Christian Rontini
Filipino footballer (born 1999)
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Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999), also known as Yasir Ali,[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eccellenza club Antella. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines at international level.
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Rontini with the Philippines in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Mangaron Rontini | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antella | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Floria 2000 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Verbania | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sangiovannese | 37 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Antella | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Penang | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kelantan | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Persita Tangerang | 29 | (3) |
| 2024 | Madura United | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Antella | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Philippines U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019– | Philippines | 22 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:15; 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Rontini decided to convert to Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Strong support for his conversion to Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played for Persita Tangerang.[3][4]
On 28 October 2023, Rontini married his girlfriend, Amanda Gonzales who is the daughter of former Indonesia national team player Cristian Gonzáles. He officially married Amanda in a wedding ceremony held at the Royal Ambarrukmo pavilion, Yogyakarta.[5]
Club career
Youth
Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
Sangiovannese
In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal.[6]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020.[7]
Azkals Development Team
In October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[8]
Madura United
In July 2024, he was officially registered in Madura United squad for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season after playing at Persita Tangerang the previous season.[9]
International career
Rontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at the international level.
Philippines U-22
Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[10]
He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[11] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste.[12][13]
Senior team
In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[14][15]
He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[16][17][18] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0.[19][20]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Afghanistan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |