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| Full name | Andrea Belotti[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calcinate, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Grumellese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | AlbinoLeffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | AlbinoLeffe | 39 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Palermo | 62 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Torino | 232 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Roma | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | →Fiorentina (loan) | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Como | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | →Benfica (loan) | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Cagliari | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Italy U19 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Italy U20 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Italy U21 | 18 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Italy | 44 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:51, 27 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrea BelottiCavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation:[anˈdrɛːabeˈlɔtti]; born 20 December 1993) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forSerie A clubCagliari.
Belotti started his career withAlbinoLeffe. He was later signed byPalermo, where he won aSerie B title in the2013–14 season, before being joiningTorino in 2015. Belotti left the club in 2022 as theireighth-highest goalscorer of all time, and joinedRoma on afree transfer.
A former Italyunder-19,under-20 andunder-21 international, Belotti took part in theUEFA European Under-21 Championship in2015. He made his debut with thesenior national team in 2016 and was included in the Italy squad that wonUEFA Euro 2020.
Andrea Belotti was born inCalcinate, a small town in close vicinity ofBergamo innorthern Italy. He is nicknamedIl Gallo (TheRooster).[2][3] The nickname comes from the surname of his close childhood friend, who jokingly suggested hecelebrates his goals by mimicking a rooster'scomb with an open hand to his forehead.[4][5] Belotti was a childhood fan ofAC Milan.[6]
He took his first steps as a footballer in the oratory school ofGorlago,[7] and with Grumellese.[7] After an unsuccessful trial withAtalanta,[8] he was signed byAlbinoLeffe and went through their youth system. He made his debut for the first team in the 2011–12 season, when he played eight matches inSerie B and scored two goals.[9] He also scored 13 goals as team top-scorer for the youth team throughout the 2011–12 season, winning a youth title, theTrofeo Dossena, in June 2012.[10]
The following season, he was fully promoted to the first team, and made 31 appearances inLega Pro Prima Divisione, scoring 12 goals. He also made an appearance during the2012–13 Coppa Italia.[11] Given the presence in the squad of the defenderMauro Belotti, Andrea was nicknamedBelottino.[12]
On 2 September 2013, he was loaned for a fee of €500,000 (with a buyout clause set at €2.5 million) toPalermo inSerie B.[13] He made his debut with the Sicilians on 24 September 2013, as a substitute forDavide Di Gennaro in a game againstBari, and provided an assist toKyle Lafferty in a 2–1 loss. He scored his first goal for theRosaneri on 5 October againstBrescia. On 3 May 2014, he was promoted toSerie A after a 1–0 win away toNovara. He closed the season with 10 goals scored in the league. On 18 June 2014, Palermo exercised the right to redeem half of his contract in co-ownership,[14][15] with an option to redeem the other half for €3.5 million.
He made his debut in Serie A on 31 August 2014, at age 20, as a substitute forPaulo Dybala in a 1–1 draw at home toSampdoria.[16] On 12 September, Palermo announced they had redeemed the remainder of his contract.[17] On 24 September, he scored his first two career goals in Serie A, playing as a starter in a 3–3 draw away toNapoli. On 13 December, he scored the winning goal in injury time againstSassuolo, securing a 2–1 win for Palermo and their seventh consecutive useful result (equalling the record of the 2009–10 season under the coachDelio Rossi). He played in 38 games throughout the season, largely as a substitute, in which he scored six goals.
On 18 August 2015, he was officially signed byTorino for a reported fee of €7.5 million.[18][19] He scored his first goal for Torino in a 2–0 win againstBologna. On 16 January 2016, he scored his first brace for the club in a 4–2 win overFrosinone.[20] On 20 March, he scored from the penalty spot in the 48th minute to haltJuventus goalkeeperGianluigi Buffon'srecord of longest consecutive minutes not conceded in a 4–1 home defeat.[21] He concluded the2015–16 season with 12 goals in 35 appearances.
