Christian Rontini
Rontini with the Philippines in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christian Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999
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 21 (3)
International career‡
2019–2021 Philippines U23 7 (1)
2022– Philippines 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023

Christian Mangaron Rontini[1] (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or 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. After embracing Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Previously, he was a Christian. Strong support for him embracing Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played in Persita Tangerang.[2][3]

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.[4]

Club career

Youth

Rontini is a former youth player of Floria 2000.

Sangiovannese

In 2018, Rontini joined Serie D/E club Sangiovannese on a one-year deal.[5]

After an impressive season, Rontini renewed his contract with Sangiovannese that kept him with the club until June 2020.[6]

Azkals Development Team

As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[7]

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.[8]

He was included in the 20-man squad for the 2021 SEA Games held in Vietnam.[9] He scored his first goal for the Philippines in a 4–0 win against Timor Leste.[10][11]

Senior team

In 2019, it was reported that Rontini received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[12][13]

He received his first call-up for the Philippines in a friendly match against China PR.[14][15][16] He replaced Curt Dizon in the 86th minute of the match where the team lost 2–0.[17][18]

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 September 2023Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Afghanistan2–12–1Friendly

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. ↑ "Bek Timnas Filipina Chistian Rontini Nikahi Putri Cristian Gonzales". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Philippines U23 4-0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "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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