Angelo Ogbonna
Italian footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Obinze Angelo Ogbonna (Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo oɡˈbɔnna]; born 23 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club West Ham United.
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Full name | Obinze Angelo Ogbonna[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cassino, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Cassino | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Torino | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Torino | 150 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | → Crotone (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Juventus | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | West Ham United | 201 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Italy | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ogbonna signed for Torino in 2002, having previously been a member of Nuova Cassino's youth set-up. Ogbonna made his debut in Serie A at the age of 18 under Alberto Zaccheroni. After a loan spell at Crotone in Serie C1, he returned to Torino, with whom he played for a further five seasons. In July 2013, he transferred to city rivals, Juventus, winning the Scudetto in 2013–14 and 2014–15, as well as the 2013 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2014–15 Coppa Italia.
As a member of the Italy national team, he was a member of the Italian side which finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 2012, and also represented his nation at UEFA Euro 2016.