Giorgio Scalvini
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 20)
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
0000–2013 Palazzolo
2013–2015 Brescia
2015–2021 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Atalanta 72 (3)
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 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

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.

Club career

Early career

Having 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]

Atalanta

Scalvini 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] On 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona.[7]

International career

Scalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15,[8] under-16,[9] under-17,[10] and under-19 levels.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13]

Style of play

Scalvini 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).[14] He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 December 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 15 0 0 0 4[a] 1 — 19 1
Career total 65 3 3 0 6 1 0 0 74 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2022 3 0
2023 4 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Sulle orme di Bastoni: Scalvini è il nuovo gioiello di casa Atalanta | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Siotto, Paolo (26 May 2021). "Chi è Giorgio Scalvini, talentuoso difensore dell'Atalanta". SerieBnews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sport, Sky. "Supercoppa all'Atalanta: battuta 3-1 la Fiorentina". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Atalanta, esordio europeo per Giorgio Scalvini". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ online, Redazione Bergamo (18 April 2022). "Atalanta-Verona, a Bergamo nerazzurri battuti per 1-2". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U15". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U16". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U17". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Giorgio Scalvini U19". figc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Campanale, Susy (14 June 2022). "Nations League | Germany 5–2 Italy: Embarrassed in Gladbach". Football Italia.
  14. ^ "Debutto in casa Atalanta: prima in Serie A per il giovane difensore Scalvini | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  15. ^ Giorgio Scalvini at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  16. ^ Giorgio Scalvini FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)
  17. ^ Best Italian Player Under 21 Award Giorgio Scalvini 2023.

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