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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mangaron and the surname or paternal family name is Rontini.
Islam Rontini
Personal information
Full name Islam Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Persita Tangerang
Number 3
Youth career
Floria 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Verbania 0 (0)
2018–2022 Sangiovannese 37 (3)
2020 → Azkals Development Team (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Antella '99 (loan) 0 (0)
2021 Azkals Development Team 4 (1)
2022 Penang 15 (0)
2023 Kelantan 5 (0)
2023– Persita Tangerang 10 (2)
International career‡
2019–2021 Philippines U23 7 (1)
2022– Philippines 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Islam Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Persita Tangerang. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.

Personal life

Rontini decided to embrace Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic. Strong support for him embracing Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played in Persita Tangerang.[2][3]

Club career

Youth

Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.

Sangiovannese

In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a 1-year deal.[4]

After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020.[5]

Azkals Development Team

As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[6]

International career

Rontini 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.

U-23

Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.[7]

Rontini was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[8] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste.[9][10]

Senior team

In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[11][12]

Rontini received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[13][14][15] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 0–2.[16][17]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. September 12, 2023 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Afghanistan 2–1 2–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bek Asing Persita Tangerang Christian Rontini Masuk Islam, Siapa Sosok Dibaliknya?". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Disaksikan Legenda Timnas Indonesia, Bek Persita asal Filipina Jadi Mualaf". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). BolaSport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  15. ^ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa - Filipiny 2-0 (1-0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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