BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Angelo Ogbonna (born 23 May 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.
Club career
Torino
Born in Cassino, Ogbonna began his career with Torino. He then spent the 2007–08 season on loan at Crotone, making 22 league appearances that season.[citation needed]
Ogbonna returned to Torino ahead of the 2008–09 Serie A season, playing mostly as a backup to regulars Cesare Natali and Marco Di Lore to, although he still managed 19 league appearances for the Granata. Torino, however, were relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Starting from 2009, after the relegation of the club to Serie B, Ogbonna earned his place as a starter, making 31 league appearances and scoring one goal for the Piedmont-based club during the 2009–10 season. In three Serie B seasons with Torino, Ogbonna made 105 appearances, helping the club return to Serie A after finishing second to Pescara during the 2011–12 season. On 2 February 2012, he renewed his contract with Torino until 30 June 2016.[1]
Juventus
On 11 July 2013, Ogbonna officially underwent medical examimations at Turin's Fornaca, Isokinetic and the Istituto di Medicina dello Sport ahead of his proposed cross-town move to incumbent league champions Juventus.[2] After passing the medical testings, Ogbonna officially signed for Juventus for a transfer fee of €13 million, with an additional €2 million to be paid in future bonuses.[3]
International career
On 12 August 2009, he made his debut with the Italian U-21 team in a friendly game against Russia.[citation needed]
He made his senior debut on 11 November 2011 in a friendly won 2–0 against Poland, where he came on as substitute for Domenico Criscito in the 77th minute.[citation needed]
Ogbonna was included in the Italian 23-man final squad for UEFA Euro 2012, but never played in any match during the competition.[citation needed]
Personal life
Ogbonna was born to Nigerian parents who emigrated to Italy from Nigeria in 1983, settling in the city of Cassino in the central part of the country, but managed to obtain Italian citizenship only after his 18th birthday.[4]
On 22 December 2008, Ogbonna survived a car accident near Turin after he lost control of his Smart car and drove off a bridge into a torrent at around 5:00 AM.[5]
Honours
- Juventus
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