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Michael Folorunsho

Michael Folorunsho

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Cagliari Calcio
Age28
CitizenshipItaly Nigeria
Height1.90 m
Footright
BornFebruary 7, 1998
at Cagliari Calcio 304 days · joined 2025-07-24
👕200+ Apps
Market value €6.00m
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Virtus Francavilla Calcio
top club · 66 apps

Career highs

€8.50m
peak value · 2024
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
9
best season · 22/23
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
294Appearances
38Goals
18Assists
64Yellow cards
2Red cards
68Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael Folorunsho
Name in home countryMichael Ijemuan Folorunsho
Date of birth1998-02-07 (28 yrs)
Place of birthRoma, Italy
CitizenshipItaly Nigeria
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height190.00 m
Current clubCagliari Calcio
On loan from ↩ SSC Napoli parent contract: 2029-06-30
Joined2025-07-24
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentM.A.R.A.T. Football ...
Jun 2026
Transfer: Cagliari → Napoli
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
Transfer: Napoli → Cagliari
25/26 · Loan
Jul 2025
25/26 — Cagliari Calcio
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2025
Transfer: Fiorentina → Napoli
24/25 · Return from loan
May 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Napoli → Fiorentina
24/25 · Loan
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — ACF Fiorentina, SSC Napoli
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Napoli
23/24 · Return from loan
May 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: Napoli → Hellas Verona
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Hellas Verona
34 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Bari → Napoli
22/23 · Return from loan
May 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Napoli → Bari
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — SSC Bari
32 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2022
Transfer: Reggina → Napoli
21/22 · Return from loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: Napoli → Reggina
21/22 · Loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: Pordenone → Napoli
21/22 · Return from loan
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Napoli → Pordenone
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Pordenone Calcio, Reggina 1914
32 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: Reggina → Napoli
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Napoli → Reggina
20/21 · Loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Bari → Napoli
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Reggina 1914
32 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Napoli → Bari
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
Transfer: V. Francavilla → Napoli
19/20 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2019
19/20 — SSC Bari
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Virtus Francavilla Calcio
35 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Lazio U19 → V. Francavilla
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Virtus Francavilla Calcio
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Lazio U19, SS Lazio
25 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Lazio U19
29 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Lazio U17 → Lazio U19
15/16 · Transfer
Aug 2014
Transfer: Savio → Lazio U17
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Lazio U19
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,092 min
Minutes played by club
Cagliari Calcio 0.0%
ACF Fiorentina 0.0%
SSC Napoli 0.0%
Hellas Verona 9.2%
SSC Bari 6.8%
Reggina 1914 16.3%
Pordenone Calcio 11.1%
Virtus Francavilla Calcio 35.2%
SS Lazio 0.0%
Lazio U19 21.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Cagliari Calcio 1 25/26 25/26 3 0 0 0
ACF Fiorentina 1 24/25 24/25 19 0 1 0
SSC Napoli 1 24/25 24/25 7 0 0 0
Hellas Verona 1 23/24 23/24 34 5 1 559
SSC Bari 2 19/20 22/23 47 9 4 417
Reggina 1914 2 20/21 21/22 47 8 3 994
Pordenone Calcio 1 21/22 21/22 17 3 2 674
Virtus Francavilla Calcio 2 17/18 18/19 66 8 2 2,142
SS Lazio 1 16/17 16/17 0 0 0 0
Lazio U19 3 14/15 16/17 54 5 5 1,306

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€2.1M7€4.3M10€6.4M13€8.5M15/16 — 3 goals (Lazio U19)15/16 — 3 assists615/1616/17 — 2 goals (Lazio U19)16/17 — 2 assists416/1717/18 — 1 goals (Virtus Francavilla Calcio)17/18 — 1 assists217/1818/19 — 7 goals (Virtus Francavilla Calcio)18/19 — 1 assists818/1919/2020/21 — 6 goals (Reggina 1914)20/21 — 3 assists920/2121/22 — 5 goals (Reggina 1914)21/22 — 2 assists721/2222/23 — 9 goals (SSC Bari)22/23 — 4 assists1322/2323/24 — 5 goals (Hellas Verona)23/24 — 1 assists623/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/2615/16 — €75K16/17 — €175K17/18 — €200K18/19 — €250K19/20 — €300K20/21 — €250K21/22 — €1.8M22/23 — €2.5M23/24 — €4M24/25 — €8.5M25/26 — €6MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 6620/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 9922/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

