Massimo Pessina
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| Date of birth | 25 December 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alzano Lombardo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bologna | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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| G.S. Oratorio Fiorine | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | AlbinoLeffe | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Bologna | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bologna | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Italy U17 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Italy U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Massimo Pessina (born 25 December 2007) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Bologna.
Club career
Pessina is a product of the youth academies of the Italian clubs Olginatese, AlbinoLeffe and Bologna.[2] In the 2023–24 season, he was promoted to Bologna's Campionato Primavera 1 side.[3] On 9 November 2025, he made his senior and professional debut with Bologna in a Serie A match against Napoli. He came on as a substitute in the 8th minute after the starting goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski was injured, and helped the team to a 2–0 victory with a clean sheet.[4]
International career
Pessina played for the Italy U17s that won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5] He was named in the "2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament" for his performance.[6] Pessina was called up to the Italy U19s in August 2025.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Italy U17
- Individual
References
- ↑ "Skorupski ko? Entra Pessina: chi è il portiere del 2007 che il Bologna ha strappato a Inter e Milan". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ↑ "Who is Massimo Pessina? The young Bologna goalkeeper who charmed the "Dall'Ara" against Napoli, not conceding a goal - Telegraph". telegrafi.com.
- ↑ Biavardi, Elia (11 January 2024). "Pessina a Radiabo: «Il gruppo è cresciuto, anche a livello umano: adesso c'è molta sintonia nello spogliatoio»".
- ↑ "Bologna, Massimo Pessina è già da record! E' il primo portiere classe 2007 a giocare nei top 5 campionati. Ma c'è un altro record clamoroso..." 11 November 2025.
- 1 2 "L'Italie remporte l'Euro U17 face au Portugal avec une éclatante victoire 3-0 en finale". RTL Info. 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "The official website for European football". UEFA.com.
- ↑ Fontana, Eugenio (1 August 2025). "Pessina convocato in Nazionale U19".
- ↑ "Five Azzurrini in the Euros Team of the Tournament: Pessina, Emanuel, Cama, Liberali and Camarda". www.figc.it.
External links
- Massimo Pessina at Soccerway