Valentina Giacinti

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Valentina Giacinti
Valentina Giacinti, Italy vs Belgium women's, Ferrara 2018-04-10 100.jpg
Giacinti representing Italy in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Trescore Balneario, Italy [1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2009 Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Atalanta 56 (34)
2012–2013 Napoli 29 (17)
2013–2017 Mozzanica 96 (86)
2017–2018 Brescia 22 (21)
2018–2022 Milan 68 (55)
2022 → Fiorentina (loan) 7 (3)
2022–2025 Roma 66 (28)
2025– Galatasaray 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Italy 71 (25)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:15, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:15, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Valentina Giacinti (born 2 January 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as forward for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Galatasaray and the Italy women's national team.

Contents

Club career

P.C.A. Atalanta

Giacinti began her career with the P.C.A. Atalanta youth team. She made her senior career debut on 30 January 2010 as a 65th minute substitute in a Serie A match against Graphistudio Tavagnacco. She made a total of ten appearances for the club in her debut season but did not score for the season. Atalanta was relegated to Serie A2 at the end of the season.

The following 2010–11 Seria A2 season would prove to be Giacinti's breakout season as she established herself as a starter for her team. She would begin her season with her first senior career goal on 26 September 2010 in a league match against Entella Chiavari, ending the match with a hat-trick. She would end the season with 15 goals in 21 appearances. The next season, she would scored another 19 goals in 25 appearances.

Napoli

On 17 July 2012, Giacinti completed her move to Napoli. [3] On 2 September 2012, she scored her first goal for the club in the Coppa Italia match against Caira. [4] She would end the season with 19 goals in 34 appearances across all competition.

Mozzanica

On 17 July 2013, Giacinti would transfer to Mozzanica.

Brescia

In the summer of 2017, Giacinti moved to Brescia to pursue UEFA Women's Champions League football. [5] While with Brescia, she won the Supercoppa Italiana for the first time and completed her season as the league's top scorer for the second time in her career, with 21 goals, and help her club reach the final play-off for the scudetto before losing to Juventus.

A.C. Milan

On 11 June 2018, Brescia's Serie A license and their senior player contracts was bought over by A.C. Milan in order to start their own women's section. Giacinti's contract was then transferred to the newly formed A.C. Milan Femminile. [6] She would continue her excellent scoring streak and ended as the league's top scorer again with 21 goals in 21 games played.

Following the departure of Daniela Sabatino in the 2019–20 season, Giacinti was made the new team captain for Milan. [7] She suffered a cervical trauma during a home match against Tavagnacco. [8] She was sidelined for a few days before the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following season, Giacinti would help A.C. Milan to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in their history as they finished second in the league. They would also reached the final of the Coppa Italia, where they lost on penalties against Roma. She would end the season as the club's top scorer again with 24 goals in 29 appearances across all competition.

In her fourth season with the club, Giacinti would become the first player to cross the milestone of 50 goals in Serie A wearing the Rossoneri shirt. She was stripped of the captain armband in favor of Valentina Bergamaschi following some frictions with the technical staff. [9] [10] She would then depart the club during the winter transfer window.

Fiorentina (loan)

During the 2022 January transfer window, Giacinti would completed her loan transfer to Fiorentina. [11] Her first goal in the purple shirt came in a 2-2 draw against Juventus on 22 January 2022. [12] She would suffer an injury on 20 March 2022 in a home match against Verona. She would return on the final day of the campaign where she scores a brace against Empoli and helped Fiorentina avoid relegation. [13]

A.S. Roma

On 21 July 2022, Giacinti completed her transfer to Roma. [14] She made her debut for the club on 18 August 2022, during Roma debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League match against Glasgow City. Her first goal in the Giallorosse shirt came on 28 August 2022 in a 2-0 away win against Pomigliano. On 5 November 2022, she won the Supercoppa Italiana for the second time in her career after beating Juventus 4-3 on penalties. [15] On 11 February 2023, she played her 250th match in Serie A during a league match against Inter Milan. [16]

Galatasaray

On 1 August 2025, she signed a contract with the Turkish giants Galatasaray. [17]

International career

Giacinti was named in the 23-player Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [2] Despite Giacinti's prolific record at club level, national team coach Milena Bertolini tended to deploy her as a substitute in the run up to the tournament. [18] Giacinti scored Italy's opening goal in a 2–0 victory against China in the round of 16. [19]

On 26 June 2022, Giacinti was announced in the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [20]

On 2 July 2023, Giacinti was called up to the 23-player Italy squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia Continental [a] Other [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2009–10 Serie A 10010——110
2010–11 Serie A2 211532——2417
2011–12Serie A2251910——2619
Total563452——6136
Napoli 2012–13Serie A291752——3419
Mozzanica 2013–14Serie A261911——2720
2014–15Serie A262166——3227
2015–16Serie A223269——2841
2016–17Serie A221445——2619
Total96861721——113107
Brescia 2017–18Serie A23217640103527
A.C. Milan 2018–19Serie A212152——2623
2019–20Serie A15920——179
2020–21Serie A211875—112924
2021–22Serie A1171122001410
Total685515822118666
Fiorentina (loan)2021–22Serie A7320——93
A.S. Roma 2022–23Serie A251342124114220
2023–24Serie A7300210094
Total321642145115124
Career total311232554120732389282

International

As of match played 21 January 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201530
201610
201740
2018102
2019156
202031
202197
2022125
2023143
202400
Total7124
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giacinti goal.
List of international goals scored by Valentina Giacinti
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
15 March 2018 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–12–2 2018 Cyprus Cup [24]
26 April 2018 Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–13–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [25]
327 February 2019 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4–05–0 2019 Cyprus Cup [26]
45–0
52 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–03–02019 Cyprus Cup [27]
62–0
725 July 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–02–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup [28]
829 August 2019 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3–13–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [29]
927 October 2020 Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli, ItalyFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–31–3UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [30]
1024 February 2021 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, ItalyFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–012–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [31]
113–0
1213 April 2021Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, ItalyFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–1Friendly [32]
1317 September 2021 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, ItalyFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–03–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [33]
1421 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [34]
153–0
1626 October 2021 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [35]
1720 February 2022 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–02–1 2022 Algarve Cup [36]
1823 February 2022Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, PortugalFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–1 (5–6 p)2022 Algarve Cup [37]
192 September 2022 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2–08–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [38]
207–0
216 September 2022 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, ItalyFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [39]
2211 April 2023 Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, ItalyFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–02–1Friendly [40]
2331 October 2023 Stadion, Malmö, Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
241 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–13–2
255 April 2024 Stadio San Vito-Luigi Marulla, ItalyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1-02-0Women's EURO Qualification League A Grp. 1 Round 1 [41]

Honours

Brescia

A.S Roma

Individual

References

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