14/15: 0014/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Italy Cup Cagliari Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Serie A Cagliari Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Conference League ACF Fiorentina 5 0 1 3 0 0
24/25 Italy Cup SSC Napoli 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Serie A ACF Fiorentina 14 0 0 5 0 0
24/25 Serie A SSC Napoli 6 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Italy Cup Hellas Verona 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Serie A Hellas Verona 34 5 1 5 0 559
22/23 Italy Cup SSC Bari 2 1 0 0 0 166
22/23 Serie B SSC Bari 27 8 2 8 0 251
22/23 Serie B Play-off SSC Bari 3 0 2 1 0 0
21/22 Italy Cup Pordenone Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 45
21/22 Serie B Reggina 1914 15 2 0 6 0 650
21/22 Serie B Pordenone Calcio 16 2 2 3 0 629
20/21 Italy Cup Reggina 1914 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Serie B Reggina 1914 30 6 3 5 0 344
19/20 Coppa Serie C SSC Bari 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Playoff Serie C SSC Bari 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie C-C SSC Bari 12 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Coppa Serie C Virtus Francavilla Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup Virtus Francavilla Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 PlayOff Lega Pro Virtus Francavilla Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Serie C-C Virtus Francavilla Calcio 31 7 1 9 0 380
17/18 Coppa Serie C Virtus Francavilla Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup Virtus Francavilla Calcio 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie C-C Virtus Francavilla Calcio 28 1 1 1 2 1,762
16/17 Coppa Primavera Lazio U19 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup SS Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Primavera A Lazio U19 21 2 2 3 0 847
16/17 Primavera Fase Finale Lazio U19 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coppa Primavera Lazio U19 4 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Primavera C Lazio U19 23 3 3 9 0 459
15/16 Primavera Fase Finale Lazio U19 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Supercoppa Primavera Lazio U19 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Primavera Fase Finale Lazio U19 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
14/15 2014-08-31 Savio Lazio U17 Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Lazio U17 Lazio U19 Transfer 0
17/18 2017-07-18 Lazio U19 V. Francavilla Transfer 150000
19/20 2019-07-13 V. Francavilla Napoli Transfer 300000 €1.00m
19/20 2019-07-15 Napoli Bari Loan 300000
20/21 2020-09-15 Bari Napoli Return from loan 250000
20/21 2020-09-16 Napoli Reggina Loan 250000
20/21 2021-06-30 Reggina Napoli Return from loan 1500000
21/22 2021-08-10 Napoli Pordenone Loan 1500000
21/22 2022-01-30 Pordenone Napoli Return from loan 1800000
21/22 2022-01-31 Napoli Reggina Loan 1800000
21/22 2022-06-30 Reggina Napoli Return from loan 1500000
22/23 2022-07-26 Napoli Bari Loan 1500000
22/23 2023-06-30 Bari Napoli Return from loan 2500000
23/24 2023-08-16 Napoli Hellas Verona Loan 2500000
23/24 2024-06-30 Hellas Verona Napoli Return from loan 8500000
24/25 2025-01-11 Napoli Fiorentina Loan 7000000
24/25 2025-06-30 Fiorentina Napoli Return from loan 6000000
25/26 2025-07-24 Napoli Cagliari Loan 6000000
25/26 2026-06-30 Cagliari Napoli Return from loan 6000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
21/22 Corona virus 2021-12-10 2022-01-02 24 2
22/23 Knee injury 2023-02-10 2023-03-31 50 9
22/23 Knee problems 2023-04-16 2023-05-02 17 2
22/23 unknown injury 2023-05-18 2023-05-22 5 1
23/24 unknown injury 2023-09-18 2023-09-22 5 1
23/24 flu 2023-12-23 2023-12-26 4 1
23/24 muscular problems 2024-01-13 2024-01-19 7 1
23/24 flu 2024-03-03 2024-03-07 5 1
23/24 unknown injury 2024-03-28 2024-04-01 5 1
23/24 Rest 2024-05-25 2024-05-27 3 1
24/25 influenza 2024-09-25 2024-09-28 4 1
24/25 muscular problems 2024-11-03 2024-11-11 9 2
24/25 Ankle problems 2024-12-14 2024-12-19 6 1
24/25 Thigh problems 2025-02-17 2025-03-11 23 4
24/25 Knee problems 2025-05-23 2025-07-14 53 1
Current€6.00m
Peak€8.50m
Low€75k
Δ since start+€5.93m
€75k€2.18m€4.29m€6.39m€8.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3376 #25 2 0 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Serie B SSC Bari 8 27
18/19 Serie C-C Virtus Francavilla Calcio 7 31
20/21 Serie B Reggina 1914 6 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Serie B Reggina 1914 3 30
15/16 Primavera C Lazio U19 3 23
16/17 Primavera A Lazio U19 2 21

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Cagliari Napoli Return from loan €6.00m
25/26 2025-07-24 Napoli Cagliari Loan €6.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Fiorentina Napoli Return from loan €6.00m
24/25 2025-01-11 Napoli Fiorentina Loan €7.00m
23/24 2024-06-30 Hellas Verona Napoli Return from loan €8.50m
23/24 2023-08-16 Napoli Hellas Verona Loan €2.50m
22/23 2023-06-30 Bari Napoli Return from loan €2.50m
22/23 2022-07-26 Napoli Bari Loan €1.50m
21/22 2022-06-30 Reggina Napoli Return from loan €1.50m
21/22 2022-01-31 Napoli Reggina Loan €1.80m
21/22 2022-01-30 Pordenone Napoli Return from loan €1.80m
21/22 2021-08-10 Napoli Pordenone Loan €1.50m
20/21 2021-06-30 Reggina Napoli Return from loan €1.50m
20/21 2020-09-16 Napoli Reggina Loan €250k
20/21 2020-09-15 Bari Napoli Return from loan €250k
19/20 2019-07-15 Napoli Bari Loan €300k

