Italian footballer (born 1991)
Barbara Bonansea
Date of birth
(1991-06-13 ) 13 June 1991 (age 33) Place of birth
Pinerolo , Italy Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Position(s)
Forward , midfielder Current team
Juventus Number
11 Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2006–2012
A.C.F. Torino
108
(27) 2012–2017
ACF Brescia
117
(61) 2017–
Juventus
90
(49) 2007–2011
Italy U19
15
(7) 2012–
Italy
107
(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
Barbara Bonansea (born 13 June 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national team .
Club career
After more than a 100 games for A.C.F. Torino , Bonansea moved to ACF Brescia in 2012. Bonansea helped ACF Brescia two league titles and two domestic cups. She also won three Italian women’s super cups in 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2016, Bonansea was named Serie A female footballer of the year .
In 2017, Bonansea joined Juventus on a free transfer. She made her debut against Atalanta scoring twice in a 3–0 win.[ 1] Bonansea won the league title in her first year at the club. In the 2018–19 season, she helped Juventus secure the double, winning the league title and domestic cup.
International career
After 15 appearances and 7 goals for Italy at youth level, in September 2012 Bonansea made her Italy senior national team debut in a 0–0 draw against Greece in Athens, in a Euro 2013 qualifier .[ 2] She was not called up to be part of the Italian squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 , however.[ 3]
During Italy's 2015 World Cup qualifying campaign , she made six appearances, scoring seven goals, including a hat-trick in a 15–0 home victory over Macedonia .[ 4] In November 2015, she was included by manager Antonio Cabrini in Italy's squad for a double friendly against the Chinese national team , appearing in both the match in Guiyang on 3 December, and in the match in Qujing on 6 December.[ 5]
In November 2016, she was included in Italy's squad for the 2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus , which was held from 7 to 18 December.[ 6]
She was included in Italy's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 [ 7] and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup .
On 23 February 2024, Bonansea made her 100th appearance for Italy during a 0–0 draw against Republic of Ireland .[ 8]
International goals
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1.
13 March 2013
GSZ Stadium , Larnaca , Cyprus
South Korea
1 –0
1–0
2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
2.
20 September 2013
A. Le Coq Arena , Tallinn , Estonia
Estonia
5 –0
5–1
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.
13 February 2014
Stadio Silvio Piola , Italy
Czech Republic
4 –1
6–1
4.
8 May 2014
Petar Miloševski Training Centre , Skopje , North Macedonia
North Macedonia
8 –0
11–0
5.
13 September 2014
Stadio Silvio Piola , Vercelli , Italy
Estonia
1 –0
4–0
6.
17 September 2014
North Macedonia
10 –0
15–0
7.
13 –0
8.
15 –0
9.
4 March 2015
GSP Stadium , Nicosia , Cyprus
South Korea
1 –0
2–1
2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
10.
9 March 2016
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Czech Republic
2 –1
3–1
2016 Cyprus Women's Cup
11.
7 June 2016
Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium , Gori , Georgia
Georgia
2 –0
7–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
12.
4 –0
13.
18 December 2016
Arena da Amazônia , Manaus , Brazil
Brazil
3 –4
3–5
2016 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus
14.
8 March 2017
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Czech Republic
4 –1
6–2
2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
15.
15 September 2017
Stadio Alberto Picco , La Spezia , Italy
Moldova
2 –0
5–0
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.
24 October 2017
Stadio Teofilo Patini , Castel di Sangro , Italy
Romania
3 –0
3–0
17.
28 February 2018
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium , Larnaca, Cyprus
Switzerland
1 –0
3–0
2018 Cyprus Women's Cup
18.
8 June 2018
Stadio Artemio Franchi , Florence , Italy
Portugal
3 –0
3–0
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.
27 February 2019
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus
Mexico
2 –0
5–0
2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
20.
4 March 2019
AEK Arena , Larnaca, Cyprus
Thailand
1 –0
4–1
21.
9 June 2019
Stade du Hainaut , Valenciennes , France
Australia
1 –0
2–1
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
22.
2 –1
23.
7 March 2020
Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal , Portugal
New Zealand
2 –0
3–0
2020 Algarve Cup
24.
24 February 2021
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
Israel
2 –0
12–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
25.
11 –0
26.
26 November 2021
Stadio Renzo Barbera , Palermo , Italy
Switzerland
1 –0
1–2
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
27.
30 November 2021
Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu , Voluntari , Romania
Romania
1 –0
5–0
28.
16 February 2022
Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos , Portugal
Denmark
1 –0
1–0
2022 Algarve Cup
Style of play
FIFA described Bonansea as “pacey and snake-hipped” and “able to balletically slalom past opponents on grass like Alberto Tomba did poles,” comparing her to Paulo Futre and Ryan Giggs in their primes.[ 9] Bonansea is renowned for scoring wonder goals, including the knuckleball free-kicks pioneered by Juninho Pernambucano .[ 9]
Personal life
Bonansea is an economics graduate and aspires to play football professionally outside of Italy.[ 10] Bonansea enjoys reading Dan Brown books, watching romance and thriller films, and learning to play the guitar .[ 9]
Honours
Brescia
Juventus
Individual
References
External links
Italian players Coaches Italian veterans Italian referees Italian directors Foreign players Italian female players Posthumous honours – Players Posthumous honours – Coaches Posthumous honours – Directors Posthumous honours – Referees Davide Astori Fair Play Award Special Award