Giorgio Scalvini

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.

Early career

Having been born in Chiari, he commenced his career playing for the Palazzolo scuola calcio, to continue at Brescia aged 10. He joined the Atalanta Youth Sector in 2015. 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. On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the Supercup with the U19 team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final.

Atalanta

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 substitute in the 85th minute. On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debuted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against German club RB Leipzig. On 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona.

Scalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels.

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. 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.

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). He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.

Club

As of match played 5 October 2023

International

As of match played 17 October 2023