Giorgio Scalvini
Italian footballer (born 2003)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chiari, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 | 113 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 22 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Early career
Having been born in Chiari, he commenced his career playing for the Palazzolo scuola calcio,[2] to continue at Brescia aged 10.[3] He joined the Atalanta Youth Sector in 2015.[4] 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.[4] On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the Supercup with the U19 team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final.[4][5]
First team breakthrough
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 a substitute in the 85th minute.[6] On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debuted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against German club RB Leipzig.[7] Later that month, on 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona.[8] On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away victory over Sporting CP during the Europa League group stage.[9]
On 22 May 2024, he made a second-half substitute appearance in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final.[10] On 2 June, he scored his first goal of the 2023–24 Serie A in a 3–2 home defeat against Fiorentina on the final matchday, in which he sustained a knee injury late in the match.[11]
International career
Scalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15,[12] under-16,[13] under-17,[14] and under-19 levels.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17]
On 23 May 2024, he was named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[18] However, on 2 June, he sustained an ACL injury, withdrawing him from the preliminary squad, thus, ruling him out of the tournament.[19]
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).[20] He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2026[21]
| 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 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
