Samuel Giovane

Samuel Giovane

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Giovane [1]
Date of birth	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	Ravenna, Italy [2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Left-back
Team information
Current team	Ascoli (on loan from Atalanta)
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	Cesena
2017–2022	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Atalanta	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Ascoli (loan)	23	(0)
2023–	→ Ascoli (loan)	17	(0)
International career‡
2018	Italy U15	9	(0)
2018	Italy U16	4	(1)
2019–2020	Italy U17	15	(1)
2019–2021	Italy U18	4	(0)
2021–2022	Italy U19	9	(0)
2022–2023	Italy U20	12	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Italy FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023

Samuel Giovane (born 28 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for Serie B club Ascoli on loan from Atalanta.

Club career

Giovane switched from the youth system of Cesena to Atalanta before the 2017–18 season. ^[2] He received his first call-up to Atalanta's senior squad in January 2022. ^[3]

On 4 August 2022, Giovane moved to Ascoli in Serie B on a season-long loan. ^[4] He made his Serie B debut for Ascoli on 3 September 2022 in a game against Cittadella. ^[5] In August 2023, he returned to the club on a further season-long loan. ^[6]

International career

Giovane was first called up to represent his country in February 2018 for the Under-15 squad friendlies. ^[7]

He then represented Italy at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship where they reached the final, ^[8] 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup ^[9] and the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Giovane was team's captain as Italy reached the semi-final. ^[10]

In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, ^[11] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match. ^{[12] [13]}

Honours

Italy U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023 ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. Samuel Giovane at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
3. "Lazio v Atalanta game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2022.
4. "#CALCIOMERCATO: GIOVANE IN PRESTITO DALL'ATALANTA" (in Italian). Ascoli. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
5. "Ascoli v Cittadella game report". Soccerway. 3 September 2022.
6. "SAMUEL GIOVANE TORNA AD ASCOLI. RINNOVATO IL PRESTITO CON L'ATALANTA" [SAMUEL GIOVANE RETURNS TO ASCOLI. THE LOAN WITH ATALANTA HAS BEEN RENEWED.]. www.ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
7. "Giovane Italy U15 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
8. "Netherlands U17 v Italy U17 game report". UEFA. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
9. "Mexico U17 v Italy U17 game report". Soccerway. 1 November 2019.
10. "England U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 28 June 2022.
11. "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
12. "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA . 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
13. Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

• Samuel Giovane at Soccerway