Ernesto Torregrossa
Personal information
Full name Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico
Date of birth (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992
Place of birth Caltanissetta, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pisa
Number 10
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– Pisa 22 (2)
International career‡
2022– Venezuela 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Pisa. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team.[1][2]

Personal life

Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico,[3][4] both of them being of Italian descent.

Club career

On 12 January 2021, he 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.[5]

On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[6] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[7] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent.[8]

International career

Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela.[9][10] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto".[11]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2022Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates Panama2–22–2Friendly
2.20 November 2022Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Syria1–02–1

References

  1. ↑ Ernesto Torregrossa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Official: Torregrossa joins Sampdoria". football-italia.net.
  3. ↑ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
  10. ↑ "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
  11. ↑ @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.


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