Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999), also known as Yasir Ali,[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Madura United. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines at international level.
 Rontini playing for Philippines in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Mangaron Rontini | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Madura United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Floria 2000 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Verbania | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sangiovannese | 37 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Antella '99 | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Azkals Development Team | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Penang | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kelantan | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Persita Tangerang | 29 | (3) |
| 2024– | Madura United | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Philippines U23 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019– | Philippines | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:35; 15 December 2024 | |||
Personal life
editRontini decided to convert to Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Strong support for his conversion to Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played for Persita Tangerang.[3][4]
On 28 October 2023, Rontini married his girlfriend, Amanda Gonzales who is the daughter of former Indonesia national team player Cristian Gonzáles. He officially married Amanda in a wedding ceremony held at the Royal Ambarrukmo pavilion, Yogyakarta.[5]
Club career
editYouth
editRontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.
Sangiovannese
editIn 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal.[6]
After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020.[7]
Azkals Development Team
editIn October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[8]
Madura United
editIn July 2024, he was officially registered in Madura United squad for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season after playing at Persita Tangerang the previous season.[9]
International career
editRontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipina mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at international level.
Philippines U-22
editRontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[10]
He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[11] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste.[12][13]
Senior team
editIn 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[14][15]
He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[16][17][18] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0.[19][20]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Afghanistan |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Match Report: AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers, Korea Republic v. Philippines". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Rifki, Ahmad (26 September 2023). "Mualaf Berganti Nama Yasir Ali; Bek Persita Christian Rontini Menemukan Damai dalam Agama Islam" [Convert to Islam Changes Name Yasir Ali; Persita defender Christian Rontini finds peace in Islam]. www.suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Bek Asing Persita Tangerang Christian Rontini Masuk Islam, Siapa Sosok Dibaliknya?". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Disaksikan Legenda Timnas Indonesia, Bek Persita asal Filipina Jadi Mualaf". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). BolaSport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Bek Timnas Filipina Chistian Rontini Nikahi Putri Cristian Gonzales". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Rosal, Glendale G. (23 October 2021). "PFF: Official roster of PH Under-23 team out". CDN Digital. The Inquirer Group of Companies. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Tembok Filipina Christian Rontini Perkuat Madura United" [Christian Rontini's Filipino Wall Strengthens Madura United]. onefootball.com (in Indonesian). One Football. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa - Filipiny 2-0 (1-0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
External links
edit- Christian Rontini at Soccerway
- Christian Rontini at National-Football-Teams.com
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