Francesco Bolzoni

Internazionale

Bolzoni started at San Colombano al Lambro before joining Inter's academy. Bolzoni has played for every academy team from the Esordienti (under-13) to the Primavera (under-20). During the 2006–2007 season, Bolzoni was part of the winning side, as the reserve team won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera (under-20 Italian Championship). He made his first-team debut on 1 February 2007, playing 26 minutes of 2006–07 Coppa Italia) semi-final return leg against Sampdoria at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. On 19 September 2007, Bolzoni, along with Esposito and Puccio, was selected for the first time in the 20-man squad for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League match against Fenerbahçe. However, he failed to make his UEFA Champions League debut that day. In the following match against PSV Eindhoven, he came on as a substitute for Santiago Solari in the 70th minute, making his first UEFA Champions League appearance. On 12 December, during an away match against PSV Eindhoven, Bolzoni started his first UEFA Champions League match and also played the whole 90 minutes. The game ended in a 1–0 win for Internazionale. In 2008, Bolzoni renewed his contract with the club until 30 June 2012. On 24 May 2009, in a match against Cagliari, he made his Serie A debut for Inter, coming in as a substitute for Cristian Chivu.

Genoa

In July 2009, it was announced that Bolzoni had signed for Genoa along with Leonardo Bonucci for €3M each as part of the deal that saw Thiago Motta…

On 5 October 2007, Pierluigi Casiraghi called up Bolzoni, although still 18 years old, to form part of the Italy U-21 national team for the matches against Croatia and Greece. On 21 November 2007, he made his debut for the Italy U-21 national team, in a qualification match against Faroe Islands but did not make the final 23-man squad for the tournament.

In May 2023, Bolzoni announced his retirement from football due to a persistent knee injury. After retiring, Bolzoni was hired as assistant coach under Giuseppe Sannino at FC Paradiso. In July 2024, Bolzoni took over as a youth coach at Pro Patria, in charge of the Under-19 team. On 11 December 2025, Pro Patria promoted him to head coach, following the dismissal of Leandro Greco.

Inter Youth team

Campionato Nazionale Primavera (Under-20 Italian Championship): 2006–07 Torneo di Viareggio: 2008