"𝘑𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘝. 𝘑𝘶𝘷𝘦'𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘴 '𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥', 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥."

Some looks leave little room for imagination. They are never distracted, always focused and ready to invade the boundaries of others to keep theirs safe. They proudly go beyond the horizon.

Leonardo Bonucci is one of them. Lots of self-awareness and a dominant personality. Juventus' number 19 possesses the talent and courage of those who act when it seems there is only something to lose and nothing to gain, of those who know how to seize the moment.

Leonardo was born in Viterbo to his mother Dorita and father Claudio in 1987, as the second son after Riccardo, his older brother. He grew up in the alleys of Pianoscarano, the medieval quarter of the city. He first kicked a ball while playing for his neighbourhood team and fell in love with football thanks to his father and brother, with whom he shares a passion for the most beautiful sport in the world.

The turning point in Leonardo's football career was when he met Carlo Perrone. The Roman coach was the architect of Leo's transformation from a midfielder to a central defender, which led to Leo becoming one of the best interpreters of the role and marking its evolution.

Named among the contenders for the Ballon d’Or, Leonardo Bonucci shows a disruptive strength of character: contemplative, charismatic and always concentrated at the highest possible level. With these traits, he escapes any labels. He is the most outstanding example of dedication, ambition and self-denial.

"𝘛𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘺, 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯."