Federico Bonazzoli (born 21 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Cremonese.
Club career
Inter Milan Bonazzoli played at youth level for Ghedi and Montechiari, before joining Inter Milan at the age of seven.
On 18 May 2014, Bonazzoli made his senior debut against Chievo Verona as a substitute for Rubén Botta in the 85th minute of a 1–2 away defeat on the last day of the Serie A season. He became the second youngest footballer to play in Serie A for Inter aged 16 years, 11 months and 27 days, 17 days older than Massimo Pellegrini, who debuted in 1982. On 6 November 2014 he made his UEFA Europa League debut in a 1–1 away draw against Saint-Étienne in the group stage, he was replaced by Joel Obi in the 66th minute.
Sampdoria On 2 February 2015, Bonazzoli signed for fellow league team Sampdoria for €4.5 million,F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. but would remain at Inter on loan until the end of the season.
On 21 January 2016, he was signed by Serie B club Lanciano on a season-long loan deal, with an option to purchase. On 22 July, he joined Brescia on loan.
Loan to Torino On 5 October 2020, Bonazzoli joined Torino on loan.
Loan to Salernitana On 3 August 2021, US Salernitana announced the signing of Bonazzoli on a season-long loan with an option to buy. He scored two goals in his Coppa Italia debut win over Reggina.
Salernitana On 26 July 2022, Bonazzoli signed permanently with Salernitana on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €5 million.
Cremonese On 6 August 2024, Bonazzoli signed a four-season contract with Cremonese.
International career With the Italy U-17 side he took part at the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 17 November 2014, in a home friendly match loss 1–0 against Denmark, becoming the youngest player to make his debut with the team at the time.
Style of play Bonazzoli models himself on former Inter forward Zlatan Ibrahimović. He is highly rated by Inter fans as a Christian Vieri-like striker, with a great physique and technical abilities.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInter Milan2013–14Serie A1010––202014–15Serie A401020–70Total502020–90Sampdoria2015–16Serie A401020–702017–18Serie A1000––102019–20Serie A19600––1962020–21Serie A20–––20Total2661020–296Lanciano (loan)2015–16Serie B141––20161Brescia (loan)2016–17Serie B25210––262SPAL (loan)2017–18Serie A11000––110Padova (loan)2018–19Serie B35820––378Torino (loan)2020–21Serie A20221––223Salernitana (loan)2021–22Serie A321012––3312Salernitana2022–23Serie A24210––252Hellas Verona (loan)2023–24Serie A24300––243Cremonese2024–25Serie B26610–202962025–26Serie A351010––3610Total611620–206516Career total27750123404029753
Honours Italy U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2013
Individual Serie A Goal of the Month: August 2025
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