Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe Bovalina | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Western Strikers | |||
Croydon Kings | |||
Football SA NTC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 52 | (11) |
2023–2024 | Adelaide United | 21 | (1) |
2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 |
Giuseppe Bovalina (born 11 November 2004) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [1]
After three years in the youth side, Bovalina was signed on a scholarship contract on 6 September 2023. [1]
Bovalina made his professional debut for Adelaide United on 14 August 2023, during an Australia Cup match against Northcote City, a match that United would win 2–0. He made his A-League debut on 29 October 2023, coming on at the 59th minute in Adelaide's 6–0 win over Melbourne City. On 4 December 2023, during a match against Macarthur FC, Bovalina scored his first professional goal for United. [2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United Youth | 2021 [3] | NPL SA | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2022 [4] | NPL SA | 20 | 5 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
2023 [5] | NPL SA | 24 | 5 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
2024 | NPL SA | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 52 | 11 | — | 52 | 11 | |||
Adelaide United | 2023–24 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Career total | 73 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 |
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