Alessandro Bastoni

Alessandro Bastoni (born 13 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Inter Milan.

Alessandro Bastoni
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999
Place of birth Casalmaggiore, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 95
Youth career
Cannatese
2006–2016 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Atalanta 3 (0)
2017– Inter Milan 43 (2)
2017–2018 → Atalanta (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Parma (loan) 24 (1)
National team‡
2014 Italy U15 7 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U16 15 (1)
2015–2016 Italy U17 17 (0)
2016 Italy U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U19 9 (2)
2018– Italy U21 12 (1)
2020– Italy 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:53, 5 February 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Early career

Bastoni was born in Casalmaggiore, Lombardy, and began his career in the local Rivarolo Mantovano youth side, where his father was coach.[1] At the age of 7, he joined the youth side of Serie A club Atalanta.

Club career

Atalanta

Bastoni progressed through various age groups at Bergamo, including making nearly 30 appearances for the under-17 side, before eventually progressing to the Primavera side, where he established himself as a regular starter at the centre of defence. He was named on the first-team bench for the first time on 30 October 2016, for the game against Genoa, and made his full debut a month later in the Coppa Italia game against Pescara, playing the full game in a 3–0 victory.[2] In Serie A, Bastoni remained as an unused substitute for the six games after Genoa until making his debut in a 1–0 win over Sampdoria on 22 January 2017, playing full 90 minutes.[3]

Inter Milan

On 31 August 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bastoni for €31 million,[4] and on the same day, his loan at Atalanta for the next two seasons.[5] Inter officially recalled defender Alessandro Bastoni early from his loan with Atalanta and renewed his contract until 2023 on 14 July 2018.[6] On 7 October 2020, Bastoni tested positive for COVID-19 whilst with the Italian under-21 national team.[7]

Loan to Parma

On 7 August 2018, Bastoni joined to Parma on loan until 30 June 2019.[8] He made his debut on 7 October 2018, in the league match won 3–1 away against Genoa.

International career

Bastoni has been capped by Italy at every level from U15 to U19. His first international goal came in a 4–0 win over Norway whilst playing for the under-16 team. He was first called up to the under-18 side by coach Paolo Nicolato in August 2016,[9] and was made captain in his second game; a 2–2 draw with the Netherlands. He was called up to the Italy under-19 side by coach Paolo Nicolato on 9 August 2017 at the age of 18.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly match lost 1–0 against Belgium. He became immediately a starter and he took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil.[10]

Bastoni received his first call up to the senior Italy squad from manager Roberto Mancini, for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia Herzegovina and Netherlands in September 2020.[11] He made his senior debut for Italy on 11 November, starting in a 4–0 friendly win against Estonia in Florence.[12][13][14]

Style of play

A left–footed defender, Bastoni started his career as a full-back, but is also capable of playing as a centre-back, a role in which he became increasingly deployed as his career progressed. He is mainly known for his passing ability and ball control, while his height and ability to exploit spaces allows him to be effective in the air, which makes him a goal threat from indirect set–pieces.[14][15][16][17] Regarded as a promising young player in the media, in 2020, he was included in the list of "Fifty for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch."[18][19]

Personal life

Bastoni's father, Nicola, was also a footballer, who played as a left–back for Cremonese.[20] On 6 October 2020, it was announced that Bastoni tested positive for COVID-19, while being asymptomatic, amid its pandemic in Italy.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2021.[22]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2016–17 Serie A 3010––40
Atalanta (loan) 2017–18 401000–50
Total 702000–90
Parma (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 24100––241
Inter Milan 2019–20 2523050–333
2020–21 1801060–250
Total 43240110–583
Career total 7436011000914

International
As of match played 18 November 2020.[22]
Italy
YearAppsGoals
202030
Total30

Honours

Inter Milan[22]

References
  1. "Alessandro Bastoni, Pregiata Oreficeria Atalanta" (in Italian). Alfredo Pedulla. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. "Atalanta vs. Pescara 3-0". Soccerway. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "Atalanta vs. Sampdoria 1-0". Soccerway. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Transfer news: Inter paid €31m for Bastoni". calciomercato.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "Alessandro Bastoni All'Inter Ma Nerazzurro Fino Al 30 Giugno 2019" [Alessandro Bastoni At Inter But Black & Blue Until 30 June 2019] (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Alessandro Bastoni renews with Inter until 2023". Inter Milan. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. "Inter's Alessandro Bastoni Tests Positive For COVID-19 Italian Media Claim". SempreInter.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. "Ufficale: Parma, tris d'acquisti dall'Inter: Biabiany, Dimarco e Bastoni" (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  9. "Italy U-18s: 22 Azzurrini Called Up For Slovenia Friendly on 11th August". FIGC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  10. "Parte l'avventura europea: Di Biagio ufficializza la lista dei 23 Azzurrini" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. "Trentasette convocati per le gare con Bosnia e Paesi Bassi, prima chiamata per Bastoni, Locatelli e Caputo" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  12. "A Grifo brace and goals from Bernardeschi and Orsolini secure a comfortable win against Estonia". www.figc.it. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. "Italy vs. Estonia - Football Match Report - November 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. "Italy 4-0 Estonia: Grifo lights up experimental Azzurri". www.football-italia.net. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. Fusi, Flavio (20 October 2017). "L'erede della scuola difensiva italiana: intervista a Bastoni" (in Italian). L'Ultimo Uomo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. Todisco, Mattia (11 July 2019). "TS - Bastoni unico mancino tra i centrali: resta e va a scuola dai "professori"" (in Italian). FC Inter News. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. Morabito, Andrea (10 March 2019). "D'Aversa elogia Bastoni: "Giocatore importante, è molto bravo nel gioco aereo"" (in Italian). FC Inter News. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. "Fifty for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch". UEFA.com. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. "Uefa, tra i 50 giovani più promettenti l'unico italiano è Bastoni. Presenti anche Kulusevski e Leao" (in Italian). www.eurosport.com. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. Spini, Matteo (24 January 2017). "Atalanta, la storia di Bastoni e Melegoni: debuttanti grazie a Gasperini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE DI FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO" (Press release) (in Italian). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  22. "Alessandro Bastoni". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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