Alessandro Fontanarosa
Italian footballer (born 2003)
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Alessandro Fontanarosa (born 7 February 2003)[1] is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Avellino.[2][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alessandro Fontanarosa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Gennaro Vesuviano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Avellino | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Sampdoria | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Inter | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Inter | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Cosenza (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Reggiana (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Carrarese (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Inter U23 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Avellino | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Having previously played for Sampdoria, Fontanarosa joined Empoli's youth academy in 2018.[citation needed]
In August 2019, he joined Inter for an estimated fee of €750,000.[citation needed] After featuring for the under-17 team, he made his debut for the under-19 team in February 2020.[6] In the following season, Fontanarosa became a regular starter for Inter's under-19 team, as he helped them win the Campionato Primavera 1, the Coppa Italia Primavera and the Supercoppa Primavera.[7] He also played in the 2020–21 UEFA Youth League, scoring one goal in six appearances.[7]
At the start of the 2022–23 season, Fontanarosa was promoted to Inter's first team.[citation needed] He went on to feature on the bench for several Serie A and UEFA Champions League matches.[8]
On 9 August 2023, Fontanarosa went to Cosenza on loan.[9]
On 27 August 2024, Fontanarosa joined Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan.[10] On 3 February 2025, Fontanrosa joined fellow Serie B side Carrarese on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
In the summer of 2025, Fontanarosa initially returned to Inter and was assigned to their newly established reserve team, Inter Under-23, before making a permanent move to Serie B side Avellino on 20 August.[12]
International career
Fontanarosa has represented Italy at various youth levels. He made his debut for the under-17 team on 7 September 2019, in a friendly match against Turkey national under-17 football team. He also played for the under-18 team and the under-19 team.[13]
In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[14] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 August 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Inter Milan U23 | 2025–26 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Avellino | 2025–26 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[15][16]
