Tommaso Pobega

Tommaso Pobega
Pobega playing for AC Milan in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2013 Triestina
2013–2018 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2026 AC Milan 30 (2)
2018–2019 → Ternana (loan) 32 (3)
2019–2020 → Pordenone (loan) 33 (5)
2020–2021 → Spezia (loan) 20 (6)
2021–2022 → Torino (loan) 33 (4)
2024–2026 → Bologna (loan) 47 (5)
2026– Bologna 0 (0)
International career
2019 Italy U20 2 (0)
2020–2021 Italy U21 6 (3)
2022 Italy 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:38, 23 May 2026 (UTC)

Tommaso Pobega (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo poˈbeːɡa] born 15 July 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

AC Milan

Pobega appeared in friendlies for the main squad of AC Milan in the autumn of 2016.

Loan to Ternana

On 23 August 2018, he joined to Serie C club Ternana on loan for the 2018–19 season.[2] On 7 October, Pobega made his professional debut in Serie C for Ternana as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Vives in the 73rd minute of a 1–1 home draw against Renate.[3] Two weeks later he was sent-off, as a substitute, with a double yellow card in the 87th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Triestina.[4] On 7 November, Pobega played his first entire match for Ternana, a 1–0 away win over Fano.[5] On 27 December, he scored his first professional goal in the 69th minute of a 2–1 home win over Teramo.[6] On 9 February 2019, Pobega scored twice in a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Verona.[7] He ended his season-long loan to Ternana with 32 appearances, 3 goals and 3 assists.[8]

Loan to Pordenone

On 15 July 2019, Pobega joined Serie B club Pordenone a loan until 30 June 2020.[9][10] On 11 August, he made his debut and he scored his first goal for the club in the 44th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against FeralpiSalò in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[11] On 26 August, Pobega made his Serie B debut for Pordenone and he scored twice in a 3–0 home win over against Frosinone, he was replaced by Simone Pasa after 81 minutes.[12] Five days later, he played his first entire match in Serie B, a 4–2 away defeat against Pescara.[13] On 5 October, Pobega scored his third goal in Serie B in the 40th minute of a 2–0 home win over Empoli.[14]

Loan to Spezia

On 24 August 2020, he signed a new contract with Milan until 30 June 2025.[15] On 23 September 2020, Pobega joined promoted Serie A club Spezia on loan until 30 June 2021.[16] On 27 September, he made his debut for Spezia in a 4–1 home defeat to Sassuolo.[17] On 1 November 2020, Pobega scored his first goal for Spezia in a 4–1 home defeat to Juventus.[18]

Return to AC Milan

He returned to AC Milan for the 2021–22 preseason, and made his first appearance for the club on 17 July 2021, in the friendly match won 6–0 against Pro Sesto.

Loan to Torino

On 27 August 2021, Pobega joined Torino on loan until 30 June 2022.[19]

Contract extension with AC Milan

On 5 August 2022, Pobega extended his contract until 30 June 2027.[20] He scored his first competitive goal on 14 September 2022 against Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League match coming in as a substitute.[21]

In December 2023, Pobega suffered a rectus femoris injury, which was operated in Turku, Finland, by surgeon Lasse Lempainen in late December 2023.[22][23]

Loans to Bologna

On 24 August 2024, he joined fellow Serie A club Bologna, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. Pobega reunited with head coach Vincenzo Italiano, with whom he worked together previously at Spezia.[24]

On 22 July 2025, he returned to Bologna on a new loan, this time with a conditional obligation to buy.[25]

Bologna

In February 2026, Bologna activated the buy-option and Pobega joined the club permanently, ahead of the 2026–27 season.[26]

International career

On 12 November 2020, Pobega made his debut with the Italy U21 team, starting in a qualifying match 2–1 away win over Iceland, scoring both of the goals for Italy.[27]

He has been called up by the national team for the first time on 5 November 2021, for the matches against Switzerland and Northern Ireland for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ternana (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 32300——323
Pordenone (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33511——346
Spezia (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 20600——206
Torino (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 33400——334
Milan 2022–23 Serie A 192108[a]100283
2023–24 Serie A 110004[a]0—150
Total 3021012100433
Bologna (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 212415[a]1—304
2025–26 Serie A 263109[b]12[c]0384
Total 4755114220688
Bologna 2026–27 Serie A 000000—00
Career total 19525722632023030
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 26 September 2022[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202230
Total30

Honours

Bologna

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bolognafc.it/player/tommaso-pobega
  2. ↑ "Dall'AC Milan arriva in prestito Tommaso Pobega" [Tommaso Pobega arrives on loan from AC Milan]. Ternana Calcio. 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Triestina vs. Ternana - 20 October 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fano vs. Ternana - 7 November 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ternana vs. Teramo - 27 December 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ternana vs. Virtus Verona - 9 February 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Italy - T. Pobega - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA". AC Milan. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Il centrocampista scuola Milan Pobega veste il neroverde" [Milan's academy graduate, Pobega will be wearing black-and-green]. pordenonecalcio.com (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Pordenone vs. FeralpiSalò - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Frosinone - 26 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Pescara vs. Pordenone - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Empoli - 5 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA". Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA".
  17. ↑ "Serie A, Spezia-Sassuolo 1-4: poker firmato Djuricic, Berardi, Defrel e Caputo" (in Italian). mediaset.it. 27 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Pobega: 'Spezia played a good game'". Football Italia. 2 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Official Statement: Tommaso Pobega". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Tommaso Pobega, new contract extension with AC Milan: the official statement". AC Milan. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  21. ↑ UEFA.com. "Milan-Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  22. ↑ Suomalainen huippulääkäri leikkasi viikossa kolme maailmantähteä, Ilta-Sanomat, 22 December 2023
  23. ↑ OFFICIAL: POBEGA UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS LEFT RECTUS FEMORIS TENDON, RECOVERY TIME ESTIMATED TO BE 4 MONTHS, rossoneriblog.com, 21 December 2023
  24. ↑ "Tommaso Pobega joins Bologna". Bologna. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  25. ↑ "Pobega al Bologna" [Pobega to Bologna] (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "Ufficiale: Ufficiale, Pobega riscattato dal Bologna fino al 2028: le cifre dell'operazione e quanti milioni incassa il Milan". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 18 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "Pobega 'wanted' to be decisive". Football Italia. 12 November 2020.
  28. ↑ "È Pobega la novità di Mancini. Tornano Tonali, Belotti e Immobile" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "Tommaso Pobega". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  30. ↑ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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