Leonardo Mendicino

Leonardo Mendicino
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Carate Brianza, Italy[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cesena
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2015 La Dominante
2015–2017 Renate
2017–2023 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Atalanta U23 18 (0)
2023– Atalanta 1 (0)
2024– → Cesena (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Italy U16 10 (0)
2022–2023 Italy U17 14 (3)
2023–2024 Italy U18 5 (2)
2024– Italy U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024

Leonardo Mendicino (born 25 June 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Cesena on loan from Atalanta.

Club career

Mendicino is a youth product of La Dominante and Renate, before moving to Atalanta's youth academy in 2017.[2][3] He was promoted to the newly created Atalanta U23s in their debut season in the Serie C for the 2023–24 season.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Atalanta team as a substitute in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa on 14 December 2023.[4]

On 30 August 2024, Mendicino moved on loan to Serie B club Cesena.[5]

International career

Mendicino is a youth international for Italy. He was a part of the Italy U17 at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] In November 2023, he was called up to the Italy U18s.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Atalanta, brilla Mendicino: dalla Primavera all'esordio europeo". MondoPrimavera.
  2. ^ "Chi è Leonardo Mendicino, il classe 2006 convocato da Gasperini". Atalantini.com. 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ Maggi, Filippo (24 April 2023). "Chi è Leonardo Mendicino, classe 2006 convocato da Gasperini?".
  4. ^ "Raków Czestochow 0-4 Atalanta: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Leonardo Mendicino è un nuovo calciatore del Cesena FC" [Leonardo Mendicino is a new footballer for Cesena FC] (in Italian). Cesena. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "I 20 convocati di Corradi per l'Europeo: lunedì partenza per l'Ungheria, il 18 maggio l'esordio contro la Spagna". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 14 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Italia Under 18, tre reti e vittoria contro la Romania". Notiziario del Calcio.


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