Leonardo Fontanesi

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

Leonardo Fontanesi
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Fontanesi
Date of birth (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996
Place of birth Correggio, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Center back
Club information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 96
Youth career
0000–2015 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– 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)
National team
2015 Italy U-21[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2019

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 2015-06-14.
  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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