Giovanni Fabbian

Giovanni Fabbian

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Camposampiero, Italy [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Number	80
Youth career
2010–2018	Padova
2018–2022	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Reggina (loan)	37	(8)
2023–	Bologna	39	(6)
International career‡
2018–2019	Italy U16	6	(0)
2019	Italy U17	2	(0)
2021–2022	Italy U19	13	(2)
2022	Italy U20	3	(2)
2023–	Italy U21	12	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 7 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Giovanni Fabbian (born 14 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Bologna. He is frequently deployed as a box-to-box midfielder.

Club career

Reggina

A product of Inter Milan's youth academy, on 30 July 2022, Fabbian joined Reggina in Serie B on loan. ^[2] He made his Serie B debut for Reggina on 14 August 2022 in a game against SPAL. ^[3] He scored his first goal in his third game on 28 August 2022 against Südtirol. ^[4]

Bologna

On 20 August 2023, Fabbian joined Serie A club Bologna on a permanent transfer with a buy-back option in favour of Inter. ^[5]

International career

Fabbian was first called up to represent his country in November 2018 for the Under-16 squad friendlies. ^[6] He represented Italy at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy reached the semi-final. ^[7]

On 27 March 2023, he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match won 3–1 against Ukraine.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 December 2024 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reggina	2022–23	Serie B	37	8	1	0	—		38	8
Bologna	2023–24	Serie A	27	5	2	0	—		29	5
	2024–25	Serie A	12	1	0	0	6 [a]	0	18	1
	Total		39	6	2	0	6	0	47	6
Career total			76	13	3	0	6	0	85	13

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Individual

• Serie B Footballer of the Year: 2022–23 ^[9]

References

1. Giovanni Fabbian at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
2. "GIOVANNI FABBIAN È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
3. "SPAL v Reggina game report". Soccerway. 14 August 2022.
4. "Reggina v Südtirol game report". Soccerway. 28 August 2022.
5. "Giovanni Fabbian joins Bologna" (Press release). Inter Milan. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
6. "Fabbian Italy U16 summary" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
7. "England U19 v Italy U19". UEFA. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
8. "Giovanni Fabbian". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
9. "Gran Galà del Calcio: tutti i vincitori della serata LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
• Giovanni Fabbian – UEFA competition record ( archive )