Fabio Eguelfi Explained

Fabio Eguelfi
Birth Date:19 January 1995
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Height:1.78 m
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Internazionale
Years1:2014–2017
Clubs1:Internazionale
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2015
Clubs2:Prato (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Savona (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:1
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Cremonese (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2016
Clubs5:Prato (loan)
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Pro Vercelli (loan)
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Years7:2017–2020
Clubs7:Atalanta
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:Cesena (loan)
Caps8:4
Goals8:0
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Hellas Verona (loan)
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Livorno (loan)
Caps10:5
Goals10:0
Years11:2019–2020
Clubs11:Frosinone (loan)
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Years12:2020
Clubs12:Feralpisalò (loan)
Caps12:6
Goals12:0
Years13:2021
Clubs13:San Fernando
Caps13:4
Goals13:0
Years14:2022–2023
Clubs14:Imolese
Caps14:23
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalteam1:Italy U17[1]
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalteam2:Italy U19
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:23 April 2023

Fabio Eguelfi (born 19 January 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Internazionale

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Eguelfi is a youth product of F.C. Internazionale Milano. He played as a forward for Inter's under-15 team in the 2009–10 season.[2] However, he became a defender in his professional career.

Loan to Prato and Savona

On 10 July 2014, Eguelfi was signed by Serie C club Prato on a season-long loan deal, rejoining Inter teammate Andrea Bandini and Simone Pasa.[3] On 10 August, Eguelfi made his professional debut with Prato in the first round of Coppa Italia in a 1–0 away defeat against Juve Stabia.[4] On 30 August he made his Serie C debut in a 1–1 away draw against San Marino Calcio, he was replaced by Giulio Grifoni in the 55th minute.[5] On 13 December, Eguelfi played his only entire match for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Grosseto.[6] However, in January 2015, his loan was interrupted and he returned to Inter leaving Prato with only 8 appearances.

On 2 January 2015, Eguelfi was signed by another Serie C club, Savona, on a 6-month loan deal.[7] Six weeks later, on 21 February, he made his debut for Savona as a substitute replacing Nicolò Antonelli in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Ascoli.[8] On 18 March he was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute in 2–2 away draw against Carrarese.[9] On 9 May, Eguelfi scored his first professional goal in the 27th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pistoiese.[10] Eguelfi ended his 6-month loan to Savona with 11 appearances, including 10 as a starter, scoring 1 goal and making 2 assists.

Loan to Cremonese and Prato

On 15 July 2015, Eguelfi and Francesco Forte were loaned to Cremonese on a season-long loan deal, as part of the deal that Rey Manaj moved to Inter.[11] [12] On 2 August, he made his debut for the club in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Giovanni Formiconi in the 78th minute of a match lost 4–3 on penalties against Brescia.[13] On 29 November he made his only appearances Cremonese in Serie C as a substitute replacing N'Diaye Djiby in the 80th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Südtirol.[14] Eguelfi was re-called to Inter leaving Cremonese with only 2 appearances, he remained an unused substitute for 15 other times.

On 5 January 2016, Eguelfi returned to Prato with a 6-month loan deal .[15] [16] Twelve days later, on 17 January, Eguelfi made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home defeat against Pisa, he played the entire match.[17] On 13 March he scored his first goal of the season for Prato in the 44th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pistoiese.[18] Eguefi ended his second part of the season to Prato with 18 appearances, all as a starter, scoring 1 goal and making 1 assist, he was replaced only 3 times during the loan. He also helped the club to avoid the relegation in Serie D winning the play-out matches against Lupa Roma.[19]

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 15 July 2016, Eguelfi was signed by Serie B club Pro Vercelli on a season.long loan deal.[20] [21] [22] Three weeks later, on 7 August, he made his debut for Pro Vercelli in the second round of Coppa Italia in a 3–1 home win over Reggiana, he played the entire match.[23] He remained an unused substitute for the first part of the season, but on 24 December, Eguefi made his Serie B debut for the club in a 2–1 away defeat against Brescia, playing the entire match.[24] He became a regular starter in second part of the season. Eguelfi ended his season-long loan to Pro Vercelli with 15 appearances, including 13 as a starter, and 2 assists.

