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, on loan from AC Milan, and the Italy national team.
 Pobega with AC Milan in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Bologna (on loan from AC Milan) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Triestina | ||
| 2013–2018 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | 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– | → Bologna (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Italy U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2022– | Italy | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Club career
editAC Milan
editPobega appeared in friendlies for the main squad of AC Milan in the autumn of 2016.
Loan to Ternana
editOn 23 August 2018, Pobega joined to Serie C club Ternana on loan for the 2018–19 season.[2] On 7 October he 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 he 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] Pobega ended his season-long loan to Ternana with 32 appearances, 3 goals and 3 assists.[8]
Loan to Pordenone
editOn 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 he 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
editOn 24 August 2020, Pobega 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, he scored his first goal for Spezia in a 4–1 home defeat to Juventus.[18]
Return to AC Milan
editPobega returned to AC Milan for the 2021–22 preseason. He made his first appearance for the club on 17 July 2021, in the friendly match won 6–0 against Pro Sesto.
Loan to Torino
editOn 27 August 2021, Pobega joined Torino on loan until 30 June 2022.[19]
Contract extension with AC Milan
editOn 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]
Loan to Bologna
editOn 24 August 2024, he joined fellow Serie A club Bologna, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. He reunited with head coach Vincenzo Italiano, with whom he worked together previously at Spezia.[24]
International career
editOn 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.[25]
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.[26]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ternana (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| Pordenone (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Torino (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 151 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 22 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 26 September 2022[27]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Tommaso Pobega: Biography". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Dall'AC Milan arriva in prestito Tommaso Pobega" [Tommaso Pobega arrives on loan from AC Milan]. Ternana Calcio. 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Triestina vs. Ternana - 20 October 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Fano vs. Ternana - 7 November 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Ternana vs. Teramo - 27 December 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Ternana vs. Virtus Verona - 9 February 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Italy - T. Pobega - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA". AC Milan. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pordenone vs. FeralpiSalò - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Pordenone vs. Frosinone - 26 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Pordenone - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Pordenone vs. Empoli - 5 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA". Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: TOMMASO POBEGA".
- ^ "Serie A, Spezia-Sassuolo 1-4: poker firmato Djuricic, Berardi, Defrel e Caputo" (in Italian). mediaset.it. 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Pobega: 'Spezia played a good game'". Football Italia. 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Statement: Tommaso Pobega". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Tommaso Pobega, new contract extension with AC Milan: the official statement". AC Milan. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Milan-Dinamo Zagreb | UEFA Champions League 2022/23". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Suomalainen huippulääkäri leikkasi viikossa kolme maailmantähteä, Ilta-Sanomat, 22 December 2023
- ^ OFFICIAL: POBEGA UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS LEFT RECTUS FEMORIS TENDON, RECOVERY TIME ESTIMATED TO BE 4 MONTHS, rossoneriblog.com, 21 December 2023
- ^ "Tommaso Pobega joins Bologna". Bologna. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Pobega 'wanted' to be decisive". Football Italia. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "È Pobega la novità di Mancini. Tornano Tonali, Belotti e Immobile" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Tommaso Pobega". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the AC Milan website
- Tommaso Pobega – UEFA competition record (archive)