Federico Bonini
Italian football player
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Federico Bonini (born 6 August 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda División club UD Almería.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Massa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2017–2018 | Virtus Entella | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Virtus Entella | 49 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Bologna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Gubbio (loan) | 55 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2025 | Catanzaro | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Almería | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Club career
Bonini has been regularly included on the match day squad of Virtus Entella in the 2018–19 season, but did not appear on the field. He made his Serie B debut for the club on 5 October 2019 in a game against Crotone. He substituted Fabrizio Poli in the 71st minute.[1]
On 20 January 2020, Bonini was loaned to Bologna[2] where he made his Serie A debut on 29 July 2020, in a 0–4 loss against Fiorentina.[3] He substituted Danilo Larangeira in the 84th minute.[4]
Bonini returned to Virtus for the 2020–21 Serie B season and made 7 appearances that season, 5 of them as a starter, as Entella was relegated to Serie C. On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Gubbio also in the third division.[5] On 23 July 2022, the loan to Gubbio was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[6]
On 15 July 2024, Bonini signed a four-year contract with Catanzaro, the transfer was structured as a loan for 2024–25 season, followed by an obligation to buy.[7] He scored eight goals and provided five assists during the season, the best input for a defensive player.
On 8 August 2025, Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería announced the signing of Bonini on a six-year contract.[8]
International career
Bonini was first called up to represent his country in September 2019 for Under-19 squad friendlies.[9] On 15 November 2021, he made his debut for the Under-20 squad in the 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League game against Romania and assisted on one of the goals in 7–0 victory.[10]
