Manuel Lombardoni

Manuel Lombardoni (born 19 December 1998) is an Italian football player. He plays for Pro Patria.

Club Career

Internazionale

Lombardoni is a youth product of Inter youth sector. Before arriving in the youth sector of Inter he played for a year in Atalanta B.C. and then went to the Alzanocene (a league D team in Bergamo). The turning point was the change of role from midfielder to defender which took place during the Allievi championship. During last year in Alzanocene team he was captain and won the category championship. He made some appearances in the bench in the mid-season of the 2017–18 season both in Serie A and Coppa Italia, but he never appeared in the field. At Inter he played the first year in the Berretti team, winning the championship against Torino in the final. In addition, he made his debut at the Viareggio tournament with the Primavera coached by Stefano Vecchi. The following year he played for Inter's Primavera team and won the championship. During this season Manuel had groin pain and for this reason he did not take part in the final stages. During 2017–18 he won the league title, the super cup and reached the quarter-finals of the Youth League against Manchester City.

Loan to Pro Patria

On 11 July 2018, Lombardoni was loaned to Serie C club Pro Patria on a season-long loan deal. Two months later, on 16 September, Lombardoni made his professional debut in Serie C for Pro Patria in a 2–1 home win over Pistoiese, he played the entire match. He became Aurora Pro Patria's first-choice in the first part of the season. On 9 December he was sent-off, for the first time in his professional career, with a double yellow card in the 62nd minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gozzano. In February he injured his shoulder while staying out of the fields to recover. Lombardoni ended his season-long loan to Aurora Pro Patria with 23 appearances, including 20 as a starter, and making 1 assist.

Pro Patria

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