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Full name | Giacomo Faticanti[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 July 2004||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sora, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Ternana (on loan from Lecce) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Atletico Sora | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2018 | Frosinone | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Roma | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Lecce | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | → Ternana (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Italy U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Italy U19 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Italy U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Giacomo Faticanti (born 31 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Ternana on loan from Serie A club Lecce.
In 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly list of the 60 best talents born in 2004 in world football.[2]
Born and raised in Sora,[3][4] Faticanti started playing football at local club Atletico Sora,[3][5] before joining the academy of Frosinone,[5][6] and then moving to AS Roma's youth sector in 2018.[6][7]
Here, he won both the under-15 and under-17 national titles, respectively, in 2019 and 2021.[5][6] Having already started featuring for the under-19 team in 2021,[7][8] the midfielder became a regular starter of the squad throughout the 2021-22 season.[6][9]
In the summer of 2022, Faticanti began training with the first team, under manager José Mourinho, during their pre-season.[10] In August of the same year, he signed a contract extension with the club until 2026,[11][12] before making his first bench appearances for Roma's senior team.[2][13]
On 27 October 2022, Faticanti made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Cristian Volpato in the 78th minute of the UEFA Europa League match against HJK, which ended in a 2–1 win for his side.[14][15] In April 2023, he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the Coppa Italia Primavera.[16][17]
On 25 August 2023, Faticanti joined Serie A side Lecce on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club.[18][19] The transfer reportedly commanded a €1 million fee, plus add-ons, and a 35% sell-on clause in favor of Roma.[20]
On 8 January 2024, Faticanti joined Serie B side Ternana on loan until the end of the season.[21][22] On 20 January, he made his first professional start in a 3–1 league win over Cittadella.[23][24]
Faticanti has represented Italy at various youth international levels.
Having first played for the under-15 national team,[7] he featured regularly with the under-16 team,[25][26] before going on to play for the under-18,[8] under-19[27] and under-20 national teams.[28] He also served as a captain for several of these sides.[6]
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia,[29] where the Azzurrini reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners England.[30]
In December of the same year, he was involved in a training camp led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, as part of a stage aimed to the most promising national talents.[31]
In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[32] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[33][34]
In June of the same year, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[35] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[36][37]
Faticanti is mainly a defensive midfielder, who has been regarded for his reading of the game, his aerial skills and his tackling.[8][25] He can also act as a deep-lying playmaker, thanks to his ability to dictate the tempo and his wide range of passing.[8][38] Moreover, his stamina, work rate and leadership skills led him to wear the captain armband of his side in various occasions.[2][6]
Although he named Sergio Busquets between his sources of inspiration,[25] the Italian player has also been compared to Daniele De Rossi, who played in his same role and similarly started his career at AS Roma.[6][8]
In 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly list of the 60 best talents born in 2004 in world football.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lecce | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Ternana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Roma U19
Italy U20
Italy U19