Andrea Pinamonti

Andrea Pinamonti (born 19 May 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan.

Andrea Pinamonti
Personal information
Full name Andrea Pinamonti[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999
Place of birth Cles, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2013 Chievo[2]
2013–2017 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Inter Milan 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Frosinone (loan) 27 (5)
2019–2020 → Genoa (loan) 32 (5)
2020 Genoa 0 (0)
2020– Inter Milan 4 (0)
National team‡
2014 Italy U15 6 (4)
2014–2015 Italy U16 13 (6)
2015–2016 Italy U17 15 (7)
2016–2018 Italy U19 21 (3)
2018–2019 Italy U20 11 (5)
2019– Italy U21 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:59, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Inter Milan

Pinamonti made his senior debut for Inter Milan on 8 December 2016, aged 17, against Sparta Prague in the last match of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage. Pinamonti was selected as a starter by coach Stefano Pioli and delivered a well-received performance, helping Inter to finish their European campaign with a 2–1 win.[3] On 12 February 2017, Pinamonti made his first appearance in Serie A, with Inter winning the match 2–0 against Empoli at San Siro.[4][5] Pinamonti latter dubbed his debut as "indescribable".[6] In the 2016–17 season Pinamonti also won the Primavera title with the U19 youth team.[7]

In the 2017–18 season, Pinamonti became a member of the first team but continued to play with Internzionale's U19 team in the UEFA Youth League. He made his season's first appearance on 12 December 2017, playing as a starter in the Coppa Italia match against Serie C club Pordenone.

Frosinone (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Pinamonti joined Serie A club Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019.[8] He scored his first goal in Serie A with Frosinone on 28 October in the match versus S.P.A.L..[9]

Genoa

On 30 June 2019, Pinamonti joined Genoa on loan with an obligation to buy.[10] On 18 September 2020, his contract was bought back by Inter Milan.[11]

International career

Pinamonti was selected in the Italy U17 team for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, a tournament in which he scored one goal.

With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, losing the final 4–3 after extra time against Portugal.

He captained the Italy U20 at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring four goals in six matches and helping the team to reach the semifinals of the tournament in June 2019.

In June 2019 he was also called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship but was forced to give up due to a knee injury which occurred during the U20 World Cup.[12]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, captaining the team in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

Personal life

Pinamonti is a lifelong Inter fan and has cited Mauro Icardi as his favourite player and role model.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 February 2021.[13][14]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Milan 2016–17 Serie A 20001[lower-alpha 1]0—30
2017–18 1010——20
2020–21 40101[lower-alpha 2]0—60
Inter total 702020—110
Frosinone (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 27500——275
Genoa (loan) 2019–20 32522——347
Career total 59104220006512
  1. All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. All appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

International
Italy U19
Italy U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. Bertagna, Sabine (11 June 2013). "ESCLUSIVA FCIN1908 – Giovanissimi Inter, altro colpo in entrata: ieri la firma di…". fcinter1908.it (in Italian). Bologna: AMALA S.N.C. DI DANIELE MARI & C. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Eder per l'inutile successo dell'Inter passa la sorpresa Hapoel Be'er Sheva". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. "Inter-Empoli 2-0, il tabellino: esordio in A per Pinamonti" [Inter-Empoli 2-0, statistics: Serie A debut for Pinamonti]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. "EL: Eder brace gives Inter victory". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. "Pinamonti: 'Indescribable debut'". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. D'Angelo, Vincenzo (12 June 2017). "Inter, from Pinamonti to Vanheusden, all protagonists of Scudetto Primavera". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. Stefanelli, Alessandra (17 August 2018). "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, dall'Inter arriva Pinamonti". Tutto Mercato Web. Arezzo: TC&C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. Frosio, Alex (28 October 2018). "Serie A, Spal-Frosinone 0-3: decidono Chibsah, Ciano e Pinamonti". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Andrea Pinamonti joins Genoa" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Andrea Pinamonti is an Inter player" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. "Italia U21, Pinamonti k.o.: salta l'Europeo, lo sostituisce Bonazzoli". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  13. "Italy - A. Pinamonti - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. Andrea Pinamonti at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
  16. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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