Francesco Antonucci

Francesco Antonucci (born 20 June 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Volendam, on loan from Feyenoord.

Francesco Antonucci
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999
Place of birth Charleroi, Belgium
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Volendam
Youth career
200?–200? La Louvière
200?–2010 Charleroi
2010–2015 Anderlecht
2015–2017 Ajax
2017 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Monaco B 50 (13)
2019– → Volendam (loan) 37 (15)
2020– Feyenoord 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Belgium U15 1 (1)
2014–2015 Belgium U16 9 (0)
2015–2016 Belgium U17 12 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:01, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

A Belgium youth international, Antonucci played in the academies of Anderlecht and Ajax, before being signed by Monaco in 2017. He made his breakthrough on loan at FC Volendam, earning a transfer to Feyenoord in August 2020.

Club career

Early career

Antonucci played in the youth of La Louvière, Charleroi, Anderlecht and Ajax. In the winter break of the 2016–17 season he moved to Monaco.[1] At Monaco, he played for the second team, competing in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system.

Volendam

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Antonucci was sent on a one-season loan to Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam,[2] where he made his professional debut on 13 September 2019, a 1–1 home draw against FC Dordrecht. He came on for Alex Plat in the 74th minute. A week later, he made his debut in the starting lineup in the Vissersderby against SC Telstar and immediately scored his first senior goal, the first of the match off an assist from Kevin Visser, in a match that Volendam eventually won 2–1.[3] In the second period of the Eerste Divisie season, Antonucci really started to find his feet in manager Wim Jonk's team, as Volendam won eight matches in a row and thus took a period title, qualifying them for promotion play-offs. In the deciding match, against MVV Maastricht (4–1 win), Antonucci scored. Throughout the season, Antonucci would become one of the defining players of the Volendam team, as he scored six goals and made three assists in the months of December and January alone. In March 2020, he was named "Best Talent" of the third period.[4] Shortly afterwards, all football activity was suspended in the Netherlands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, Antonucci was joint club top goalscorer alongside Martijn Kaars.[5]

Antonucci returned to AS Monaco in early June 2020, as the 2019–20 season had been officially cancelled in Dutch football. In August 2020, Antonucci signed a four-year contract with an option of another year with Eredivisie club Feyenoord, with part of the deal being Antonucci playing another year on loan at Volendam.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 November 2020.[7]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco B 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 60–60
2017–18 Championnat National 2 235–235
2018–19 198–198
2019–20 20–20
Total 5013005013
Volendam 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2011102111
2020–21 10300103
Total 3014103014
Career total 8027108127

References
  1. "Ajax and AS Monaco reach agreement for Francesco Antonucci". AFC Ajax (in Dutch). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. Dekker, Edward (31 August 2019). "Van Monaco naar Volendam: Francesco Antonucci". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "FC Volendam wint de Vissersderby". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "Francesco Antonucci verkozen tot beste talent van derde periode". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. Dekker, Edward (6 March 2020). "Francesco Antonucci aast op titel clubtopscorer FC Volendam". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. "Feyenoord en Volendam hebben beet met Antonucci". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. Francesco Antonucci at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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