Atalanta

On 30 June 2017, he was sold to Atalanta.[25] [26] [27]

Loan to Cesena

On 24 July 2017 Eguelfi was loaned out to Serie B side Cesena on season-long loan deal for the 2017–18 season.[28] Three weeks later, on 13 August, he made his debut for Cesena in the third round of Coppa Italia in a 2–1 away defeat against Genoa after extra time, he played the entire match.[29] Two more weeks later, on 28 August, Eguelfi made his Serie B debut for the club in a 3–0 away defeat against Bari, he played the entire match.[30] Eguelfi ended his season-long loan to Cesena with only 5 appearances, all as a starter and he played all entire match, he remained an unused substitute for 25 other matches.

Loan to Hellas Verona and Livorno

On 18 July 2018 Eguelfi was loaned once again by Atalanta, this time to Serie B club Hellas Verona for the 2018–19 season.[31] On 5 October he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 home defeat against Lecce, he was replaced by Antonino Ragusa after 74 minutes.[32] However, in January 2019, his loan to Hellas Verona was interrupted and he returned to Atalanta after making only one league appearance for the team.

On 31 January 2019, he was loaned again, to Livorno on a 6-month loan deal.[33] Four days later, on 4 February, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Andrea Gasbarro in the 66th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Crotone.[34] On 15 April, Eguelfi played his first match as a starter for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against Brescia, he was replaced after 76 minutes by Nicolò Fazzi.[35] One week later, on 22 April, he played his first entire match for Livorno, a 2–2 away draw against Foggia.[36] Eguelfi ended his second part of the season on loan to Livorno with only 5 appearances.

Loan to Frosinone and FeralpiSalò

On 12 August 2019, Eguelfi joined Serie B side Frosinone on loan until 30 June 2020.[37] After four months, on 5 December, he made his debut for the club in the fourth round of Coppa Italia in a 2–1 away defeat against Parma, he was replaced Francesco Zampano in the 89th minute.[38] However, in January 2020, his loan to Frosinone was interrupted and he returned to Atalanta with only one appearance in Coppa Italia, staying on the bench during all league games.

On 9 January 2020, Eguelfi was loaned to Serie C club Feralpisalò.[39]

Career statistics

Club

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prato (loan)2014–15Serie C701080
Savona (loan)2014–15Serie C912[40] 0111
Cremonese (loan)2015–16Serie C101020
Prato (loan)2015–16Serie C16120181
Pro Vercelli (loan)2016–17Serie B14010150
Cesena (loan)2017–18Serie B401050
Hellas Verona (loan)2018–19Serie B100010
Livorno (loan)2018–19Serie B5050
Frosinone (loan)2019–20Serie B001010
FeralpiSalò (loan)2019–20Serie C0000
Career total5725040662
  1. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3738&squadra=9 FIGC
  2. Web site: GIOVANISSIMI NAZIONALI 2009/10 di Cerrone Salvatore. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602004334/http://giovanili.inter.it/aas/squadra?stagione=2009%2F10&IDS=7&L=it. 2 June 2012. 2010. F.C. Internazionale Milano. Italian. dead.
  3. Web site: Ufficializzato il prestito di Fabio Eguelfi. 10 July 2014. 4 November 2015. A.C. Prato. Italian.
  4. Web site: Juve Stabia vs. Prato - 10 August 2014 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  5. Web site: San Marino Calcio vs. Prato - 30 August 2014 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  6. Web site: Prato vs. Grosseto - 13 December 2014 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  7. Web site: Rescindono Spadafora e Nucera. Arriva Eguelfi. 2 February 2015. 4 November 2015. Savona F.B.C.. Italian.
  8. Web site: Ascoli vs. Savona - 21 February 2015 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  9. Web site: Carrarese vs. Savona - 18 March 2015 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  10. Web site: Pistoiese vs. Savona - 9 May 2015 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  11. Web site: Bianchi, Eguelfi e Forte in grigiorosso . 15 July 2015. 1 November 2015. U.S. Cremonese. Italian.
  12. Web site: Manaj all'Inter. Eguelfi e Forte in grigiorosso . 21 July 2015. 1 November 2015. U.S. Cremonese. Italian.
  13. Web site: Brescia vs. Cremonese - 2 August 2015 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  14. Web site: Südtirol vs. Cremonese - 29 November 2015 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  15. Web site: Ufficializzato il prestito di Fabio Eguelfi. 5 January 2016. 14 January 2016. A.C. Prato. Italian. 28 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128170138/http://www.acprato.it/Ufficializzato-il-prestito-di-Fabio-Eguelfi-1.htm. dead.
  16. Web site: Fabio Eguelfi al Prato e Ludovico Gargiulo alla Pistoiese . 5 January 2016. 14 January 2016. U.S. Cremonese. Italian.
  17. Web site: Prato vs. Pisa - 17 January 2016 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  18. Web site: Pistoiese vs. Prato - 13 March 2016 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  19. Web site: Prato vs. Lupa Roma - 28 May 2016 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  20. Web site: Fabio Eguelfi joins Pro Vercelli on loan - Inter. 15 July 2016. 6 November 2016. F.C. Internazionale Milano.
  21. News: UFFICIALE: Pro Vercelli, tre acquisti per il club piemontese - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 2018-07-15.
  22. News: Pro Vercelli, in arrivo Palazzi ed Eguelfi dall'Inter - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 2018-07-15.
  23. Web site: Pro Vercelli vs. Reggiana - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  24. Web site: Brescia vs. Pro Vercelli - 24 December 2016 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  25. Fabio Eguelfi joins Atalanta. 30 June 2017. 2 July 2017. www.inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano.
  26. Ecco Fabio Eguelfi. 30 June 2017. 2 July 2017. Atalanta B.C.. Italian. 23 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023011031/https://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/comunicati-dal-club/Stagione-2016-2017/2017-06/30-06-Calciomercato-ingaggiato-Eguelfi.html. dead.
  27. News: UFFICIALE: Inter, Eguelfi a titolo definitivo all'Atalanta - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 2018-07-15.
  28. Web site: Fabio Eguelfi al Cesena. 24 July 2017. www.atalanta.it. Atalanta B.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002233558/http://www.atalanta.it/site/paginalive/comunicati-dal-club/Stagione-2017-2018/2017-07/24-07-Calciomercato-ceduto-Eguelfi.html. 2017-10-02. dead. 24 July 2017.
  29. Web site: Genoa vs. Cesena - 13 August 2017 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  30. Web site: Bari 1908 vs. Cesena - 28 August 2017 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. en. 2017-10-29.
  31. News: UFFICIALE: Hellas Verona, arriva Eguelfi in prestito - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 2018-10-05.
  32. Web site: Hellas Verona vs. Lecce - 5 October 2018 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  33. Web site: Livorno. SALZANO ED EGUELFI NUOVI AMARANTO. Salzano and Eguelfi new Livorno players. 31 January 2019. Italian. 31 January 2019. 1 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013440/http://www.livornocalcio.it/comunicati/salzano-ed-eguelfi-nuovi-amaranto.html. dead.
  34. Web site: Crotone vs. Livorno - 3 February 2019 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  35. Web site: Livorno vs. Brescia - 15 April 2019 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  36. Web site: Foggia vs. Livorno - 22 April 2019 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  37. Web site: UFFICIALE: Frosinone, doppio colpo dall'Atalanta. Ecco Haas e Eguelfi. 13 August 2019.
  38. Web site: Parma vs. Frosinone - 5 December 2019 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2020-01-11.
  39. Feralpisalò. EGUELFI, COMUNICATO UFFICIALE. 9 January 2020. Italian.
  40. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.