Michael Folorunsho has extended his contract with Napoli until 2029. The 26-year-old Italian, of Nigerian heritage, has been part of the Partenopei since 2019 but is yet to make his first team debut having been sent out on loan six times. Folorunsho was on loan at Hellas Verona last season where he scored five goals and provided one assist in 34 Serie A appearances. He is...
Michael Folorunsho has described his competitive debut for Italy at the 2024 European Championship as a dream come true for him. Folorunsho who was born to Nigerian parents in Rome, has enjoyed meteoric rise in his career after making his Serie A debut in August 2023 at Hellas Verona. In March 2024, the 26-year-old was handed his maiden invitation to Italy senior team and on June...
Michael Folorunsho made his competitive debut for Italy as they defeated Albania 2-1 in their Group B opener in Dortmund on Saturday night. Sassuolo midfielder Nedim Bajrami stunned the crowd when he put Albania in front after 23 seconds. The Azzurri were not deterred as Alessandro Bastoni levelled matters in the 11th minute before Nicolo Barella's stunning half volley outside the 18 yard box five minutes...
Napoli midfielder Michael Folorunsho, currently on loan at Hellas Verona, has been named to the Italian national team's 30-man provisional squad list released on Thursday for this summer’s European Championship. The 26-year-old, born in Italy to Nigerian parents, has scored five goals and provided one assist in 35 Serie A matches this season, including finding the back of the net against Juventus and Roma. Folorunsho, currently...
Michael Folorunsho scored and provided an assist as Hellas Verona played out a 2-2 draw with Juventus in Serie A on Saturday evening. The Bianconeri had suffered back-to-back losses against Inter Milan and Udinese and fell behind against Verona when Italian-Nigerian Folorunsho opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a thunderbolt volley from a rebound off a corner kick for his third league goal of...
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