# Filippo Melegoni

Filippo Melegoni (born 18 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Carrarese.

## Club career
### Early career

Melegoni was born in Bergamo, Italy, and began his career at local Serie A side Atalanta. A midfielder, he states that his playing style is modelled on his childhood idols Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.

### Atalanta

Melegoni played at various age levels of the Atalanta youth sector, including making 24 appearances for the under-17 side, scoring six goals. He eventually began to play in the full Primavera side in 2016, and established himself as a mainstay in the centre of midfield. After being named on the Atalanta first-team bench for several games, Melegoni was placed in the starting line-up for the match against Sampdoria on 22 January 2017. He played the first half before being replaced at the interval, in an eventual 1–0 win.

#### Loan to Pescara

On 11 August 2018, Melegoni joined Serie B club Pescara on loan until 30 June 2019. On 23 July 2019, the loan was renewed for an additional year.

#### Loan to Genoa

On 16 September 2020, Melegoni joined Genoa on a two-year loan deal with a conditional obligation to buy.

### Genoa
#### Loan to Standard Liège

In August 2022, Melegoni was loaned to Belgian club Standard Liège on a one-year long deal.

#### Loan to Reggiana

On 1 September 2023, Melegoni was loaned by Reggiana.

### Carrarese

On 24 January 2025, Melegoni signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Carrarese in Serie B.

## International career

Melegoni has been capped by Italy at under-15, under-16, under-17 levels, and is a current member of the under-19 side. His first international call-up came in 2014 for a friendly match against Belgium. He progressed quickly up to the under-17 team, where he was eventually made captain. He also scored his first international goal whilst playing for Bruno Tedino's side, in a 3–1 loss against the Netherlands, and went on to make 29 appearances in total. He received his first call-up to the under-19 side, bypassing under-18 level, by Roberto Baronio for the match against Croatia. His first goal for the under-19 team came in his second game; a 2–1 loss against the Czech Republic.
On 3 September 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 side, scoring Italy's second goal in a 2–1 friendly home win against Slovenia.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 27 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atalanta | 2016–17 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Pescara (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pescara (loan) | Total | Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Genoa (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Genoa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Genoa | 2024–25 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Genoa | Total | Total | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 2 |
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2022–23 | Jupiler League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Reggiana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 117 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 133 | 5 |
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Jupiler League Europe Playoff

## Honours

Italy U19
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018