Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni
Personal information
Full name Giacomo Vrioni
Date of birth (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998
Place of birth San Severino Marche, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Venezia (on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 32
Youth career
2015–2017 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Matelica 4 (0)
2017– Sampdoria 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Pistoiese (loan) 27 (8)
2018– → Venezia (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2016 Italy U18 2 (0)
2016 Italy U19 4 (1)
2018– Albania U21 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016

Giacomo Vrioni (born 15 October 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer player who plays as a forward for Venezia, on loan from Sampdoria.

Club career

Sampdoria

Early career

Born in San Severino Marche, Macerata, Vrioni before joined Sampdoria, he played in Serie D side Matelica where he made four appearances. In January 2015, Vrioni joined to Sampdoria youth system where he played a total of 58 matches, scoring 20 goals and making 6 assists. In the 2016–17 season he was also an unused substitute two times: once in Serie A against Palermo and once in Coppa Italia against Cagliari.[1][2]

Loan to Pistoiese

On 20 July 2017, Vrioni was signed by Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Pistoiese as a substitute replacing Devis Nossa in the 67th minute and in the 74th minute he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 away draw against Pro Piacenza.[4] On 4 October, Vrioni played his first match for Pistoiese as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Olbia, he was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 69th minute.[5] On 23 October he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.[6] On 10 December, Vrioni scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 51st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Alessandria.[7] On 17 December he played his first entire match for Pistoiese and he made his first hat-trick in his career in a 3–1 home win over Gavorrano.[8] Vrioni ended his loan to Pistoiese with 27 appearances, 8 goals and 4 assists.[9]

Loan to Venezia

On 9 July 2018, Vrioni was loaned to Serie B side Venezia on a season-long loan deal.[10] On 5 August he made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Südtirol in the second round of Coppa Italia.[11] On 26 August he made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 home win over Spezia, he was replaced by Alexandre Geijo in the 75th minute.[12]

International career

Italy

Vrioni represented Italy at Under-18 and Under-19 level. On 9 March 2016 he made his debut at U-18 level as a substitute replacing Simone Lo Faso in the 61st minute of a 1–1 home draw against Switzerland U-18. On 11 August 2016, Vrioni made his debut at U-19 level in a 1–0 home defeat against Croatia U-19, he played the entire match. On 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal, as a substitute, in the 94th minute of a 3–1 home win over Turkey U-19.

Albania

However on September 2018 he switched up to his country of origin Albania, being called up to the under-21 side for a friendly against his country birth Italy.[13][14] He earned his first cap in this match, netting an last-minute equalizer in an eventual 3–1 defeat as the Italian side scored two goals in injury time.[15]

Career statistics

As of 26 August 2018[16]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pistoiese (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 27 8 0 0 — — 27 8
Venezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
Career total 28 8 1 0 — — 29 8

References

  1. ↑ "Palermo vs. Sampdoria - 26 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Sampdoria vs. Cagliari - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Vrioni in prestito alla Pistoiese". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Olbia vs. Pistoiese - 4 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Pontedera vs. Pistoiese - 23 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Pistoiese - 10 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Pistoiese vs. Gavorrano - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  9. ↑ "Italy - G. Vrioni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Vrioni in prestito al Venezia". Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Venezia vs. Südtirol - 5 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  12. ↑ "Venezia vs. Spezia - 25 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  13. ↑ "Venezia, Vrioni convocato dall'Albania Under 21: tutti i dettagli | Triveneto Goal" [Venezia. Vrioni called up by Albania U21: all the details] (in Italian). Triveneto Goal. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Venezia, Vrioni convocato dall'Albania Under 21" [Venezia, Vrioni called up by Albania U21] (in Italian). TuttoB.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Vrioni na bën të ëndërrojmë, por italianët na "trullosin" në limite" [Vrioni makes us dream, but Italians stun us at the limits] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  16. ↑ Giacomo Vrioni at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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