Flavio Bianchi

Flavio Bianchi

Personal information
Full name	Flavio Junior Bianchi
Date of birth	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Asti, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Brescia
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2020	Genoa
2017–2018	→ Torino (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Genoa	7	(1)
2020–2021	→ Lucchese (loan)	32	(13)
2022	→ Brescia (loan)	8	(1)
2022–	Brescia	72	(8)
International career‡
2015	Italy U15	7	(1)
2015	Italy U16	2	(1)
2017	Italy U17	1	(0)
2017	Italy U18	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2017

Flavio Junior Bianchi (born 24 January 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Brescia.

Club career

He made his debut for the senior squad of Genoa on 13 August 2021 in a Coppa Italia game against Perugia. He made his Serie A debut for Genoa on 21 August 2021 in a game against Inter Milan. He substituted Hernani at half-time of a 0–4 away loss. ^[1] He made his first start on 2 October 2021 against Salernitana. On 5 November 2021, he scored his first Serie A goal in Empoli-Genoa 2-2 at the 89'. ^[2]

On 28 January 2022, he joined Serie B club Brescia on loan. ^[3]

International career

He was first called up to represent Italy in 2015 for under-15 friendlies. ^[4]

He was on the Italy's squad at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and made one appearance, Italy did not advance from the group stage. ^[5]

Personal life

Born in Asti, he grew up in Diano Marina. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lucchese (loan)	2020–21	Serie C	32	13	0	0	—		—		32	13
Genoa	2021–22	Serie A	7	1	1	0	—		—		8	1
Brescia (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	8	1	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	1	11	2
Brescia	2022–23		34	4	2	1	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	38	5
	2023–24		38	4	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	39	4
	Total		80	9	2	1	—		6	1	88	11
Career total			128	23	3	1	—		6	1	137	25

1. Includes Coppa Italia
2. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
3. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out

References

1. "Inter Milan v Genoa game report". Soccerway. 21 August 2021.
2. Pegoraro, Paolo (5 November 2021). "Empoli-Genoa 2-2, pagelle: Zurkowski show, Bianchi decide. Caicedo in ombra" (in Italian). Eurosport . Retrieved 6 November 2021.
3. "Flavio Bianchi è un nuovo calciatore del Brescia" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
4. "Bianchi Italy U15 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
5. "Italy U17 v Turkey U17 game report". UEFA. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
6. "Diano Marina: Flavio Bianchi nuovo Golden Boy del calcio italiano, miglior giocatore al 'Viareggio' "Cresciuto tra Golfo Dianese e Genoa, sogno l'esordio al Ferraris" (Intervista)" (in Italian). sanremonews.it. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
7. Pegoraro, Paolo (6 November 2021). "Calcio, Serie A Chi è Flavio Bianchi, il golden boy salva-Genoa a Empoli" (in Italian). Eurosport . Retrieved 21 November 2021.
8. Flavio Bianchi at Soccerway

External links

• Flavio Bianchi at Soccerway