| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 2003 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pontedera (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | Atalanta Under-23 | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023 ‡ 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,[1][2] and subsequently came through the club's youth ranks;[2][3] in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria,[1][4][5] where he played for the under-19 squad, while receiving his first call-ups to the first team, under head coach Marco Giampaolo.[2][5]
On 14 July 2022, Bonfanti joined Serie C side Pontedera on loan until the end of the campaign.[6][7] 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.[3][8]
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;[1][8][9] at the start of the league campaign, he was initially assigned to the club's newly-formed reserve team, Atalanta Under-23.[1][2][8] On 3 September 2023, he started in the Under-23 team's first official match, a 3–2 league loss to Virtus Verona.[10] After establishing himself as a regular starter for the reserve team,[2][8] 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.[2][11] 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.[3][12]
International career
Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16[8][13] and under-20 national teams.[8][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2023[15]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Pontedera (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 21 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Atalanta Under-23 | 2023–24 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | — | — | 0[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Coppa Italia Serie C.
References
- ^ a b c d "Bonfanti, il difensore dell'Atalanta U23 che ha conquistato Gasperini" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b c Paulillo, Giovanni (14 December 2023). "Bonfanti, primo gol in Europa: chi è il difensore dell'Atalanta". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Pintimalli, Alessandro (29 March 2022). "Dalla Primavera a San Siro, Bonfanti: "Alla Samp per crescere"" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Sergi, Antonino (14 July 2022). "UFFICIALE – Pontedera, dalla Sampdoria arriva in prestito Bonfanti". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Pontedera Calcio, due arrivi: un portiere dalla Juve e un difensore dalla Sampdoria" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ "L'ESORDIO. Ecco Bonfanti. Innesto dall'U23" (in Italian). Il Giorno. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Atalanta U23-Virtus Verona 2–3: il tabellino". La Casa di C (in Italian). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Atalanta-Napoli LIVE". Sky Sport (in Italian). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "In Slovenia un pari amaro nell'ultimo match contro il Perù" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Giovanni Bonfanti at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
External links
- Giovanni Bonfanti at Soccerway
- Giovanni Bonfanti at WorldFootball.net
- Giovanni Bonfanti at BeSoccer
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