Andrea Pinamonti (born 19 May 1999) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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, on loan from

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, and the Italy national team.

Club career

Inter Milan

Pinamonti made his senior debut for

on 8 December 2016, aged 17, against

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in the last match of

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group stage. Pinamonti was selected as a starter by coach

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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

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, with Inter winning the match 2–0 against

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. 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, Pinamonti became a member of the first team but continued to play with Internzionale's U19 team in the

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. He made his season's first appearance on 12 December 2017, playing as a starter in the

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match against

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club

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Frosinone (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Pinamonti joined

club

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on loan until 30 June 2019. He scored his first goal in

with

on 28 October in the match versus S.P.A.L.

Genoa

On 30 June 2019, Pinamonti joined

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on loan with an obligation to buy. On 18 September 2020, his contract was bought back by

Loan to Empoli

On 25 August 2021, Pinamonti joined

on a season-long loan.

Sassuolo

On 11 August 2022, Pinamonti joined

on loan with an obligation to buy for a reported fee of €20 million, with a subsequent contract valid until June 2027.

International career

Pinamonti was selected in the Italy U17 team for the

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, a tournament in which he scored one goal. With the Italy U19 he took part in the

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (67th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth foot ...

, losing the final 4–3 after extra time against

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. He captained the Italy U20 at the

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, 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 The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth football ch ...

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

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Personal life

Pinamonti is a lifelong Inter fan and has cited

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as his favourite player and role model.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Inter Milan *

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Italy U19 *

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runner-up:

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Italy U20 *

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fourth place:

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References

External links

Andrea Pinamonti
at Inter.it *
Andrea Pinamonti
at TBPlayers {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinamonti, Andrea Living people 1999 births Italian footballers Association football forwards Italy under-21 international footballers Italy youth international footballers Inter Milan players Frosinone Calcio players Genoa C.F.C. players Empoli F.C. players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players Serie A players People from Cles Sportspeople from Trentino Footballers from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol