Leonardo Bonucci becomes Fenerbahçe’s 4th Italian player in history
Fenerbahçe made its first addition of the mid-season transfer period with experienced defender Leonardo Bonucci. The seasoned center-back has become Fenerbahçe's 4th Italian footballer in the club's history.

Leonardo Bonucci, who joined the club from Germany’s Union Berlin, has now become the 188th foreign player in the club’s history.
Fenerbahçe previously signed Ranço as its first Italian footballer, followed by Baldini.
In the 2022-2023 season, Fenerbahçe also added Brazilian-Italian Joao Pedro to its squad.
Fenerbahçe, with the addition of Leonardo Bonucci, has completed its 188th foreign player transfer.
First transfer of the mid-season
Leonardo Bonucci is the first player Fenerbahçe acquired in the winter transfer window.
As the 92nd transfer during President Ali Koç’s term, the Italian player has emerged as the yellow-navy team’s initial move during the mid-2023 season.
Bonucci’s 9th club is Fenerbahçe
By signing with Fenerbahçe, Leonardo Bonucci has chosen his 9th team in his professional career.
Starting his career in 2005 with Viterbese in his home country, Bonucci later joined Inter’s U19 team. Rising to the first team level here, the Italian defender subsequently played for Treviso, Pisa, Genoa, Bari, Juventus, Milan, and Union Berlin.
Achieving the pinnacle with Juventus
Leonardo Bonucci reached the pinnacle of world football in his career with Juventus.
Long considered among the best defenders, Bonucci displayed his most consistent period while playing for Juventus.
Fenerbahçe’s foreign players
The list of Fenerbahçe’s 188 players included, among others, Leonardo Bonucci:
Brazil (28): Gerson Candido, Sergio Nerves, Reinaldo Simao, Cerqueria Washington, Fabio Luciano, Marco Aurelio, Marcio Nobre, Fabiano Rodriquez, Alex de Souza, Eduardo Luis Abonizi de Souza “Edu”, Deivid de Souza, Roberto Carlos, Bilica, Cristian Baroni, Andre Santos, Diego Ribas, Fabiano Ribeiro, Fernandao, Josef de Souza, Giuliano, Jailson Marques Siqueira, Luiz Gustavo, Luan Peres, Lincoln Henrique, Willian Arao, Gustavo Henrique, Rodrigo Becao, Fred Rodrigues
Yugoslavia (17): Asım Ferhadovic, Vasille Radovic, Lazar Lemic, Stevano Ostojovic, Radomir Antic, Radmilo İvançevic, İbrahim Begovic, Suat Karalic, Fahruddin Zeynelovic, Srebrenko Repcic, Dusan Pesic, Zvan Lukovcan, Fadıl Vokri, Miroslav Tanjga, Nikola Lazetic, Zoran Mirkovic, Miroslav Stevic.
Germany (8): Wilhelm Kohlhammer, Körner, Tony Schumacher, Andreas Wagenhaus, Robert Enke, Max Kruse, Mergim Berisha, Max Meyer
Netherlands (7): Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dirk Kuyt, Robin Van Persie, Van der Wiel, Jeremain Lens, Vincent Janssen, Jayden Oosterwolde
Senegal (7): Mamadou Niang, Issiar Dia, Moussa Sow, Abdoulaye Ba, Mame Thiam, Papiss Cisse, Lamine Diack
Portugal (7): Manuel Dimas, Raul Meireles, Bruno Alves, Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha (Nani), Luis Neto, Miguel Crespo, Bruma
Denmark (6): Henrik Nielsen, Brian Steen Nielsen, Frank Pingel, Jes Högh, Simon Kjaer, Zanka
Greece (6): Jean Boris, Constantin Boris, Tripo, Apostol Nikoliadis, Koça Negroponti, Dimitrios Pelkas.
Nigeria (6): Uche Okechukwu, Augustine Okocha, Joseph Yobo, Emmanuel Emenike, Victor Moses, Bright Osayi-Samuel
Romania (5): Ion Nunweiler, Ilie Datcu, Mircea Sasu, Sabin Ilie, Viorel Moldovan.
Ghana (5): Samuel Johnson, Yaw Preko, Stephen Appiah, Andre Ayew, Alexander Djiku
Switzerland (4): Gustav Haenni, Reto Ziegler, Michael Frey, Kemal Ademi
Serbia (4): Mateja Kezman, Milos Krasic, Lazar Markovic, Dusan Tadic
Egypt (4): Hüseyin, Kamil, Faid, Fayed
Italy (4): Ranço, Baldini, Joao Pedro, Leonardo Bonucci
Argentina (3): Ariel Ortega, Jose Sosa, Diego Perotti
Russia (3): Ivan Viscnevski, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Roman Neustaedter
Bulgaria (3): Stonimir Stoilov, Emil Kostadinov, Ivailo Petkov
Cameroon (3): Henri Bienvenu, Pierre Webo, Carlos Kameni
Spain (3): Daniel Güiza, Josico, Roberto Soldado
France (3): Nicolas Anelka, Mathieu Valbuena, Adil Rami
Uruguay (3): Diego Lugano, Mauricio Lamos, Diego Rossi
Poland (3): Czeslaw Jakolcewicz, Piotr Soczynski, Sebastian Szymanski
England (3): Horace Armitage, Dalian Robert Atkinson, Ryan Kent
Croatia (3): Milan Rapaiç, Stjepan Tomas, Dominik Livakovic
Morocco (2): Aatıf Chahechouhe, Nabil Dirar
Ukraine (2): Sergei Rebrov, Oleksandr Karavaiev
Albania (2): Bahri Kaya, Süleyman Vafi
Algeria (2): İslam Slimani, Yassine Benzia
Sweden (2): Kenneth Andersson, Samuel Holmen
Slovakia (2): Miroslav Stoch, Martin Skrtel
Chile (2): Claudio Maldonado, Mauricio Isla
Iran (2): Hossein Sadaghiani, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Slovenia (2): Dzoni Novak, Miha Zajc
Guinea (2): Süleyman Oulare, Simon Falette
Czech Republic (2): Michal Kadlec, Filip Novak
Hungary (2): Zobel, Attila Szalai
Macedonia (2): Eljif Elmas, Ezgjan Alioski
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2): Demir Hotic, Edin Dzeko
South Africa (1): John Moshoeu
Israel (1): Haim Revivo
Mexico (1): Diego Reyes
Kosova (1): Vedat Muric
Cape Verde (1): Garry Rodrigues
Ecuador (1): Enner Valencia
Congo (1): Marcel Tisserand
Tanzania (1): Mbwana Samatta
South Korea (1): Min-jae Kim
Sierra Leone (1): Steven Caulker
Belgium (1): Michy Batshuayi
Norway (1): Joshua King
Players who acquired Turkish citizenship and then transferred were not considered in the evaluation. Therefore, Bosnian players Baliç and Boliç are not included in the assessment.