Mirko Belloni (born 4 June 2004) is a professional Italian rugby union player, who plays for Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship. His preferred position is fullback.[1]
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| Born | Mirko Belloni 4 June 2004 Rovigo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15.6 st; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editUnder contract with Italian Serie A Elite team Rovigo Delta Belloni was named MVP of Serie A Elite 2024–25.[2] Belloni signed for Zebre Parma in June 2025 ahead of the 2025–26 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2025–26 season against the Edinburgh.[3]
International career
editIn 2024 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
On 3 December 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against Emerging Scotland.[5] On 28 January 2026 he was selected by Massimo Brunello to be part of an Italy XV squad for two official tests against Scotland A and Chile during 2026 men's rugby union internationals window of spring.[6].
He was named to Italy 2025 Six Nations squad as an invited player,[7] but did not play during the championship. He was also called up to participate in 2025 Tour of Namibia and South Africa.[8] He made his debut against Namibia in Windhoek during the first match of the tour.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Le Zebre si assicurano l'MVP della Serie A Elite Maschile 2024/25: Mirko Belloni vestirà gialloblu dalla prossima stagione". Zebre Parma. 19 June 2025.
- ↑ "MIRKO BELLONI MVP 2024/25". Rugby Rovigo Delta. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Le Zebre Parma battono gli scozzesi dell'Edinburgh 31-28". Zebre Parma. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑ "Italia U20 Maschile, i convocati di coach Santamaria per il Sei Nazioni di categoria". 20 January 2025.
- ↑ "Italia U23, i convocati per la sfida con i pari età della Scozia Emergenti". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Italia XV, ufficializzati lo staff e i convocati per le due gare a Rieti e L'Aquila". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Italy squad for 2025 Guinness Six Nations". 10 January 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Azzurri name team for 2025 Summer Tour". www.ultimaterugby.com. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ↑ Onrugby, Redazione (27 June 2025). "Summer Tour: Italia, buona la prima. Namibia battuta 73-6". Federazione Italiana Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
External links
edit- Mirko Belloni at All.Rugby
- Mirko Belloni at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
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