Ernesto Torregrossa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torregrossa and the second or maternal family name is Rezzonico.

Ernesto Torregrossa

Personal information
Full name	Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico
Date of birth	(1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Caltanissetta, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Salernitana
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Verona	6	(0)
2011	→ Siracusa (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2012	→ Monza (loan)	25	(4)
2012–2013	→ Como (loan)	11	(1)
2013	→ Lumezzane (loan)	9	(1)
2013–2014	Lumezzane	28	(13)
2014–2018	Verona	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Crotone (loan)	35	(8)
2015–2016	→ Trapani (loan)	15	(3)
2016–2018	→ Brescia (loan)	40	(9)
2018–2021	Brescia	83	(30)
2021	→ Sampdoria (loan)	6	(1)
2021–2023	Sampdoria	10	(0)
2022–2023	→ Pisa (loan)	30	(12)
2023–2024	Pisa	29	(3)
2024–	Salernitana	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	Venezuela	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC).

Ernesto Torregrossa Rezzonico (born 28 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Salernitana. Born in Italy, he plays for the Venezuela national team.[1][2]

Early life

Torregrossa was born to Venezuelan former footballer Lirio Torregrossa and Argentine former volleyball player Karina Rezzonico,[3][4] both of them being of Italian descent.

Club career

On 12 January 2021, Torregrossa joined Serie A club Sampdoria. Initially the transfer was a loan, at the end of which Sampdoria was obligated to purchase his rights. He signed a contract with the club that will run until 30 June 2025.[5]

On 24 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Pisa on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[6] On 28 July 2022, Torregrossa returned to Pisa on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[7] On 31 January 2023, Pisa made the transfer permanent.[8]

On 30 August 2024, Torregrossa signed a one-season contract with Salernitana in Serie B.[9]

International career

Due to his family heritage, Torregrossa was eligible to represent Italy, Argentina or Venezuela.[10][11] By May 2022, he chose the latter. In November 2022 he received his first call for "La Vinotinto".[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hellas Verona	2010–11	Lega Pro 1	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Siracusa (loan)	2010–11	Lega Pro 1	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Monza (loan)	2011–12	Lega Pro 1	23	4	0	0	—		2[b]	0	25	4
Como (loan)	2012–13	Lega Pro 1	11	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
Lumezzane (loan)	2012–13	Lega Pro 1	9	1	0	0	—		—		9	1
Lumezzane	2013–14	Lega Pro 1	28	13	2	2	—		—		30	15
Crotone (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	35	8	1	0	—		—		36	8
Trapani (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	15	3	2	0	—		1[c]	0	18	3
Brescia (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	29	5	0	0	—		—		29	5
Brescia	2017–18	Serie B	28	10	2	1	—		—		30	11
	2018–19		29	12	2	1	—		—		31	13
	2019–20	Serie A	25	7	1	0	—		—		26	7
	2020–21	Serie B	12	5	0	0	—		—		12	5
	Total		94	34	5	2	0	0	0	0	99	36
Sampdoria (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
Sampdoria	2021–22	Serie A	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
Pisa (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	17	7	0	0	—		4[c]	1	21	8
Pisa	2022–23	Serie B	24	6	0	0	—		—		24	6
	2023–24		18	2	1	0	—		—		19	2
	Total		42	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	8
Career total			328	85	16	4	0	0	7	1	351	90

1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
2. Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-out
3. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

International

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2022	Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates	Panama	2–2	2–2	Friendly
2.	20 November 2022	Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Syria	1–0	2–1

References

1. Ernesto Torregrossa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
2. "Official: Torregrossa joins Sampdoria". football-italia.net.
3. "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini". Goal (in Italian).
4. "Repubblica: "Il ragazzo di San Cataldo che fa felice il Brescia"" (in Italian). 21 January 2020.
5. "Torregrossa signs for Samp". Sampdoria. 12 January 2021.
6. "ERNESTO TORREGROSSA È NERAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Pisa. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
7. "Bentornato Ernesto!" (in Italian). Pisa. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
8. "Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Ernesto Torregrossa" (in Italian). Pisa. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
9. "Ernesto Torregrossa è un giocatore della Salernitana" [Ernesto Torregrossa is a player of Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
10. "Torregrossa può giocare per il Venezuela: ma lui spera in Mancini | Goal.com".
11. "José Peseiro welcomes Ernesto Torregrossa". 26 March 2020.
12. @SeleVinotinto (10 November 2022). "¡𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒔 2️⃣8️⃣!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.
13. Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway

External links

• Ernesto Torregrossa at Soccerway