Christian Rontini

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Christian Rontini
Personal information
Full name Christian Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Center-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Penang
Number 5
Youth career
Floria 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Verbania 0 (0)
2018–2022 Sangiovannese 37 (3)
2020Azkals Development Team (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Antella '99 (loan) 0 (0)
2021 Azkals Development Team 4 (1)
2022– Penang 16 (0)
National team
2019– Philippines U23 11 (1)
2019– Philippines 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back or a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.

Career

Youth

Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.

Sangiovannese

In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a 1-year deal.[2]

After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that will keep him with the club until June 2020.[3]

Azkals Development Team

As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[4]

International career

Rontini was born to Italy to an Italian father and a Filipina mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at international level.

U-23

Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[5]

Rontini was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[6] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4-0 win against Timor-Leste.[7][8]

Senior team

In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[9][10]

Rontini received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[11][12][13] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Match Report: AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers, Korea Republic v. Philippines". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ Rosal, Glendale G. (23 October 2021). "PFF: Official roster of PH Under-23 team out". CDN Digital. The Inquirer Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa - Filipiny 2-0 (1-0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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