Last 50 matches for Cagliari Calcio The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-24 IT1 AC Milan Cagliari Calcio TIMED
2026-05-17 IT1 Cagliari Calcio Torino FC TIMED
2026-05-09 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Udinese Calcio Available
2026-05-09 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Udinese Calcio Available
2026-05-03 IT1 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-05-03 IT1 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-04-27 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 Atalanta BC Available
2026-04-27 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 3–2 Atalanta BC Available
2026-04-17 IT1 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-04-17 IT1 FC Internazionale Milano 3–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-04-11 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Cremonese Available
2026-04-04 IT1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-03-20 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 SSC Napoli Available
2026-03-15 IT1 AC Pisa 1909 3–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-03-07 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Como 1907 Available
2026-02-27 IT1 Parma Calcio 1913 1–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-02-21 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 SS Lazio Available
2026-02-16 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 US Lecce Available
2026-02-09 IT1 AS Roma 2–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-01-31 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 4–0 Hellas Verona FC Available
2026-01-24 IT1 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-01-17 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Juventus FC Available
2026-01-12 IT1 Genoa CFC 3–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-01-08 IT1 US Cremonese 2–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2026-01-02 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 AC Milan Available
2025-12-27 IT1 Torino FC 1–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-12-21 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 AC Pisa 1909 Available
2025-12-13 IT1 Atalanta BC 2–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-12-07 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 AS Roma Available
2025-11-29 IT1 Juventus FC 2–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-11-22 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 3–3 Genoa CFC Available
2025-11-08 IT1 Como 1907 0–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-11-03 IT1 SS Lazio 2–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-10-30 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio Available
2025-10-26 IT1 Hellas Verona FC 2–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-10-19 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Bologna FC 1909 Available
2025-10-05 IT1 Udinese Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-09-27 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano Available
2025-09-19 IT1 US Lecce 1–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-09-13 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 2–0 Parma Calcio 1913 Available
2025-08-30 IT1 SSC Napoli 1–0 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-08-24 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 ACF Fiorentina Available
2025-05-23 IT1 SSC Napoli 2–0 Cagliari Calcio INJURED Knee problems
2025-05-18 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 3–0 Venezia FC Available
2025-05-10 IT1 Como 1907 3–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-05-03 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Udinese Calcio Available
2025-04-28 IT1 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-04-23 IT1 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 ACF Fiorentina Available
2025-04-12 IT1 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Cagliari Calcio Available
2025-04-06 IT1 Empoli FC 0–0 Cagliari Calcio Available

Teams faced most often by Michael Folorunsho's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AS Cittadella 20 5 5 10 23 26 -3 25%
Brescia Calcio 18 7 4 7 27 27 0 39%
Frosinone Calcio 16 3 5 8 14 24 -10 19%
SPAL 2013 Ferrara 16 7 5 4 31 27 +4 44%
Ascoli Calcio 16 5 4 7 13 17 -4 31%
Cosenza Calcio 16 7 6 3 21 15 +6 44%
Benevento Calcio 14 3 4 7 12 27 -15 21%
Ternana Calcio 14 6 3 5 18 13 +5 43%
AC Perugia Calcio 13 7 2 4 22 15 +7 54%
US Cremonese 12 2 5 5 13 16 -3 17%
Venezia FC 12 7 2 3 14 11 +3 58%
Pisa SC 10 3 4 3 7 9 -2 30%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 26 0 8 0 0 0
23/24 34 559 5 0 0 0.81
22/23 32 417 9 0 0 1.94
21/22 32 1,324 9 0 0 0.61
20/21 32 344 6 1 0 1.83
19/20 15 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 35 380 9 1 0 2.37
17/18 31 1,762 1 0 2 0.15
16/17 25 847 3 2 0 0.53
15/16 29 459 12 0 0 2.35

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie B
88 apps
18 G
7 A
Serie C-C
71 apps
8 G
2 A
Serie A
56 apps
5 G
1 A
Primavera C
23 apps
3 G
3 A
Primavera A
21 apps
2 G
2 A
Italy Cup
10 apps
2 G
0 A
Serie B Play-off
3 apps
0 G
2 A
Conference League
5 apps
0 G
1 A
Coppa Primavera
8 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Michael Folorunsho

Who is Michael Folorunsho?

Michael Folorunsho is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Cagliari Calcio.

How old is Michael Folorunsho?

Michael Folorunsho is 28 years old. He was born on February 7, 1998 in Roma.

What position does Michael Folorunsho play?

Michael Folorunsho plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Michael Folorunsho play for?

Michael Folorunsho currently plays for Cagliari Calcio.

How many career goals has Michael Folorunsho scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Folorunsho has scored 38 goals in 294 appearances.

What is Michael Folorunsho's market value?

Michael Folorunsho's most recent reported market value is €6.00m.