Giovanni Leoni

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Giovanni Leoni
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Rome, Italy [1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
(on loan from Padova)
Number 46
Youth career
2009–2015 Vigontina
2015–2019 Cittadella
2019–2023 Padova
2024– → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Padova 1 (0)
2024– → Sampdoria (loan) 12 (1)
International career‡
2024– Italy U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Giovanni Leoni (born 21 December 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie C club Padova.

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Club career

Leoni was born in Rome and moved to Padua at the age of 5. He began playing football with Vigontina before moving to Cittadella, and finished his youth development at Padova. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Padova as a late substitute in a 3–2 Serie C win over AlbinoLeffe on 19 March 2023 at the age of 16 years and 3 months, making him the youngest professional footballer in Italy that season. [4] On 1 February 2024, he joined Sampdoria on loan until June 2016 with an option to buy for €1.5 million. [2]

International career

Leoni is a youth international for Italy, having been called up to the Italy U17s in March 2024. [5]

Playing style

A tall, strong and ambidextrous centre-back, Leoni can play as in the centre or right side of a three-man defense. He is very agile and skilled with his head. He is also a modern defender who is skilled in the build up game, and in covering spaces tactically. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Giovanni Leoni - Carriera - stagioni, presenze, goal - TuttoCalciatori.Net". www.tuttocalciatori.net.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chi è Giovanni Leoni, il portafortuna di Pirlo che ha stregato Inter e Juventus". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale. 3 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sampdoria, una forza da... Leoni! Le big sul difensore blucerchiato". 3 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Giovanni Leoni, il 2006 più giovane ad esordire tra i pro: "Ero teso, ma felice. I mister che ho avuto mi hanno insegnato molto"". Padova Calcio. 22 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Buona la prima per gli Azzurrini a Merano: sconfitta 2-1 l'Austria. Franceschini: "Stiamo crescendo partita dopo partita"". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 21 March 2024.
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