 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Torino, opening the score in a 2–0 victory against Lecce.[17] He also started the following season with Torino, playing one game in the Coppa Italia match and a 2–2 draw against Milan before being sold.

Return to Atalanta

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On 22 August 2024, Bellanova was sold to Atalanta for a transfer fee of approximately €25 million including bonuses.[18][19]

International career

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In October 2017, Bellanova represented Italy national under-19 football team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[20] He debuted in a 4–0 victory against Moldova on 4 October.[citation needed] In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany.[21]

On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for the Italian senior squad in a friendly match against Ecuador.[22] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[23]

Style of play

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Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game. Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 October 2025[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2019–20 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Atalanta (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pescara (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 30 0 1 0 — 31 0
Cagliari (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 31 1 0 0 — 31 1
Inter Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 18 0 1 0 3[b] 0 22 0
Torino 2023–24 Serie A 37 1 2 0 — 39 1
2024–25 Serie A 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 38 1 3 0 — 41 1
Atalanta 2024–25 Serie A 34 0 1 0 8[b] 1 43 1
2025–26 Serie A 5 0 0 0 3[b] 0 8 0
Total 39 0 1 0 11 1 51 1
Career total 158 2 6 0 14 1 178 3
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 20 March 2025[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2024 4 0
2025 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Inter Milan

Individual

References

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  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. ^ "Raoul Bellanova: football player profile & stats". AC Milan.
  3. ^ "Raoul Bellanova". Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Raoul Bellanova". Inter Milan. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Bordeaux to Land AC Milan Right-back Raoul Bellanova on a Free". Get Football News France. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ "French Football League Ligue 1 Conforama | Season 2019/2020 | Week 1: Angers SCO vs. Girondins de Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Angers SCO - Girondins de Bordeaux (3-1) Résumé | 2019-20". 11 August 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Bordeaux's Bellanova signs for Atalanta on initial loan". The Score. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Highlights: Atalanta 6-2 Brescia". Football Italia. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Raoul Bellanova al Pescara" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Cagliari Calcio signs Bellanova". Cagliari. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Bellanova a titolo definitivo". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Raoul Bellanova joins Inter!". Inter Milan. 6 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Bellanova al Toro". Torino FC (in Italian). 1 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Il Torino piazza il suo secondo colpo di mercato". July 2023.
  16. ^ "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
  17. ^ "Serie A, Torino-Lecce 2-0: Bellanova-Zapata, Juric vince e "vede" l'Europa".
  18. ^ "Here he is! Welcome back, Raoul Bellanova". Atalanta BC. 22 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Atalanta, ufficiale l'arrivo di Bellanova". 23 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Italia Under 19: i convocati per la fase Elite di qualificazione all'Europeo". Calcio Mercato (in Italian). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Raoul Bellanova Archivi". Giovanili Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Ecuador-Italia 0-2, decisivi i gol di Pellegrini e Barella: rivivi la diretta". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 24 March 2024. Esordio con la maglia della nazionale per Raoul Bellanova e Guglielmo Vicario [Debut with the national team for Raoul Bellanova and Guglielmo Vicario]
  23. ^ "Ufficializzati i convocati per EURO 2024, esclusi dalla lista Provedel, Ricci e Orsolini" [EURO 2024 squad made official, Provedel, Ricci and Orsolini excluded from the list] (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  24. ^ Beltrame, Federico (31 October 2018). "Raoul Bellanova, caratteristiche tecniche e ruolo" (in Italian).
  25. ^ "R. Bellanova". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Raoul Bellanova". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  27. ^ Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  28. ^ "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  29. ^ McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  30. ^ Young, Peter (2 December 2024). "Every category and Serie A nominee at the Gran Gala del Calcio". Football Italia. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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