Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Caltanissetta, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pisa | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Verona | 6 | (0) |
2011 | → Siracusa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Monza (loan) | 25 | (4) |
2012–2013 | → Como (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2013 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Lumezzane | 28 | (13) |
2014–2018 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Crotone (loan) | 35 | (8) |
2015–2016 | → Trapani (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2016–2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 40 | (9) |
2018–2021 | Brescia | 83 | (30) |
2021 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Sampdoria | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Pisa (loan) | 30 | (12) |
2023– | Pisa | 29 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Venezuela | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC). |
Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico (born 28 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Pisa. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico,[3][4] both of them being of Italian descent.
Club career
[edit]On 12 January 2021, he joined Serie A club Sampdoria. Initially the transfer was a loan, at the end of which Sampdoria was obligated to purchase his rights. He signed a contract with the club that will run until 30 June 2025.[5]
On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[6] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[7] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent.[8]
International career
[edit]Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela.[9][10] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto".[11]
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2022 | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 20 November 2022 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ernesto Torregrossa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Official: Torregrossa joins Sampdoria". football-italia.net.
- ^ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
- ^ "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
- ^ "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
- ^ "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
- ^ @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway