Andrea Pinamonti


Andrea Pinamonti is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Internazionale.

Club career

Internazionale

Pinamonti made his senior debut for Internazionale on 8 December 2016, aged 17, against Sparta Prague in the last match of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage. Pinamonti was selected as a starter by coach Stefano Pioli and delivered a well-received performance, helping Inter to finish their European campaign with a 2–1 win. On 12 February 2017, Pinamonti made his first appearance in Serie A, with Inter winning the match 2–0 against Empoli at San Siro. Pinamonti latter dubbed his debut as "indescribable". In the 2016–17 season Pinamonti also won the Primavera title with the U19 youth team.
In the 2017–18 season he became a member of the first team but he continued to play with Internzionale's U19 team in the UEFA Youth League. He made his season's first appearance on 12 December 2017, playing as a starter in the Coppa Italia match against Serie C club Pordenone.

Frosinone (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Pinamonti joined Serie A club Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2019. He scored his first goal in Serie A with Frosinone on 28 October in the match versus S.P.A.L..

Genoa

On 30 June 2019, Pinamonti joined Genoa on loan with an obligation to buy.

International career

Pinamonti was selected in the Italy U17 team for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, a tournament in which he scored one goal.
With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, losing the final 4–3 after extra time against Portugal.
He captained the Italy U20 at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring four goals in six matches and helping the team to reach the semifinals of the tournament in June 2019.
In June 2019 he was also called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship but was forced to give up due to a knee injury which occurred during the U20 World Cup.
He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, captaining the team in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

Personal life

Pinamonti is a lifelong Inter fan and has cited Mauro Icardi as his favourite player and role model.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

International

;Italy U19
;Italy U20