Manuel Fischnaller

Manuel Fischnaller
Personal information
Full name Manuel Fischnaller
Date of birth (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Alessandria
Number 11
Youth career
2000–2004 F.C. Neugries
2004–2008 F.C. Südtirol
2010 Juventus FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 F.C. Südtirol 91 (15)
2010Juventus (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2014 Reggina 61 (7)
2014–2015 F.C. Südtirol
2015– Alessandria
National team
2009– Italy U-20 10 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 dec 2012

Manuel Fischnaller (born 24 July 1991 in Bolzano) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Alessandria.[1]

Career

Fischnaller began his career with FC Neugries in 2000, spending four years with the club's youth side, of which his father Alfred was head coach.[2]

In 2004 Fischnaller joined F.C. Südtirol, graduating from the youth system to join the senior squad in 2008.[3] In a season and a half with the senior side he scored 6 goals in 32 appearances, bringing him to the attention of Juventus F.C. scouts.[4]

On December 23, 2009, it was announced that Serie A's Juventus F.C. had signed Fischnaller on loan, with the option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.[5] It was also noted that he would remain in the youth ranks of the club, for the time being. The signing was Juventus' first signing of the 2009-10 winter transfer market.

Fischnaller returned to Südtirol on 1 July 2010, and in August he signed a new 3-year contract with club.[6]

In July 2012, Fischnaller joined Serie B club Reggina Calcio on a four-year deal.

International career

He is current member of the Italy national under-20 football team, making his debut in a Four-Nations-Championship in November 2008 in Germany.[7]

References

  1. Manuel Fischnaller profile at Soccerway
  2. Profiluft für die Fischnaller Brüder Hannes und Manuel
  3. Manuel Fischnaller, Daniel Pfitscher und Leandro Antonio Martinez verlassen den FC Südtirol
  4. Manuel Fischnaller wechselt zur „Primavera“ von Juve
  5. Manuel Fischnaller, Daniel Pfitscher und Leandro Antonio Martinez verlassen den FC Südtirol
  6. "MANUEL FISCHNALLER PROLUNGA SINO AL 2013". FC Sudtirol (in Italian). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  7. Manuel Fischnaller in die U20-Nationalmannschaft einberufen
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