Giovanni Bonfanti

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Giovanni Bonfanti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Pisa (on loan from Atalanta)
Number 94
Youth career
2015–2022 Atalanta
2021–2022Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Atalanta 2 (0)
2022–2023Pontedera (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2024 Atalanta U23 23 (2)
2024–Pisa (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Italy U16 3 (1)
2023– Italy U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Giovanni Bonfanti (born 17 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Pisa, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta.

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Club career

Born in Milan, Bonfanti joined the academy of Atalanta in 2015, aged 12, [1] [2] and subsequently came through the club's youth ranks; [2] [3] in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria, [1] [4] [5] where he played for the under-19 squad, while receiving his first call-ups to the first team, under head coach Marco Giampaolo. [2] [5]

On 14 July 2022, Bonfanti joined Serie C side Pontedera on loan until the end of the campaign. [6] [7] The defender made a total amount of 23 appearances (split between the league and the Coppa Italia Serie C) for the club throughout his first professional season. [3] [8]

Having returned to Atalanta in the summer of 2023, Bonfanti started training with the first team during the pre-season, under manager Gian Piero Gasperini; [1] [8] [9] at the start of the league campaign, he was initially assigned to the club's newly-formed reserve team, Atalanta Under-23. [1] [2] [8] On 3 September 2023, he started in the Under-23 team's first official match, a 3–2 league loss to Virtus Verona. [10] After establishing himself as a regular starter for the reserve team, [2] [8] the defender made his Serie A debut on 25 November, coming on as a substitute for Sead Kolašinac in the 76th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Napoli. [2] [11] On 14 December, he made his debut in a European competition, starting and scoring his first professional goal in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa in the group stage. [3] [12]

On 9 August 2024, Bonfanti joined Serie B club Pisa on a season-long loan. [13] [14]

International career

Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16 [8] [15] and under-20 national teams. [8] [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 June 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2022–23 Serie A 000000
2023–24 20001 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Total2000110031
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A00000000
Pontedera (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 2102 [lower-alpha 2] 0230
Atalanta U23 2023–24 Serie C23200232
Career total462001120493
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C

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