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Sandro Tonali
Italian footballer (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandro Tonali (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsandro toˈnaːli]; born 8 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Italy national team. He is currently banned from all competitive footballing activities until 27 August 2024 for gambling offences.
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![]() Tonali with AC Milan in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sandro Tonali[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Lodi, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2012 | Piacenza | ||
2012–2017 | Brescia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Brescia | 88 | (6) |
2020–2021 | → AC Milan (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2021–2023 | AC Milan | 70 | (7) |
2023– | Newcastle United | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Italy U19 | 12 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Italy U21 | 14 | (0) |
2019– | Italy | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:35, 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023 |
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He began his professional career at Brescia, winning Serie B in 2018–19. A year later he moved to Milan, initially on loan. He played 130 total games for Milan, and won Serie A in 2021–22. In 2023 he signed for Newcastle for a reported fee of €70 million, making him the most expensive Italian footballer of all time.