| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Charleroi, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–200? | La Louvière Centre | ||
| 200?–2010 | Charleroi | ||
| 2010–2015 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2015–2017 | Ajax | ||
| 2017 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Monaco B | 50 | (13) |
| 2019– | → Volendam (loan) | 49 | (15) |
| 2020– | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:01, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Francesco Antonucci (born 20 June 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Volendam, on loan from Feyenoord.
A Belgium youth international, Antonucci played in the academies of Anderlecht and Ajax, before being signed by Monaco in 2017. He made his breakthrough on loan at FC Volendam, earning a transfer to Feyenoord in August 2020.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Antonucci played in the youth of La Louvière, Charleroi, Anderlecht and Ajax. In the winter break of the 2016–17 season he moved to Monaco.[1] At Monaco, he played for the second team, competing in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system.
Volendam[edit]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Antonucci was sent on a one-season loan to Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club FC Volendam,[2] where he made his professional debut on 13 September 2019, a 1–1 home draw against FC Dordrecht. He came on for Alex Plat in the 74th minute. A week later, he made his debut in the starting lineup in the Vissersderby against SC Telstar and immediately scored his first senior goal, the first of the match off an assist from Kevin Visser, in a match that Volendam eventually won 2–1.[3] In the second period of the Eerste Divisie season, Antonucci really started to find his feet in manager Wim Jonk's team, as Volendam won eight matches in a row and thus took a period title, qualifying them for promotion play-offs. In the deciding match, against MVV Maastricht (4–1 win), Antonucci scored. Throughout the season, Antonucci would become one of the defining players of the Volendam team, as he scored six goals and made three assists in the months of December and January alone. In March 2020, he was named "Best Talent" of the third period.[4] Shortly afterwards, all football activity was suspended in the Netherlands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, Antonucci was joint club top goalscorer alongside Martijn Kaars.[5]
Antonucci returned to AS Monaco in early June 2020, as the 2019–20 season had been officially cancelled in Dutch football. In August 2020, Antonucci signed a four-year contract with an option of another year with Eredivisie club Feyenoord, with part of the deal being Antonucci playing another year on loan at Volendam.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 5 November 2020.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 23 | 5 | – | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 8 | – | 19 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| Volendam | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 27 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ajax and AS Monaco reach agreement for Francesco Antonucci". AFC Ajax (in Dutch). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Dekker, Edward (31 August 2019). "Van Monaco naar Volendam: Francesco Antonucci". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "FC Volendam wint de Vissersderby". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Francesco Antonucci verkozen tot beste talent van derde periode". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Dekker, Edward (6 March 2020). "Francesco Antonucci aast op titel clubtopscorer FC Volendam". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Feyenoord en Volendam hebben beet met Antonucci". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Francesco Antonucci at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
