Samuel Giovane (born 28 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Serie B club Ascoli on loan from Atalanta.

Samuel Giovane
Personal information
Full name Samuel Giovane[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Left-back
Team information
Current team
Ascoli
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2017 Cesena
2017–2022 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Atalanta 0 (0)
2022–2023Ascoli (loan) 23 (0)
2023–Ascoli (loan) 17 (0)
International career
2018 Italy U15 9 (0)
2018 Italy U16 4 (1)
2019–2020 Italy U17 15 (1)
2019–2021 Italy U18 4 (0)
2021–2022 Italy U19 9 (0)
2022–2023 Italy U20 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Club career edit

Giovane switched from the youth system of Cesena to Atalanta before the 2017–18 season.[2] He received his first call-up to Atalanta's senior squad in January 2022.[3]

On 4 August 2022, Giovane moved to Ascoli in Serie B on a season-long loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Ascoli on 3 September 2022 in a game against Cittadella.[5] In August 2023, he returned to the club on a further season-long loan.[6]

International career edit

Giovane was first called up to represent his country in February 2018 for the Under-15 squad friendlies.[7]

He then represented Italy at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where they reached the final,[8] 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup[9] and the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Giovane was team's captain as Italy reached the semi-final.[10]

In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[11] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[12][13]

Honours edit

Italy U20

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Samuel Giovane at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Lazio v Atalanta game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ "#CALCIOMERCATO: GIOVANE IN PRESTITO DALL'ATALANTA" (in Italian). Ascoli. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Ascoli v Cittadella game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ "SAMUEL GIOVANE TORNA AD ASCOLI. RINNOVATO IL PRESTITO CON L'ATALANTA" [SAMUEL GIOVANE RETURNS TO ASCOLI. THE LOAN WITH ATALANTA HAS BEEN RENEWED.]. www.ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Giovane Italy U15 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Netherlands U17 v Italy U17 game report". UEFA. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Mexico U17 v Italy U17 game report". Soccerway. 1 November 2019.
  10. ^ "England U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 28 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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