Fenerbahçe officially announced the transfer of Leonardo Bonucci. The yellow-dark blue team announced that a contract was signed with the world-famous defender until the end of the season. Canary’s new star Bonucci will wear jersey number 19.
Here is that statement…
Our club added Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci to its squad. The experienced defender will wear the Fenerbahçe jersey until the end of the 2023-24 season.
Our President Ali Y. Koç, our Secretary General Burak Çağlan Kızılhan, our Board Members Simla Türker Bayazıt, Selahattin Baki, our Sports Director Mario Branco and our Deputy Sports Director Okan Özkan were also present at the signing ceremony held at Ülker Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex.
He says to Leonardo Bonucci, ‘Welcome to our family’; We wish success with Fenerbahçe.
WHO IS LEONARDO BONUCCI?
Leonardo Bonucci was born on May 1, 1987 in Viterbo, Italy. Bonucci is an Italian national football player who plays as a centre-back.
He plays for the Bundesliga team Union Berlin. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, Bonucci is known for his technique, ball-playing skills, tackling and ability to play in three-man or four-man defence.
Bonucci, who started his career at Inter Milan in 2005, spent the next few seasons on loan at Treviso and Pisa before being transferred to Bari in 2009.
Bonucci, who was transferred to Juventus the following season with his defensive performance alongside Italian defender Andrea Ranocchia, became an important member of the club’s triple defense line along with Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli and established himself as one of the best defenders in world football.
Among other titles, he won six consecutive Serie A titles with his team between 2012 and 2017 and played in two UEFA Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017. He transferred to Milan in 2017 and returned to Juventus a season later, where he won two more league titles in a row.
At international level, Bonucci has been capped more than 120 times since his debut in 2010, leading Italy to two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014), three European Championships (2012, 2016 and 2020) and one FIFA World Cup. Represented in the Confederations Cup (2013); He won Euro 2020 and won a second-place medal at Euro 2012 and a third-place medal at the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Bonucci also won several individual awards for his performance:
He was named to the UEFA Europa League squad of the season in the 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons and was in the Serie A Team of the Year four times.
He was named Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2016 and was also included in the UEFA Team of the Year in the same season.
In 2017, he was named to the FIFA FIFPro World11 and IFFHS Men’s World Team, as well as the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season and the 2016-17 ESM Team of the Year.
Bonucci played 610 matches during his club and national team career and scored 45 goals.