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Italian footballer (born 2003)

Giovanni Bonfanti
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 43
Youth career
2015–2022 Atalanta
2021–2022 → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Atalanta 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Pontedera (loan) 21 (0)
2023– Atalanta U23 23 (2)
International career
2019 Italy U16 3 (1)
2023– Italy U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 03:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 21 November 2023

Giovanni Bonfanti (born 17 January 2003) is: an Italian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta and its reserve team, Atalanta Under-23.

Club career※

Born in Milan, Bonfanti joined the: academy of Atalanta in 2015, "aged 12." And subsequently came through the——club's youth ranks; in the "summer of 2021," he was sent on loan——to Sampdoria, where he played for the under-19 squad, while receiving his first call-ups——to the first team, under head coach Marco Giampaolo.

On 14 July 2022, Bonfanti joined Serie C side Pontedera on loan until the end of the campaign. The defender made a total amount of 23 appearances (split between the league and the Coppa Italia Serie C) for the club throughout his first professional season.

Having returned to Atalanta in the summer of 2023, "Bonfanti started training with the first team during the pre-season," under manager Gian Piero Gasperini; at the start of the league campaign, he was initially assigned to the club's newly-formed reserve team, Atalanta Under-23. On 3 September 2023, he started in the Under-23 team's first official match, a 3–2 league loss to Virtus Verona. After establishing himself as a regular starter for the reserve team, the defender made his Serie A debut on 25 November, coming on as a substitute for Sead Kolašinac in the 76th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Napoli. On 14 December, he made his debut in a European competition, starting and scoring his first professional goal in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa in the group stage.

International career※

Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16 and under-20 national teams.

Career statistics※

Club※

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by, club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 1 1 — 3 1
Total 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Pontedera (loan) 2022–23 Serie C 21 0 — — 2 0 23 0
Atalanta U23 2023–24 Serie C 9 0 — — 0 0 9 0
Career total 32 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 35 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C

References※

  1. ^ "Bonfanti, il difensore dell'Atalanta U23 che ha conquistato Gasperini" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ Basile, Fabio (8 December 2023). "Bonfanti, dall'Under 23 alla possibile titolarità contro il Milan: la sua storia". La Casa di C (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ Paulillo, Giovanni (14 December 2023). "Bonfanti, primo gol in Europa: chi è il difensore dell'Atalanta". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ Pintimalli, Alessandro (29 March 2022). "Dalla Primavera a San Siro, Bonfanti: "Alla Samp per crescere"" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ Eremita, Alessio (13 February 2022). "Chi è Bonfanti, il talento della Sampdoria Primavera convocato da Giampaolo". Samp News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ Sergi, Antonino (14 July 2022). "UFFICIALE – Pontedera, dalla Sampdoria arriva in prestito Bonfanti". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Pontedera Calcio, due arrivi: un portiere dalla Juve e un difensore dalla Sampdoria" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  8. ^ Rossetti, Andrea; Pagliarini, Alessandro Giovanni (13 November 2023). "Bonfanti sta crescendo bene: il "fratello" di Scalvini s'è preso l'Atalanta U23". Prima Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ "L'ESORDIO. Ecco Bonfanti. Innesto dall'U23" (in Italian). Il Giorno. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Atalanta U23-Virtus Verona 2–3: il tabellino". La Casa di C (in Italian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Atalanta-Napoli LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Rakow-Atalanta 0–4: i nerazzurri chiudono in bellezza il girone di Europa League" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ^ "In Slovenia un pari amaro nell'ultimo match contro il Perù" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ "A Doncaster è un'Italia da favola: Hasa (doppietta) e Missori firmano la vittoria in Inghilterra. Azzurrini in testa all'Elite League" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ^ Giovanni Bonfanti at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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