Manuel Fischnaller

Manuel Fischnaller (born 20 July 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for F.C. Südtirol.[1]

Manuel Fischnaller
Personal information
Full name Manuel Fischnaller
Date of birth (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Südtirol
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2004 F.C. Neugries
2004–2008 Südtirol
2010 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Südtirol 91 (15)
2010 → Juventus (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2014 Reggina 61 (7)
2014–2015 Südtirol 36 (16)
2015–2018 Alessandria 89 (17)
2018–2020 Catanzaro 54 (18)
2020– Südtirol 10 (1)
National team
2009–2012 Italy U-20 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Fischnaller began his career with FC Neugries in 2000, spending four years with the club's youth side, of which his father Alfred was head coach.[2]

In 2004 Fischnaller joined Südtirol, graduating from the youth system to join the senior squad in 2008.[3] In a season and a half with the senior side he scored 6 goals in 32 appearances, bringing him to the attention of Juventus F.C. scouts.[4]

On December 23, 2009, it was announced that Serie A's Juventus had signed Fischnaller on loan, with the option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.[5] It was also noted that he would remain in the youth ranks of the club, for the time being. The signing was Juventus' first signing of the 2009-10 winter transfer market.

Fischnaller returned to Südtirol on 1 July 2010, and in August he signed a new 3-year contract with club.[6]

In July 2012, Fischnaller joined Serie B club Reggina on a four-year deal.

In the season 14-15 he returned to play for Südtirol.

In the summer of 2015 is transferred to Alessandria signing a four-year contract.

In the summer of 2018 he signed a biannual contract with Catanzaro.

On 25 January 2020 he returned to Südtirol once more, signing a 3.5-year contract.[7]

International career

He was a member of the Italy national under-20 football team, making his debut in a Four-Nations-Championship in November 2008 in Germany.[8]

References
  1. Manuel Fischnaller at Soccerway
  2. Profiluft für die Fischnaller Brüder Hannes und Manuel Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Manuel Fischnaller, Daniel Pfitscher und Leandro Antonio Martinez verlassen den FC Südtirol
  4. Manuel Fischnaller wechselt zur „Primavera“ von Juve Archived 2012-09-10 at Archive.today
  5. Manuel Fischnaller, Daniel Pfitscher und Leandro Antonio Martinez verlassen den FC Südtirol
  6. "MANUEL FISCHNALLER PROLUNGA SINO AL 2013". FC Sudtirol (in Italian). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  7. "Welcome Back, Manuel Fischnaller!" (Press release) (in German). Südtirol. 25 January 2020.
  8. Manuel Fischnaller in die U20-Nationalmannschaft einberufen
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