Giovanni Garofani
Italian footballer (born 2002)
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Giovanni Gabriele Garofani (born 20 October 2002) is an Italian footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Serie B club Carrarese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Gabriele Garofani[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiuggi, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carrarese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Juventus Next Gen[α] | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Monopoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Carrarese | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Italy U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 March 2025 | |||
Club career
On 27 November 2020, Andrea Pirlo called up Garofani for an away match against Benevento with the first squad.[3] Garofani made his debut on 15 September 2021 for Juventus U23 in a 3–2 Coppa Italia Serie C win against Feralpisalò.[4] On 17 October, Garofani made his Serie C debut in a 2–1 win against Seregno saving also Iacopo Cernigoi's penalty.[5] After making five appearances, Garofani dislocated his shoulder in November, ruling him out from the pitch for five months.[6] On 25 May 2022, Garofani renewed his contract for Juventus until 2025.[7]
On 23 July 2024, Garofani joined Monopoli on a season-long loan.[8] The loan was terminated early on 2 February 2025, after he made no appearances for Monopoli in the first half of the season.[9]
Garofani was included by Juventus in their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup squad, where he remained on the bench in all games as the fourth goalkeeper.
On 28 July 2025, Garofani signed a two-season contract with Carrarese in Serie B.[10]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 March 2023[14]
| 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 | ||
- Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
