Giovanni Garofani
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Juventus Next Gen
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2022 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen[α] 16 (0)
International career‡
2018 Italy U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U17 2 (0)
2021− Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Giovanni Garofani (born 20 October 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Juventus Next Gen.

Club career

On 27 November 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Garofani for an away match against Benevento with the first squad.[2] Garofani made his debut on 15 September 2021 for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[3] On 17 October, Garofani made his Serie C debut in a 2–1 win against Seregno saving also Iacopo Cernigoi's penalty.[4] After making five appearances, Garofani dislocated his shoulder in November, ruling him out from the pitch for five months.[5] On 25 May 2022, Garofani renewed his contract for Juventus until 2025.[6]

International career

Garofani represented Italy internationally at under-16,[7]under-17[8] and under-20.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus Next Gen[α] 2021–22 Serie C 5 0 0 0 2[a] 0 7 0
2022–23 Serie C 10 0 0 0 1[b] 0 11 0
Total 15 0 0 0 3 0 18 0
Career total 15 0 0 0 3 0 18 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C

Notes

  1. ^ a b The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Juventus, Pirlo convoca Garofani per la trasferta di Benevento". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ Baridon, Marco (2021-09-15). "Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ Ferrero, Giorgio (2021-10-17). "Juventus U23 Seregno 2-1: fischio finale, Sekulov ribalta la partita". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  5. ^ "Juventus U23, torna in gruppo il portiere Giovanni Garofani". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  6. ^ JuventusNews24, Redazione (2022-05-25). "Rinnovo Garofani: ufficiale il prolungamento con la Juventus. I dettagli". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-25.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Giovanni Garofani". FIGC U16 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Giovanni Garofani". FIGC U17 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Giovanni Garofani". FIGC U20 profile (in Italian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ Giovanni Garofani at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.


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