Christian Rontini

Christian Rontini (born 20 July 1999) is a Filipino footballer who currently plays for Philippines Football League club ADT, as well as for the Philippines national team.

Christian Rontini
Personal information
Full name Christian Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999
Place of birth Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 ADT
Youth career
Floria 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Verbania 0 (0)
2018–2020 Sangiovannese 28 (3)
2020– ADT
National team‡
2019– Philippines U22 Olympic 4 (0)
2019– Philippines 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:49, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:26, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Youth

Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.

Sangiovannese

In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a 1-year deal.[1]

After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that will keep him with the club until June 2020.[2]

International career

Rontini was born to Italy to an Italian father and a Filipina mother which made him eligible to represent Italy or Philippines at international level.

Philippines U-22 Olympic

Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 Olympic squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Philippines.[3]

Philippines

In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines.[4][5]

Rontini received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly against China.[6][7][8] He made his debut for the Philippines as a substitute, replacing Curt Dizon at the 86th minute of the match in a 2-0 away defeat against China.[9][10]

gollark: It was fine for those 2ish hours.
gollark: You will not win the election. APPLICABLE PLASTICITY has seen to that.
gollark: baidicoot for backup hactar?
gollark: So *Hactar* will take over?
gollark: Oh, I mean yours, but that works too.

References
  1. "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa - Filipiny 2-0 (1-0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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