Leonardo Fontanesi

Leonardo Fontanesi
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Fontanesi
Date of birth (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Correggio, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center back
Youth career
–2015 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Sassuolo 3 (0)
2016 → Cesena (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Brescia (loan) 6 (0)
2017–2018 → Gubbio (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Pontedera (loan) 18 (0)
International career
2015 Italy U-21[1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2019

Leonardo Fontanesi (born 20 February 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Club career

Fontanesi is a youth exponent from Sassuolo. He made his Serie A debut on 2 May 2015 against Palermo. He played the first 84 minutes of a 0–0 home draw before being substituted for Cesare Natali.[2]

He signed a five-year contract with Sassuolo on 1 July 2015.[3] On 22 January 2016, Fontanesi was signed by A.C. Cesena on a temporary deal.[4]

In July 2016 Fontanesi returned to Sassuolo. He was assigned number 21 shirt.[5]

On 31 August 2016, Fontanesi was signed by Brescia on a temporary deal, with an option to buy.[6] There, he played only six games during 2016–17 Serie B season.

On 12 July 2017, after returning to Sassuolo, he was signed by Gubbio.[7][8]

On 13 July 2018, Sassuolo loaned him to Serie C club Pontedera.[9]

References

  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Sassuolo vs. Palermo - 2 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Aggiornamenti di calciomercato" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Fontanesi al Cesena" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. ^ "I numeri di maglia dei neroverdi per la nuova stagione" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Bubnjic, Sbrissa e Fontanesi sono biancazzurri!" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Leonardo Fontanesi va al Gubbio" (in Italian). Canale Sassuolo. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Quattro nuovi volti in rossoblù" (Press release) (in Italian). A.S. Gubbio 1910. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Movimenti di calciomercato: Fontanesi al Pontedera, Zecca al Teramo" (in Italian). Sassuolo Calcio. 13 July 2018.


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