Giacomo Venturi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Faenza, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Casertana
Number 22
Youth career
Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Bologna 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Bellaria (loan) 37 (0)
2012–2013 → Gubbio (loan) 29 (0)
2013–2014 → San Marino (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2015 Cremonese 6 (0)
2015–2016 Vis Pesaro 17 (0)
2016–2019 Ravenna 97 (0)
2019–2023 Reggiana 80 (0)
2023– Casertana 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2013

Giacomo Venturi (born 2 January 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group C club Casertana.

Biography

Born in Faenza, Emilia–Romagna, Venturi started his career at Bologna. He was the reserve team keeper from 2007 to 2011. On 25 July 2011 Venturi left for Bellaria – Igea Marina in temporary deal. Venturi played 37 out of possible 38 match for the club in 2011–12 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. Venturi also received a first team shirt number in 2010–11 Serie A.[1]

On 17 July 2012 Venturi received a call-up from Gubbio.[2]

On 10 July 2013 Venturi left for San Marino Calcio in temporary deal, along with Gianluca Draghetti and Manuel Gavilán.[3] Venturi made his debut in the first round of 2013–14 Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[4]

On 10 July 2014 he was signed by Cremonese on free transfer.[5]

On 2 August 2019 he signed a two-year contract with Reggiana.[6]

International career

Venturi started his national team career in 2005 Christmas Youth Event.[7] He was one of the few born 1992 players in that event, which was intend for 1990 and 1991 players. In 2007, he entered another training camp for born 1992–93 players.[8] He finally entered the Italy national under-17 football team in November 2008.[9] However, he did not made his debut. In the new season Venturi received a call-up to Italy national under-18 football team.[10] He also travelled to Nigeria with U17 team (de facto U18 team of 2009–10 season or U17 in 2008–09 season) for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He did not play any game either, which Mattia Perin was the first choice. Venturi received a call-up for goalkeeper training camp after returned from Africa in November 2009.[11] However Venturi only received another call-up a year later in 2010 goalkeeper training camp.[12]

Venturi finally returned to national youth team in December 2011 for Italy national under-20 football team. The unofficial charity match U20 beat Italy U21 Serie B 1–0.[13] In January 2012 he received a call-up against Macedonia.[14] In February Venturi was dropped as Perin returned to the squad. However, in April Perin withdrew from the squad again and Venturi was re-called.[15] The match Venturi substituted Alessandro Iacobucci at half time. Italy had a clean sheet in the second half and beat Denmark 3–1.

References

  1. ^ "Ecco i numeri di maglia" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ "I convocati per il ritiro" (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Cruz, Gavilan, Draghetti e Venturi al San Marino" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Coppa Italia. San Marino-Santarcangelo 0-2" (in Italian). newsrimini.it. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Radoslav Kirilov e Giacomo Venturi in grigiorosso" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ "GIACOMO VENTURI ENTRA UFFICIALMENTE NELLA ROSA DEI PORTIERI DELLA REGGIO AUDACE F.C." (Press release) (in Italian). Reggiana. 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Comunicato Stampa" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Convocazione "Torneo Giovani Speranze"" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Under 17 in raduno a Roma: ventidue azzurrini convocati" (in Italian). FIGC. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Trenta Azzurrini convocati per lo stage dell'Under 18" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  11. ^ "18 portieri in raduno a Coverciano dal 23 al 26 novembre" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Giovanili: a Coverciano stage per portieri nati dal 1990 al 1995" (in Italian). FIGC. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  13. ^ "NOCERA, OBIETTIVO RAGGIUNTO" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Amichevole: l'Under 20 affronta la Macedonia" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Under 20: convocati 22 Azzurrini per l'amichevole in Danimarca" (in Italian). FIGC. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

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