Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Genoa (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Lumezzane | ||
2016–2022 | Atalanta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Atalanta | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Modena (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Monza (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2024– | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) |
2022 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 |
Giorgio Cittadini (born 18 April 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Genoa on loan from Atalanta.
Born in Gardone Val Trompia, Cittadini started playing at Lumezzane before joining Atalanta's youth sector in 2016, aged 14.[1] Although he did not play consistently until he joined the under-17 team, he progressively came through the club's youth ranks,[2][3] winning a national championship and two Super Cups with the under-19 team in 2020 and 2021.[1][4]
On 9 January 2022, Cittadini made his professional debut for Atalanta, coming in as a 90th-minute substitute in a 6–2 Serie A win against Udinese.[5]
On 7 July 2022, Cittadini joined newly-promoted Serie B club Modena on a season-long loan.[6] Throughout the 2022–23 season, he established himself as a regular starter in the side, being praised for his league performances.[1]
On 4 July 2023, Cittadini was sent on a one-year loan to Monza ahead of the 2023–24 Serie A season.[7]
On 26 January 2024, Cittadini moved on a new loan to Genoa.[8]
Cittadini made three appearances with the Italian under-18 national team in 2019 and 2020.[9]
In June 2022, he received his first call-up to the under-20 national team,[10] subsequently making his debut with the Azzurrini on June 7, coming in as a substitute during the 1–0 home loss against Poland.[11]
On 22 September of the same year, he also made his debut with the under-21 national team, playing the second half of a friendly match against England.[12]
In December 2022, he was involved in a training camp led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[13]
Cittadini is a centre-back, who can play either in a back four or in a back three: he has been mainly regarded for his strength, his positioning and his ball-playing skills.[1][3]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atalanta | 2021–22 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Modena (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
Monza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |