Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
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