Michael Ronaldo Mboe Ntube (born 4 February 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group A club Virtus Verona.

Michael Ntube
Personal information
Full name Michael Ronaldo Mboe Ntube
Date of birth (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ferrara, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Virtus Verona
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2015 SPAL
2015–2020 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2020–2021Pro Sesto (loan) 20 (0)
2021–2023 AlbinoLeffe 22 (0)
2023– Virtus Verona 16 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Italy U16 14 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U17 3 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U18 8 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U19 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2020

Club career edit

Inter Milan edit

He was raised in the youth system of Inter and represented the club in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League and 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.

Loan to Pro Sesto edit

On 16 September 2020, he joined Serie C club Pro Sesto on a season-long loan.[1]

He made his professional Serie C debut for Pro Sesto on 7 October 2020 in a game against AlbinoLeffe, as a starter.[2]

AlbinoLeffe edit

On 24 August 2021, Ntube joined AlbinoLeffe on a permanent deal.[3]

Virtus Verona edit

On 29 August 2023, Ntube signed a one-season contract with Virtus Verona.[4]

International career edit

Born in Italy, Ntube is of Cameroonian descent.[5] He was first called up to represent Italy in 2016 with the Under-16 squad.[6] With the Under-17 team, he was called up to the Under-17 Euro qualifiers, but remained on the bench and was not selected for the final tournament squad. With the Under-19 team, he appeared in the Under-19 Euro qualifiers, but the final tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References edit

  1. ^ "MICHAEL NTUBE AND JACOPO GIANELLI JOIN PRO SESTO ON LOAN". Inter. 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "AlbinoLeffe v Pro Sesto game report". Soccerway. 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Michael Ntube all'Albinoleffe" (Press release) (in Italian). Inter Milan. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: MICHAEL NTUBE È ROSSOBLÙ" [OFFICIAL RELEASE: MICHAEL NTUBE IS ROSSOBLÙ] (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "La Giovane Italia - Michael Ntube, dall'estate con Conte a un futuro da grande". FC Inter News.
  6. ^ "Ntube Italy U16 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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