Christian Rontini

Christian Mangaron Rontini (born 20 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Madura United. Born in Italy, he represents the Philippines national team.

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

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

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 Team
As of October 2021, Rontini was signed with the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).

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

U-23
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

 * Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.