Raoul Bellanova (born 17 May 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Torino.
Bellanova was born in Rho, in the province of Milan on 17 May 2000.
Bellanova started playing at age 4, for Azzurra.
2005
In 2005, he moved to FC Parabiago, and in 2006 his contract was bought by AC Milan.
2006
From 2006 to 2019, Bellanova played for teams of various age groups at Milan's youth academy.
2017
In October 2017, Bellanova played in the qualifiers, He debuted on 4 October 2017, against Moldova, The match ended 4–0 for Italy.
2018
In November 2018, Bellanova played for Italy under-20 national team in a match against Germany.
2019
In January 2019, after failing to negotiate a desired wage, he declined a professional contract offer from Milan.
In July 2019, Bellanova was officially presented as a Bordeaux player.
On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in senior football, starting in the opening match of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season against Angers.
Having made several positioning mistakes that led to three goals from his right flank, he was subbed off 63 minutes into the game by the team's coach Paulo Sousa.
2020
On 30 January 2020, Bellanova joined Atalanta on a 1.5-year loan with an option to purchase.
He made his club and Serie A debut on 14 July in a 6–2 win against Brescia.
On 24 September 2020, Atalanta loaned him to Serie B club Pescara.
On 31 August 2021, he joined Cagliari on loan with an option-to-buy.
On 31 May 2022, Cagliari exercised their option to sign the player permanently.
On 6 July 2022, Inter Milan announced the signing of Bellanova on loan from Cagliari for the 2022–23 season.
Bellanova signed for Torino on 1 July 2023 and on 17 February 2024
On 12 November 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–1 against Iceland in Reykjavík.
Bellanova is a physically strong, quick, fast, offensive-minded right-back with good defensive positioning and reading of the game.
Besides his regular position of a full-back or wing-back on the right flank, he can also play as a centre-back (in both, three and four-player defensive line) or as a wide midfielder in a 3–5–2 formation.
