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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Raoul Bellanova[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (age 25)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rho, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | |||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Bordeaux | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Atalanta (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Pescara (loan) | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Cagliari (loan) | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Cagliari | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Inter Milan (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Torino | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Atalanta | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Italy U15 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U17 | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U19 | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Italy U21 | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:51, 9 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orright wing-back forSerie A clubAtalanta and theItaly national team.
In July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as aBordeaux player.[5] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the2019–20 Ligue 1 season againstAngers.[6] Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coachPaulo Sousa.[7][better source needed]
On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joinedAtalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[8] He made hisSerie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 victory against Brescia.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him toSerie B clubPescara.[10]
On 31 August 2021, he joinedCagliari on loan with an option-to-buy.[11] On 31 May 2022, Cagliari exercised their option to sign the player permanently.[12]
On 6 July 2022,Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the2022–23 season.[13]
On 1 July 2023, Bellanova was signed byTorino for €8 million from Cagliari.[14][15] He signed a four-year contract with theGranata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in aCoppa Italia match againstFeralpisalò, won 2–1. The following Monday he made his league debut with Torino in the 0–0 draw against Cagliari.[16] On 16 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Torino, opening the score in a 2–0 victory againstLecce.[17] He also started the following season with Torino, playing one game in the Coppa Italia match and a 2–2 draw againstMilan before being sold.
On 22 August 2024, Bellanova was sold toAtalanta for a transfer fee of approximately €25 million including bonuses.[18][19]
In October 2017, Bellanova representedItaly national under-19 football team in theUEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[20] He debuted in a 4–0 victory againstMoldova on 4 October.[citation needed] In November 2018, Bellanova played forItaly under-20 national team in a match againstGermany.[21]
On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for theItalian senior squad in afriendly match againstEcuador.[22] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for theUEFA Euro 2024.[23]
Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-mindedright-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game. Besides his regular position of a full-back orwing-back on the right flank, he can also play as acentre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as awide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Cagliari (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Torino | 2023–24 | Serie A | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Atalanta | 2024–25 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 65 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 192 | 3 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Inter Milan
Individual
Esordio con la maglia della nazionale per Raoul Bellanova e Guglielmo Vicario[Debut with the national team for Raoul Bellanova and Guglielmo Vicario]
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