Giuseppe Bovalina
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| Date of birth | 11 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Örebro SK (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Strikers | |||||||||||||||||
| Croydon Kings | |||||||||||||||||
| Football SA NTC | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 48 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Adelaide United | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Örebro SK (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Giuseppe Bovalina (born 11 November 2004) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Superettan club Örebro SK, on loan from Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Bovalina played youth soccer with Western Strikers SC from Under-6 to Under-8 level, Croydon FC from Under-9 to Under-12 level, and the Football South Australia NTC program from Under-13 to Under-18 level.[1]
Club career
In 2021, Bovalina joined the Adelaide United FC Youth in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.[2]
On 14 August 2023, he made his debut for the Adelaide United FC first team in an Australia Cup match against Northcote City.[3] In September 2023, Bovalina signed a scholarship contract with the first team.[1] He scored his first A-League goal on 4 December 2023 against Macarthur FC.[4]
In April 2024, Bovalina signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer through 2026, with options for 2027 and 2028.[5][6] He made his debut on 7 May 2024 in a 2024 Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC.[7] Bovalina scored his first goal in a friendly match against Welsh club Wrexham on 27 July 2024.[8][9]
On 3 February 2026, Bovalina was sent on loan to Superettan club Örebro SK for the 2026 season.[10]
International career
In March 2024, Bovalina earned his first national team call-up, being named to the Australia U23 for the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.[11] On 23 March 2024, he made his debut in the semi-final against Egypt U23.[12] In May 2025, he was again called up to the U23 squad.[13]