He began the2016–17 season scoring a header againstAC Milan at theSan Siro, but had a penalty saved byGianluigi Donnarumma in a 3–2 defeat. The following round, on 28 August, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 home win againstBologna.[22] On 4 December 2016, he extended his contract with Torino until 2021,[23] with a €100 million release clause valid only to foreign clubs.[24] On 5 March 2017, he wore thecaptain's armband for the first time againstPalermo,[25] in which he scored the fastest hat-trick in Serie A since 30 January 2000 (seven minutes and 15 seconds), surpassing the previous record belonging to the UkrainianAndriy Shevchenko.[26][27][28] The following month, he became the first player under the age of 24 to score 24 goals in a single Serie A season since Shevchenko in 1999–00.[29] He ended the season with 26 goals in 35 appearances, and as the third top-scorer in the league behindEdin Džeko ofRoma (29) andDries Mertens ofNapoli (28).
After being appointed team captain on a permanent basis,[30] he scored his first goal of the2017–18 season with ascissor-kick in a 3–0 win againstSassuolo.[31] Often injured, he was unable to repeat his performance of the previous season, scoring 10 goals in Serie A.[32]
On 26 August 2018, Belotti scored his first goal of the2018–19 season in a 2–2 draw againstInter Milan at theSan Siro.[33] On 4 November, he scored his first brace of the season in a 4–1 away win againstSampdoria.[34] On 25 May, he scored the secondscissor kick goal of his career, once again against Sassuolo.[31] In virtue of his performance during the season, he was voted as Torino's player of the year (succeedingNicolas Nkoulou).[35] Belotti concluded the season with 15 goals in Serie A - contributing to Torino's qualification to the2019–20 UEFA Europa League, after the exclusion of Milan.
On 25 July 2019, Belotti made his debut inUEFA competitions, in thefirst qualifying round of the Europa League againstDebrecen, scoring the opening goal on a penalty kick.[36] On 29 August, Belotti scored with a header againstWolverhampton to record his 77th goal for Torino, entering in Torino's top 10 goalscorers of all-time.[37] On 26 September, he scored his first brace of the season in a 2–1 win over Milan.[31] On 23 June 2020, by virtue a goal scored in a home match againstUdinese (1–0), he reached double-figures in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season. On 16 July 2020, Belotti scored in his seventhSerie A match in a row in a 3–0 win overGenoa.[38]
On 12 December 2020, in a league match lost 3–2 at home againstUdinese, he scored his 100th goal for Torino in all competitions, equallingAdolfo Baloncieri in the club's all-time scorer list. On 30 January 2021, with a goal scored atFiorentina, Belotti achieved double figures in the league for all six season played in Serie A with Torino (behind onlyPaolo Pulici, who achieved double figures for seven consecutive years between 1972 and 1979).
Belotti began his seventh consecutive season with Torino scoring a goal in a 2–1 loss at home toAtalanta. On 30 October 2021, Belotti scored the final goal in a 3–0 win against Sampdoria, achieving the milestone of 100 goals in Serie A (94 goals scored, up to that moment with Torino in seven season and six goals with Palermo).
On 1 July 2022, Torino announced that Belotti would not extend and leave for free.[39]
On 28 August 2022, Belotti signed an initial one-year contract withRoma that runs until 30 June 2023. As part of the overall agreement there is also the option for an additional two-year extension, based on certain performance-related criteria.[40]
He scored his first goal for Roma againstCremonese in the Coppa Italia on 1 February 2023.[41] He ended his first season at Roma featuring in 31 league matches without scoring any goal.[42] However, he extended his contract until 2025.[43]
On 1 February 2024, Belotti moved on loan toFiorentina.[44] On 2 May, he scored Fiorentina's second goal in a 3–2 home win overClub Brugge in the first leg of theConference League semi-finals.[45] On 29 May, Belotti started in Fiorentina's 1–0 extra-time defeat toOlympiacos in the2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final.[46]
On 25 June 2024, Belotti signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Serie A clubComo,[47] for a reported fee of €4m plus an additional €1m in add-ons.[48]
On 3 February 2025, Belotti joinedPrimeira Liga clubBenfica on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[49]
Belotti received his first call-up to the Italyunder-19 side in December 2011 against theLega Pro representative squad; he scored a goal in the match, which the under-19 side won 4–2.[50][51] In the2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification round he featured as Italy'scentre-forward in the team's 4–2–3–1 formation,[52] scoring once in three appearances.[53]
Belotti made nine appearances for theunder-20 (scoring four goals), before making his debut for theunder-21 team on 14 August 2013 in a 4–1 friendly victory againstSlovakia. On 5 September he featured in the2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 3–1 loss at home toBelgium, later scoring his first goal in the group on 14 November, in a 3–0 win againstNorthern Ireland. On 5 September 2014 he scored his first brace for the team in a European Championship qualifier againstSerbia, which ended in a 3–2 victory for Italy.
Under managerLuigi Di Biagio, Belotti took part in the2015UEFA European Under-21 Championship in theCzech Republic, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 defeat ofEngland in Italy's final group match, although the result was not enough to see the Italian under-21 side progress to the semi-finals, as theazzurrini finished third in their group, behind the two eventual finalistsPortugal andSweden.[54]
On 27 August 2016, Belotti was called up to thesenior squad for the first time byGian Piero Ventura for a friendly againstFrance on 1 September and a2018 World Cup qualification match on 5 September againstIsrael.[55] He made his senior international debut in the friendly against France, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home loss.[56] Belotti scored his first senior goal on 9 October, the opening goal of their third World Cup qualification match, a 3–2 away victory overMacedonia.[57]
In June 2021, Belotti was included in Italy's squad forUEFA Euro 2020 by managerRoberto Mancini.[58] On 6 July, following a 1–1 draw after extra-time againstSpain in the semi-final of the competition, Belotti scored Italy's second spot-kick in an eventual 4–2 penalty shoot-out victory, to send Italy to the final.[59] On 11 July, Belotti won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2penalty shoot-out victory overEngland atWembley Stadium in thefinal, after a 1–1 draw inextra-time; Belotti came on as a substitute late in the second half of regulation time forLorenzo Insigne, and in the shoot-out, he took Italy's second penalty, which was saved byJordan Pickford.[60]
"He's an example because God didn't bless him with huge talent, but with greater values like generosity, enthusiasm and passion."
Belotti began his career as amidfielder andwinger,[62] but under the guidance ofAlbinoLeffe's youth coach Alessio Pala, was converted to aforward.[63] Compared toGianluca Vialli for his athleticism and style of play,[64][65][66] Belotti is a quick,[67] physical,[68] and prolificstriker,[69][70] who has a strong and powerful shot with either foot.[71][72][73] He is strong in aerial duels,[74][75][76] and stands out for his acceleration,[77] tactical intelligence,[65] positioning,[67] work-rate,[78] and eye for goal,[79][80][81] which, along with his speed, allows him to lose his markers by making attacking runs into the penalty area.[67] Although he is primarily deployed as an out-and-out striker orcentre-forward, he is also capable of playing as asecond striker, due to his ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal and link-up with teammates, in addition to scoring goals himself.[68][82][83]
An acrobatic player, he has also scored severaloverhead kick goals in his career.[31] Belotti's playing style has also been likened to that of Ukrainian former strikerAndriy Shevchenko, who was a major influence on him in his youth;[84] he has also been compared to former Italy strikerGiorgio Chinaglia,[85] as well as fellow former Torino strikersFrancesco Graziani andChristian Vieri.[86]
Belotti married Giorgia Duro on 15 June 2017.[87]They have a dog called Angi.[88] In February 2021, Belotti tested positive forCOVID-19 amid itspandemic in Italy; during his isolation period, his wife gave birth to their daughter Vittoria on 22 February.[89]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AlbinoLeffe | 2011–12 | Serie B | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 14 | ||||
| Palermo | 2013–14 | Serie B | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | Serie A | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 16 | ||||
| Torino | 2015–16 | Serie A | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 35 | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 28 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 37 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 17 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 6 | — | 44 | 22 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Total | 232 | 100 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 251 | 113 | |||
| Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14[b] | 3 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | 68 | 10 | |||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 24 | 4 | |
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Cagliari | 2025–26 | Serie A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 428 | 143 | 27 | 9 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 494 | 165 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 12 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2016 | Philip II Arena,Skopje, Macedonia |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 November 2016 | Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 June 2017 | Stadio Friuli,Udine, Italy | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 28 May 2018 | Kybunpark,St. Gallen, Switzerland |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 5 September 2019 | Republican Stadium,Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 7 | 15 October 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 8 | 5–0 | |||||
| 9 | 15 November 2019 | Bilino Polje Stadium,Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 10 | 18 November 2020 | Stadion Grbavica,Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
| 11 | 28 March 2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium,Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 28 May 2021 | Sardegna Arena,Cagliari, Italy |  San Marino | 4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
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