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Christian Rontini
Filipino footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999), also known as Yasir Ali,[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Eccellenza club Antella. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines at international level.
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Personal life
Rontini decided to convert to Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Strong support for his conversion to Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played for Persita Tangerang.[3][4]
On 28 October 2023, Rontini married his girlfriend, Amanda Gonzales who is the daughter of former Indonesia national team player Cristian Gonzáles. He officially married Amanda in a wedding ceremony held at the Royal Ambarrukmo pavilion, Yogyakarta.[5]
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Club career
Youth
Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
Sangiovannese
In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal.[6]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020.[7]
Azkals Development Team
In October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[8]
Madura United
In July 2024, he was officially registered in Madura United squad for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season after playing at Persita Tangerang the previous season.[9]
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International career
Rontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at the international level.
Philippines U-22
Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[10]
He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[11] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste.[12][13]
Senior team
In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[14][15]
He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[16][17][18] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0.[19][20]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
References
External links
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