Giorgio Scalvini (born 11 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Palazzolo | ||
| 2013–2015 | Brescia | ||
| 2015–2021 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Atalanta | 83 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:31, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editHaving been born in Chiari, he commenced his career playing for the Palazzolo scuola calcio,[1] to continue at Brescia aged 10.[2] He joined the Atalanta Youth Sector in 2015.[3] On 8 November 2020, Scalvini was called up for a Serie A match against Inter Milan from the first squad's manager Gian Piero Gasperini, though remained an unused substitute.[3] On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the Supercup with the U19 team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final.[3][4]
First team breakthrough
editScalvini debuted for Atalanta on 24 October 2021, aged 17, in a Serie A match draw 1–1 at home against Udinese, coming on as substitute in the 85th minute.[5] On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debuted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against German club RB Leipzig.[6] Later that month, on 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona.[7] On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away victory over Sporting CP during the Europa League group stage.[8]
On 22 May 2024, he made a second-half substitute appearance in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final.[9] On 2 June, he scored his first goal of the 2023–24 Serie A in a 3–2 home defeat against Fiorentina on the final matchday, in which he sustained a knee injury late in the match.[10]
International career
editScalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15,[11] under-16,[12] under-17,[13] and under-19 levels.[14]
He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 16 November 2021, aged 17, playing as a starter in a friendly match won 4–2 against Romania in Frosinone.
On 24 January 2022, Scalvini accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.[15] He made his debut with the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 loss against Germany on 14 June 2022.[16]
On 23 May 2024, he was named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[17] However, on 2 June, he sustained an ACL injury, withdrawing him from the preliminary squad, thus, ruling him out of the tournament.[18]
Style of play
editScalvini is a centre-back who has a good technique and is good at headers with his height of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in).[19] He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 June 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 21 March 2024[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
editAtalanta
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Sulle orme di Bastoni: Scalvini è il nuovo gioiello di casa Atalanta | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Siotto, Paolo (26 May 2021). "Chi è Giorgio Scalvini, talentuoso difensore dell'Atalanta". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Giorgio Scalvini, il classe 2003 che sta facendo impazzire l'Atalanta e Gasperini: «Può essere il nuovo Bastoni»". www.sprintesport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Sport, Sky. "Supercoppa all'Atalanta: battuta 3-1 la Fiorentina". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ D'anna, Riccardo (24 October 2021). "Atalanta Udinese 1-1: Beto salva i friulani nel finale. La Dea viene fermata nel lunch match". Calcio News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Atalanta, esordio europeo per Giorgio Scalvini". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ online, Redazione Bergamo (18 April 2022). "Atalanta-Verona, a Bergamo nerazzurri battuti per 1-2". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Sporting CP 1–2 Atalanta". ESPN. 5 October 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (22 March 2024). "Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen's unbeaten run". The Guardian.
- ^ Bettoni, Lorenzo (2 June 2024). "Injury scare for Italy defender Scalvini ahead of Euro 2024". Football Italia.
- ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U15". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U16". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U17". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U19". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Nazionale, convocati per lo stage Balotelli, Joao Pedro, Luiz Felipe e Frattesi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (14 June 2022). "Nations League | Germany 5–2 Italy: Embarrassed in Gladbach". Football Italia.
- ^ "Spalletti selects 30-player provisional squad for EURO 2024". Italian Football Federation. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Italy's Scalvini suffers ACL tear on eve of Euros". ESPN.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Debutto in casa Atalanta: prima in Serie A per il giovane difensore Scalvini | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Giorgio Scalvini at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Giorgio Scalvini FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
- ^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Best Italian Player Under 21 Award Giorgio Scalvini 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at the Atalanta BC website
- Giorgio Scalvini – UEFA competition record (archive)