Gianluca Scamacca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Scamacca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Lazio | ||
| 2012–2015 | Roma | ||
| 2015–2017 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong PSV | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sassuolo | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Cremonese (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ascoli (loan) | 33 | (9) |
| 2020−2021 | → Genoa (loan) | 26 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Italy U17 | 28 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 11 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 12 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Italy U21 | 15 | (9) |
| 2021– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021 | |||
Gianluca Scamacca (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.
Club career[]
Youth and early career[]
A product of Roma youth academy, Scamacca joined PSV Eindhoven in January 2015.[citation needed] He made his professional debut in Eerste Divisie as a Jong PSV player on 22 January 2016, aged 17, in a 1–2 away win against VVV-Venlo, replacing Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.[2]
Sassuolo[]
In January 2017, he was sold to Italian club Sassuolo. On 29 October, at age 18, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 loss against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.
Loans to Cremonese, PEC Zwolle, Ascoli and Genoa[]
In January 2018, Scamacca joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 14 April 2018, in the league match against Palermo.
On 31 August 2018, Scamacca joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on loan. He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in the away league match won 1–0 against FC Groningen.
On 13 July 2019, he joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan.[3]
On 2 October 2020, Scamacca joined Genoa in the Serie A on a season-long loan.[4]
International career[]
As a member of the Italy U17 side he took part at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
On 25 May 2018, he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal.
With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time.[5] The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.
He scored his first goal with the Italy U21 team on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.
He received his first call up to the senior Italy squad for the team's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2021.[6] He made his senior debut on 8 September, in a 5–0 home win over Lithuania, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 12 May 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 35 | 13 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 29 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 26 | ||
International[]
- As of match played 8 September 2021[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours[]
International[]
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[5]
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup fourth place: 2019[9]
Individual[]
- Coppa Italia Top goalscorer: 2019–20 (4 goals, shared with Michele Vano), 2020–21 (4 goals)
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "VVV-Venlo vs. Jong PSV - 22 January 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Scamacca in prestito secco dal Sassuolo" [Scamacca on loan from Sassuolo.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Gianluca Scamacca, rinforzo in attaco" [Gianluca Scamacca, reinforcement in attack] (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Thirty-four Azzurri called up for the matches against Bulgaria, Switzerland and Lithuania: Zaniolo returns, Scamacca earns first call-up". figc.it. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Italia-Lituania 5-0: Kean, Raspadori e Di Lorenzo rimettono gli azzurri sulla strada per i Mondiali". la Repubblica (in Italian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "G. Scamacca". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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