Angelo Ogbonna

Angelo Ogbonna
Ogbonna with West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Obinze Angelo Ogbonna[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Cassino, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Watford
Number 21
Youth career
Cassino
2002–2006 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Torino 150 (1)
2007–2008Crotone (loan) 22 (0)
2013–2015 Juventus 41 (0)
2015–2024 West Ham United 201 (8)
2024– Watford 3 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Italy U21 10 (0)
2011–2016 Italy 13 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Obinze Angelo Ogbonna (Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo oɡˈbɔnna]; born 23 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Watford.

Ogbonna signed for Torino in 2002, having previously been a member of Nuova Cassino's youth set-up. Ogbonna made his debut in Serie A at the age of 18 under Alberto Zaccheroni. After a loan spell at Crotone in Serie C1, he returned to Torino, with whom he played for a further five seasons. In July 2013, he transferred to city rivals, Juventus, winning the Scudetto in 2013–14 and 2014–15, as well as the 2013 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2014–15 Coppa Italia.

As a member of the Italy national team, he played for the Italian side that finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 2012 and also represented his nation at UEFA Euro 2016.

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Angelo Ogbonna Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 4 October 2020.