Giovanni Gargiulo

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Giovanni Gargiulo
Giovanni Maria Gargiulo (Legavolley 2019).jpg
Gargiulo in 2019
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)
Sorrento, Italy
Height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current team Lube
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2015–2020Materdomini
2020–2022 Callipo
2022–2024 Prisma
2024 Tourcoing
2024– Lube
National team
2017 Italy U-19
2018Italy U-20
2019 Italy U-21
2025– Italy
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Philippines
Nations League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Ningbo 2025

Giovanni Maria Gargiulo (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Italian Volleyball League club, Lube and the Italy national team.

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Career

Club

Gargiulo began his career in the 2015–16 season with Materdomini in Serie A2, a club he remained with for five seasons. In the 2020–21 season, he made his Superleague debut thanks to a signing from Callipo; he also remained in the same division for the 2022–23 season when he signed for Prisma Taranto: [1] at the end of the 2023–24 season, having concluded his commitments with the Apulian club, he finished the season with Tourcoing, in the French Ligue A. [2]

In the 2024–25 season, Gargiulo joined Lube, also in the Superleague, with whom he won the Coppa Italia. [3] [4]

National team

In 2017, Gargiulo was called up to the Italian under-19 national team with which he won silver at the European Championship. [5] This was followed in 2018 by call-ups to the under-20 national team and in 2019 to the |under-21 national team, with the latter winning silver at the World Championship. [6]

In 2025, Gargiulo received his first call-up to the senior national team, with which, in the same year, he won the silver medal at the Nations League. [7]

Honours

Club

References

  1. "ALTEZZA E SOLIDITÀ NELLA NUOVA GIOIELLA PRISMA TARANTO! AL CENTRO SVETTA GARGIULO" (in Italian). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. "Giovanni Maria Gargiulo chiude la stagione in Francia al Tourcoing" (in Italian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. "La Lube ringhia sotto rete, triennale al centro per Giovanni Gargiulo. L'atleta: "Grande chance! Nuovo inizio ricco di stimoli!"" (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. "Final Four Del Monte® Coppa Italia, Civitanova trionfa a Bologna" (in Italian). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. "2017 CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship - M Semifinal Matches 1-4 in Györ (HUN) (YBF-34)" . Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. "FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Final 1-2 (Places 1 and 2)" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. "VNL Finals: l'Italia è d'argento, superata in finale dalla Polonia" (in Italian). 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.