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Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci
Personal information
Full name: Leonardo Bonucci
Date of birth: 1 May 1987 (1987-05-01) (age 37)
Place of birth:    Viterbo, Flag of Italy Italy
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position: Defender
Club information
Current club Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe
Number: 19
Youth clubs
2004–2005 Flag of Italy Viterbese
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2005–2006
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2009
2009
2009
2009–2010
2010–2017
2017–2018
2018–2023
2023–2024
2024–
Flag of Italy Viterbese
Flag of ItalyInternazionale (loan)
Flag of Italy Inter Milan
Flag of Italy Treviso
Flag of ItalyPisa (on loan)
Flag of Italy Genoa
Flag of Italy Bari
Flag of Italy Juventus
Flag of Italy Milan
Flag of Italy Juventus
Flag of Germany Union Berlin
Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe
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National team
2010– Flag of Italy Italy 121 00(8)

Leonardo Bonucci (born 1 May 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and captains the Italy national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, Bonucci is known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and his ability to play in either a three or four-man defence.

After beginning his career with Inter Milan in 2005, Bonucci spent the next few seasons on loan at Treviso and Pisa, before moving to Bari in 2009. His defensive performances alongside fellow Italian centre-back Andrea Ranocchia earned him a move to Juventus the following season, where he later became a key member of the club's three-man defensive line, alongside Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli, establishing himself as one of the best defenders in world football. Among other titles, he went on to win six consecutive Serie A titles with the team between 2012 and 2017, having also played two UEFA Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. In 2017, he moved to AC Milan, and one season later returned to Juventus, winning two more consecutive league titles.

At the international level, Bonucci has earned over 120 caps since his senior debut in 2010, representing Italy at two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), three European Championships, (2012, 2016, and 2020), and a FIFA Confederations Cup (2013); he won Euro 2020 and earned a runners-up medal at Euro 2012 and a third-place medal at the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Bonucci has also won several individual honours for his performances: he was named to the UEFA Europa League Squad of the season during the 2013–14 and 2017–18 seasons, and is a four-time member of the Serie A Team of the Year. He was named the Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2016, and was also included in the UEFA Team of the Year in the same season. In 2017, he was also included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 and the IFFHS Men's World Team, as well as the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season and the 2016–17 ESM Team of the Year.

Honours[]

Club[]

Inter Milan

  • Serie A: 2005–06
  • Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2007
  • Coppa Italia Primavera: 2006

Juventus

International[]

Italy

Individual

  • FIFA FIFPro World11: 2017, 2021
  • Serie A Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20
  • Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2015–16
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2016
  • UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2013–14, 2017–18
  • UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2016–17
  • ESM Team of the Year: 2016–17
  • L'Équipe Team of the Year: 2016
  • IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2021
  • IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
  • IFFHS Men's UEFA Team of the Year: 2021
  • UEFA Euro Final Man of the Match: 2020
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2020
  • Globe Soccer Awards Best Defender of the Year: 2021

Orders

  • 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]: 2021

External links[]

Fenerbahce SK
Fenerbahçe S.K. squad - 2024–25

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Manager:  Flag of Turkey İsmail Kartal
Fenerbahce SK
Italy national football team crest
Flag of Italy Italy
Italy
Italy – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (F)

1. Buffon 2. Maggio 3. Criscito 4. Chiellini 5. Cannavaro 6. De Rossi 7. Pepe 8. Gattuso 9. Iaquinta 10. Di Natale 11. Gilardino 12. Marchetti 13. Bocchetti 14. De Sanctis 15. Marchisio 16. Camoranesi 17. Palombo 18. Quagliarella 19. Zambrotta 20. Pazzini 21. Pirlo 22. Montolivo 23. Bonucci Manager:  Flag of Italy Marcello Lippi

Italy
Italy – UEFA Euro 2012 – Runners-up

1. Buffon (c) 2. Maggio 3. Chiellini 4. Ogbonna 5. Motta 6. Balzaretti 7. Abate 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Cassano 11. Di Natale 12. Sirigu 13. Giaccherini 14. De Sanctis 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Borini 18. Montolivo 19. Bonucci 20. Giovinco 21. Pirlo 22. Diamanti 23. Nocerino
Manager:  Flag of Italy Cesare Prandelli

Italy
Italy – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Buffon (c) 2. Maggio 3. Chiellini 4. Astori 5. De Sciglio 6. Candreva 7. Aquilani 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Giovinco 11. Gilardino 12. Sirigu 13. Marchetti 14. El Shaarawy 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Cerci 18. Montolivo 19. Bonucci 20. Abate 21. Pirlo 22. Giaccherini 23. Diamanti Manager:  Flag of Italy Cesare Prandelli

Italy
Italy – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Buffon (c) 2. De Sciglio 3. Chiellini 4. Darmian 5. Motta 6. Candreva 7. Abate 8. Marchisio 9. Balotelli 10. Cassano 11. Cerci 12. Sirigu 13. Perin 14. Aquilani 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Immobile 18. Parolo 19. Bonucci 20. Paletta 21. Pirlo 22. Insigne 23. Verratti Manager:  Flag of Italy Cesare Prandelli

Italy
Italy – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-finals

1. Buffon 2. De Sciglio 3. Chiellini 4. Darmian 5. Ogbonna 6. Candreva 7. Zaza 8. Florenzi 9. Pellè 10. Motta 11. Immobile 12. Sirigu 13. Marchetti 14. Sturaro 15. Barzagli 16. De Rossi 17. Éder 18. Parolo 19. Bonucci 20. Insigne 21. Bernardeschi 22. El Shaarawy 23. Giaccherini Manager:  Flag of Italy Antonio Conte

Italy
Italy – UEFA Euro 2020 – Winners

1. Sirigu 2. Di Lorenzo 3. Chiellini 4. Spinazzola 5. Locatelli 6. Verratti 7. Castrovilli 8. Jorginho 9. Belotti 10. Insigne 11. Berardi 12. Pessina 13. Emerson 14. Chiesa 15. Acerbi 16. Cristante 17. Immobile 18. Barella 19. Bonucci 20. Bernardeschi 21. Donnarumma 22. Raspadori 23. Bastoni 24. Florenzi 25. Tolói 26. Meret Manager:  Flag of Italy Roberto Mancini

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