Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back or a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Mangaron Rontini | ||
Date of birth | (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Penang | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Floria 2000 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Verbania | 0 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Sangiovannese | 37 | (3) |
2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2021 | → Antella '99 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
2022– | Penang | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Philippines U23 | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Philippines | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 16 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:50, 13 May 2022 (UTC) |
Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a 1-year deal.[2]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that will keep him with the club until June 2020.[3]
As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[4]
Rontini was born to Italy to an Italian father and a Filipina mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at international level.
Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[5]
Rontini was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[6] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4-0 win against Timor-Leste.[7][8]
In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[9][10]
Rontini received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[11][12][13] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match.[14][15]
Penang F.C. – current squad | |
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