Christian Rontini

Christian Rontini
Rontini with the Philippines in 2023
Personal information
Full name Christian Mangaron Rontini
Date of birth (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Youth career
Floria 2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Verbania 0 (0)
2018–2021 Sangiovannese 37 (3)
2020 → Azkals Development Club (loan) 5 (0)
2021 Antella 0 (0)
2021–2022 Azkals Development Club 0 (0)
2022–2023 Penang 15 (0)
2023 Kelantan 5 (0)
2023–2024 Persita Tangerang 29 (3)
2024 Madura United 9 (0)
2025 Nongbua Pitchaya 10 (0)
2025– Antella 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Philippines U23 7 (2)
2019– Philippines 26 (1)
2026 Philippines U23 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 September 2026

Christian Mangaron Rontini (born 20 July 1999), also known as Yasir Ali, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.

Personal life

Rontini decided to convert to Islam on 5 September 2023 at the Al-Azhom Mosque, Tangerang. After converting to Islam, he changed his name to Yasir Ali. Strong support for his conversion to Islam came from Javlon Guseynov, a player from Uzbekistan when both of them played for Persita Tangerang.

On 28 October 2023, Rontini married his girlfriend, Amanda Gonzáles 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.

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.

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

Azkals Development Club

In October 2021, Rontini signed with the Azkals Development Club (ADC) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).

Madura United

In July 2024, he was officially registered in Madura United squad for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season after playing at Persita Tangerang the previous season.

International career

Rontini was born in Italy to an Italian father and a Filipino mother, which made him eligible to represent either Italy or the Philippines at the international level.

Philippines U-22

Rontini was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed at the 2019 SEA Games on home soil.

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

Senior team

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Verbania 2016–17 Serie D 00———00
Sangiovannese 2018–19 Serie D 283——10293
2019–20 Serie D 90——10100
Total 373——20390
Azkals Development Club (loan) 2020 Philippines Football League 50———50
Antella 2021–22 —————
Azkals Development Club 2021 Philippines Football League 0041——41
Penang 2022 Malaysia Super League 15030—10190
Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League 5000——50
Persita Tangerang 2023–24 I-League 293———293
Madura United 2024–25 I-League 60—102090
Nongbua Pitchaya 2024–25 Thai League 1 10010——110
Antella 2025–26 —————
Career total 10768110501217
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie D
  2. ↑ Appearance in Malaysia Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in AFC Challenge League
  4. ↑ Appearances in President Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Philippines 201910
202220
202361
2024120
202530
202620
Total261
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rontini goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Rontini
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 September 2023 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Afghanistan 2–1 2–1 Friendly

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. ↑ Rifki, Ahmad (26 September 2023). "Mualaf Berganti Nama Yasir Ali; Bek Persita Christian Rontini Menemukan Damai dalam Agama Islam" [Convert to Islam Changes Name Yasir Ali; Persita defender Christian Rontini finds peace in Islam]. suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bek Asing Persita Tangerang Christian Rontini Masuk Islam, Siapa Sosok Dibaliknya?". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Disaksikan Legenda Timnas Indonesia, Bek Persita asal Filipina Jadi Mualaf". bolasport.com (in Indonesian). BolaSport. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bek Timnas Filipina Chistian Rontini Nikahi Putri Cristian Gonzales". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Primi movimenti di mercato in casa Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Prime tre conferme in casa della Sangiovannese" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Tembok Filipina Christian Rontini Perkuat Madura United" [Christian Rontini's Filipino Wall Strengthens Madura United]. onefootball.com (in Indonesian). One Football. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Young Azkals take shape for SEA Games as 23-man squad finalized". Huddle PH. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ Admin (5 May 2022). "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Admin (6 May 2022). "Philippines U23 4–0 Timor-Leste U23". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Philippines take lead in Group A". ASEAN Football Federation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno Post. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Sangiovannese. Christian Rontini convocato per uno stage dalla Nazionale delle Filippine" (in Italian). Valdarno 24. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Philippines Head To China PR For International Friendly Match". Philippine Football Federation. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Schrock, Patiño lead Azkals call-ups for China friendly, training camp". ESPN 5. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "New faces, no Younghusbands in Azkals China training camp". Rappler. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Azkals lose to Chinese anew in friendly". Inquirer. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Mecz towarzyski. Chińska Republika Ludowa — Filipiny 2–0 (1–0)" (in Polish). Interia Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  21. 1 2 Christian Rontini at National-Football-Teams.com