| Raoul Bellanova | |
| Full Name: | Raoul Bellanova[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 2000[2] [3] |
| Birth Place: | Rho, Italy |
| Height: | 1.88 m[4] |
| Position: | Right-back/right wing-back |
| Currentclub: | Atalanta |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | AC Milan |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Bordeaux |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Atalanta (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Pescara (loan) |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Cagliari (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Cagliari |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Inter Milan (loan) |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Torino |
| Caps7: | 38 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Atalanta |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 24 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Italy U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020–2023 |
| Nationalteam6: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam7: | Italy |
| Nationalcaps7: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:03, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 October 2024 |
Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
In July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as a Bordeaux player.[5] On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against Angers.[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 coach Paulo Sousa.[7]
On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.[8] He made his Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 victory against Brescia.[9]
On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara.[10]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Cagliari 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 the 2022–23 season.[13]
On 1 July 2023, Bellanova was signed by Torino for €8 million from Cagliari.[14] [15] He signed a four-year contract with the Granata and made his debut on 14 August, as a starter in a Coppa Italia match against Feralpisalò, 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 against Lecce.[17] He also started the following season with Torino, playing one game in the Coppa Italia match and a 2–2 draw against Milan before being sold.
On 22 August 2024, Bellanova was sold to Atalanta for a transfer fee of approximately €25 including bonuses.[18] [19]
In October 2017, Bellanova represented Italy national under-19 football team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[20] He debuted in a 4–0 victory against Moldova on 4 October. In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany.[21]
On 24 March 2024, Bellanova debuted for the Italian senior squad in a friendly match against Ecuador.[22] Later that year, on 6 June, he was selected in the Italian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[23]
Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game. Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.[24]
| Season | League | National cup | 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 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 131 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 3 | |||
Inter Milan
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2023–24[30]