Michael Folorunsho
Personal information
Full name Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 90
Youth career
Tor Sapienza
0000–2014 Savio
2014–2017 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Virtus Francavilla 61 (8)
2019– Napoli 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Bari (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Reggina (loan) 30 (6)
2021–2022 → Pordenone (loan) 16 (2)
2022 → Reggina (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023 → Bari (loan) 27 (8)
2023– → Hellas Verona (loan) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023

Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho (born 7 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona, on loan from Napoli.

Career

Folorunsho spent his youth years with Lazio and played for their Under-19 squad.[1] On 18 July 2017, he signed with Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[2] Folorunsho made his professional Serie C debut for Virtus Francavilla on 26 August 2017, in a game against Lecce.[3] He played 60 Serie C games for Virtus Francavilla in the two seasons.[1]

On 13 July 2019, Folorunsho signed for Serie A club Napoli on a permanent deal.[4] He was loaned out two days later to Serie C club Bari for two years.[5] Napoli sent Folorunsho on loan to several clubs in the Serie B: Reggina in 2020–21,[6] Pordenone[7] and Reggina[8] in 2021–22, and Bari in 2022–23.[9]

On 16 August 2023, Folorunsho agreed to join Serie A club Hellas Verona on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[10]

Personal life

Folorunsho is of Nigerian descent.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Folorunsho at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Michael Ijemuan Folorunsho è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 18 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Virtus Francavilla v Lecce game report". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Micheal Folorunsho ceduto all'Ssc Napoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 13 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Benvenuti Costa e Folorunsho" (Press release) (in Italian). Bari. 15 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho è un calciatore amaranto" (Press release). Reggina. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  7. ↑ ""THE MASK" FOLORUNSHO – TOP PLAYER DELLA B 20/21 – È NEROVERDE!" (Press release). Pordenone. 10 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "MICHAEL FOLORUNSHO TORNA IN AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bentornato Michael Folorunsho !" (in Italian). Bari. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Michael Folorunsho is a new Hellas Verona player". www.hellasverona.it/en. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Matteo, Alessia Di (2022-07-25). "Michael Folorunsho biografia: chi è, età, altezza, peso, tatuaggi, figli, moglie, carriera, Instagram e vita privata". Spettegolando (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.


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