Michael Folorunsho
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Hellas Verona (on loan from Napoli) | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tor Sapienza | |||
–2014 | Savio | ||
2014–2017 | Lazio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Virtus Francavilla | 61 | (8) |
2019– | Napoli | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Bari (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → Pordenone (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2022 | → Reggina (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → Bari (loan) | 27 | (8) |
2023– | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 34 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho (born 7 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Napoli.
Club career[edit]
Folorunsho spent his youth years with Lazio and played for their Under-19 squad.[2] On 18 July 2017, he signed with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[3] Folorunsho made his professional Serie C debut for Virtus Francavilla on 26 August 2017, in a game against Lecce.[4] He played 60 Serie C games for Virtus Francavilla in the two seasons.[2]
On 13 July 2019, Folorunsho signed for Serie A club Napoli on a permanent deal.[5] He was loaned out two days later to Serie C club Bari for two years.[6] Napoli sent Folorunsho on loan to several clubs in the Serie B: Reggina in 2020–21,[7] Pordenone[8] and Reggina[9] in 2021–22, and Bari in 2022–23.[10]
On 16 August 2023, Folorunsho agreed to join Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[11]
International career[edit]
In March 2024, Folorunsho received his first call to play for Italy from the national team's head coach Luciano Spalletti.[12][13] However, he remained on the bench during friendly games with Venezuela and Ecuador played in the United States.
Personal life[edit]
Folorunsho is of Nigerian descent.[14]
Honours[edit]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.hellasverona.it/squadre/prima-squadra/michael-folorunsho
- ^ a b Michael Folorunsho at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Virtus Francavilla v Lecce game report". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Micheal Folorunsho ceduto all'Ssc Napoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Benvenuti Costa e Folorunsho" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Michael Folorunsho è un calciatore amaranto" (Press release). Reggina. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ ""THE MASK" FOLORUNSHO – TOP PLAYER DELLA B 20/21 – È NEROVERDE!" (Press release). Pordenone. 10 August 2021.
- ^ "MICHAEL FOLORUNSHO TORNA IN AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Bentornato Michael Folorunsho !" (in Italian). Bari. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Michael Folorunsho is a new Hellas Verona player". www.hellasverona.it/en. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/28-players-called-up-for-the-friendlies-with-venezuela-and-ecuador-bellanova-folorunsho-and-lucca-the-newcomers
- ^ https://www.figc.it/en/national-teams/news/spalletti-s-three-new-players-azzurri-cv-bellanova-from-the-u15s-to-the-senior-side
- ^ Matteo, Alessia Di (25 July 2022). "Michael Folorunsho biografia: chi è, età, altezza, peso, tatuaggi, figli, moglie, carriera, Instagram e vita privata". Spettegolando (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Michael Folorunsho Wins February's Goal of the Month Presented by Crypto.com". Serie A. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Michael Folorunsho at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Rome
- Italian people of Nigerian descent
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
- SSC Napoli players
- SSC Bari players
- LFA Reggio Calabria players
- Pordenone Calcio players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Italian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs