Filippo Melegoni
Italian footballer (born 1999)
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Filippo Melegoni (born 18 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Carrarese.
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Melegoni in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carrarese | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Atalanta | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Pescara (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Genoa | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Reggiana (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2025– | Carrarese | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Italy U17 | 29 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Italy U19 | 28 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Italy U21 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:47, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Melegoni was born in Bergamo, Italy, and began his career at local Serie A side Atalanta. A midfielder, he states that his playing style is modelled on his childhood idols Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.[1]
Atalanta
Melegoni played at various age levels of the Atalanta youth sector, including making 24 appearances for the under-17 side, scoring six goals. He eventually began to play in the full Primavera side in 2016, and established himself as a mainstay in the centre of midfield. After being named on the Atalanta first-team bench for several games, Melegoni was placed in the starting line-up for the match against Sampdoria on 22 January 2017. He played the first half before being replaced at the interval, in an eventual 1–0 win.[2][3]
Loan to Pescara
On 11 August 2018, Melegoni joined Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2019.[4] On 23 July 2019, the loan was renewed for an additional year.[5]
Loan to Genoa
On 16 September 2020, Melegoni joined Genoa on a two-year loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy.[6][7]
Genoa
Loan to Standard Liège
In August 2022, Melegoni was loaned to Belgian club Standard Liège on a one-year long deal.[8]
Loan to Reggiana
Carrarese
On 24 January 2025, Melegoni signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Carrarese in Serie B.[10]
International career
Melegoni has been capped by Italy at under-15,[11] under-16,[12] under-17 levels,[13] and is a current member of the under-19 side.[14] His first international call-up came in 2014 for a friendly match against Belgium. He progressed quickly up to the under-17 team, where he was eventually made captain. He also scored his first international goal whilst playing for Bruno Tedino's side, in a 3–1 loss against the Netherlands,[15] and went on to make 29 appearances in total. He received his first call-up to the under-19 side, bypassing under-18 level, by Roberto Baronio for the match against Croatia.[16] His first goal for the under-19 team came in his second game; a 2–1 loss against the Czech Republic.[17]
On 3 September 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 side, scoring Italy's second goal in a 2–1 friendly home win against Slovenia.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 October 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pescara (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Genoa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 48 | 2 | |||||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2022–23 | Jupiler League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Reggiana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 133 | 5 | |||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
- Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out
- Appearance(s) in Jupiler League Europe Playoff
Honours
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[20]