Federico Zenuni (born 19 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie D club Chieri. Born in Italy, he represented the country internationally at U15 level before switching to Albania for levels U17, U19 and U21.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chieri | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2016 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Tuttocuoio (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Viterbese Castrense (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Teramo | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Virtus Francavilla | 76 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Potenza | 29 | (1) |
| 2023– | Chieri | 18 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Italy U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Albania U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Albania U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 11 September 2016 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editZenuni started his youth career aged 6 with Torino[1] In 2014 he advanced at the Primavera team and won the 2014–15 Campionato Nazionale Primavera beating Lazio Primavera in the final.[2] He was part of the team also in the next season and participated in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path.[3]
Torino
editLoan to Tuttocuoio
editOn 25 July 2016, Torino decided to loan Zenuni at Lega Pro side Tuttocuoio for the 2016–17 season.[4]
He made it his professional debut at Tuttocuoio on 11 September 2016 against Lupa Roma coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in place of Marco Berardi.[5]
Loan to Viterbese Castrense
editZenuni was loaned one more time at Serie C moving on 27 July 2017 to Viterbese Castrense.[6]
Teramo
editOn 11 July 2018, he moved on a permanent basis to the Serie C club Teramo.[7]
Virtus Francavila
editOn 14 January 2019, he signed with Virtus Francavilla.[8]
International career
editItaly U15
editZenuni was gathered with Italy U15 national team in 2011.[9]
Albania U19
editZenuni was called up to the Albania U19 national team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 12 to 17 November 2015.[10] He played two full 90-minute matches, in the opening one against Austria U19 which finished as a 2–1 loss and against Georgia U19 two days later which ended 1–0. In the closing game against Wales U19, Zenuni scored twice to send Albania U19 in advantage in both cases and following a goal later by Ardian Krasniqi in the 42nd minute, Albania U19 ended by taking the 3–2 victory.[11]
Albania U21
editZenuni received his first call up at the Albania U21 by coach Skënder Gega to participate in the Antalya Cup developed in Antalya, Turkey against Saudi Arabia U21 on 22 January 2016, Bahrain U21 on 24 January, Azerbaijan U21 on 26 January, Kosovo U21 on 28 January and Ukraine U21 on 30 January.[12]
Zenuni was called up by coach Alban Bushi for the friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[13] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 January 2018 [15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tuttocuoio | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Viterbese Castrense | 2017–18 | Serie C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
International
edit- As of 17 November 2015. Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zenuni's goal.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2015 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | 3 |  Wales |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round |
| 2 | 2–1 |
References
edit- ^ Rrëfehet Federico Zenuni Archived 12 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ Balla, Adriatik (22 June 2015). "Të rinjtë shqiptarë shkëlqejnë në Itali, fitojnë kampionatet e moshave". AlbanianSport.net. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Federico Zenuni – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ Tuttocuoio parakalon Piacenzën, merr Zenunin Archived 1 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ Lupa Roma vs. Tuttocuoio - 11 September 2016 Soccerway
- ^ Tjetër eksperiencë në Serinë C italiane për mesfushorin e përfaqësues U-21 Panorama Sport
- ^ "Un centrocampista scuola Toro alla corte del Diavolo" (in Italian). Teramo. 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Federico Zenuni è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio. Claudio Sparacello ceduto al Teramo Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 14 January 2019.
- ^ ESCLUSIVA MP - I nuovi talenti: Federico Zenuni MondoPallone.it
- ^ U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret Archived 27 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Federico Zenuni matches Soccerway
- ^ Shpresat, pjesëmarrëse në “Antalia Cup” Archived 11 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 5 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
- ^ a b Federico Zenuni at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links
edit- Federico Zenuni at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Federico Zenuni – UEFA competition record (archive)