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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Caltanissetta, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carrarese | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Verona | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Siracusa (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Monza (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Como (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Lumezzane | 28 | (13) |
| 2014–2018 | Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crotone (loan) | 35 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → Trapani (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | → Brescia (loan) | 40 | (9) |
| 2018–2021 | Brescia | 83 | (30) |
| 2021 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Sampdoria | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pisa (loan) | 30 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Pisa | 29 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Salernitana | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Carrarese | 37 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Venezuela | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC). | |||
Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico (born 28 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Carrarese. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team.
Early life
[edit]Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico,[1][2] both of them being of Italian descent.
Club career
[edit]On 12 January 2021, Torregrossa joined Serie A club Sampdoria. Initially, the transfer was a loan, at the end of which Sampdoria was obligated to purchase his rights. He signed a contract with the club that will run until 30 June 2025.[3]
On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[4] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[5] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent.[6]
On 30 August 2024, Torregrossa signed a one-season contract with Salernitana in Serie B.[7]
International career
[edit]Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela.[8][9] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto".[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2010–11 | Lega Pro 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Siracusa (loan) | 2010–11 | Lega Pro 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 2011–12 | Lega Pro 1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Como (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Lumezzane (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Lumezzane | 2013–14 | Lega Pro 1 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
| Crotone (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||
| Trapani (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Brescia (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| Brescia | 2017–18 | Serie B | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 13 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Total | 94 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 36 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Pisa (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 21 | 8 | |
| Pisa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 328 | 85 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 351 | 90 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-out
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
International
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2022 | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates |  Panama | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 November 2022 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Syria | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
- ↑ "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ernesto Torregrossa è un giocatore della Salernitana" [Ernesto Torregrossa is a player of Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
- ↑ "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
- ↑ @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway
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