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Ernesto Torregrossa

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Ernesto Torregrossa
Personal information
Full name Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico
Date of birth (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Caltanissetta, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Salernitana
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Verona 6 (0)
2011Siracusa (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012Monza (loan) 25 (4)
2012–2013Como (loan) 11 (1)
2013Lumezzane (loan) 9 (1)
2013–2014 Lumezzane 28 (13)
2014–2018 Verona 0 (0)
2014–2015Crotone (loan) 35 (8)
2015–2016Trapani (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2018Brescia (loan) 40 (9)
2018–2021 Brescia 83 (30)
2021Sampdoria (loan) 6 (1)
2021–2023 Sampdoria 10 (0)
2022–2023Pisa (loan) 30 (12)
2023–2024 Pisa 29 (3)
2024– Salernitana 0 (0)
International career
2022– Venezuela 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC).

Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico (born 28 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Salernitana. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team.[1][2]

Early life

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Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico,[3][4] both of them being of Italian descent.

Club career

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On 12 January 2021, Torregrossa joined Serie A club Sampdoria. Initially the transfer was a loan, at the end of which Sampdoria was obligated to purchase his rights. He signed a contract with the club that will run until 30 June 2025.[5]

On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[6] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[7] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent.[8]

On 30 August 2024, Torregrossa signed a one-season contract with Salernitana in Serie B.[9]

International career

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Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela.[10][11] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto".[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hellas Verona 2010–11 Lega Pro 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
Siracusa (loan) 2010–11 Lega Pro 1 6 0 0 0 6 0
Monza (loan) 2011–12 Lega Pro 1 23 4 0 0 2[b] 0 25 4
Como (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 1 11 1 2 0 13 1
Lumezzane (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 1 9 1 0 0 9 1
Lumezzane 2013–14 Lega Pro 1 28 13 2 2 30 15
Crotone (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 35 8 1 0 36 8
Trapani (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 15 3 2 0 1[c] 0 18 3
Brescia (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 29 5 0 0 29 5
Brescia 2017–18 Serie B 28 10 2 1 30 11
2018–19 29 12 2 1 31 13
2019–20 Serie A 25 7 1 0 26 7
2020–21 Serie B 12 5 0 0 12 5
Total 94 34 5 2 0 0 0 0 99 36
Sampdoria (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 6 1 0 0 6 1
Sampdoria 2021–22 Serie A 10 0 2 0 12 0
Pisa (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 17 7 0 0 4[c] 1 21 8
Pisa 2022–23 Serie B 24 6 0 0 24 6
2023–24 18 2 1 0 19 2
Total 42 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 8
Career total 328 85 16 4 0 0 7 1 351 90
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-out
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

International

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2022 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates  Panama 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 20 November 2022 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Syria 1–0 2–1

References

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  1. ^ Ernesto Torregrossa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Official: Torregrossa joins Sampdoria". football-italia.net.
  3. ^ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Ernesto Torregrossa è un giocatore della Salernitana" [Ernesto Torregrossa is a player of Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
  11. ^ "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
  12. ^ @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway
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