Gianluca Scamacca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Scamacca | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| 2015–2017 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2017 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong PSV | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sassuolo | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Cremonese | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Zwolle | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Italy U17 | 28 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 11 | (8) |
| 2018– | Italy U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2018– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018 | |||
Gianluca Scamacca (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle, on loan from Sassuolo, and the Italy national under-20 team.[1]
Club career
Early career
A product of Roma youth academy, Scamacca joined PSV Eindhoven on January 2015. He made his professional debut in Eerste Divisie as a Jong PSV player on 22 January 2016, aged 17, in a 1–2 away win against VVV-Venlo, replacing Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.[2]
Sassuolo
On January 2017, he was sold to Italian club Sassuolo, where he played with the Primavera until the end of the season. On 29 October, at age 18, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 loss against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.
Loans to Cremonese and PEC Zwolle
On January 2018, Scamacca joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 14 April 2018, in the league match against Palermo.
On 31 August 2018 Scmacca joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on loan. He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in the away league match won 1–0 against FC Groningen.
International career
As a member of the Italy U17 side he took part at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
On 25 May 2018 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal.
With the Italy U19 he took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, included one in the final lost 4–3 after extra time against Portugal.
Honours
International
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[3]
References
- ↑ "Italy - G. Scamacca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "VVV-Venlo vs. Jong PSV - 22 January 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "Under-19 - Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.