Gianluca Scamacca

Gianluca Scamacca (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.

Gianluca Scamacca
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Scamacca[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 91
Youth career
2009–2012 Lazio
2012–2015 Roma
2015–2017 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jong PSV 3 (0)
2017– Sassuolo 36 (13)
2017-2018 → Cremonese (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Ascoli (loan) 33 (9)
2020−2021 → Genoa (loan) 26 (8)
National team‡
2014–2016 Italy U17 28 (6)
2016–2017 Italy U18 4 (3)
2017–2018 Italy U19 11 (8)
2018–2019 Italy U20 12 (5)
2018–2021 Italy U21 15 (9)
2021– Italy 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Early career

A product of Roma youth academy, Scamacca joined PSV Eindhoven in January 2015.[2] 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.[3]

Sassuolo

In January 2017, he was signed by Italian club Sassuolo on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4] On 29 October, at age 18, he made his Serie A debut in a 1–3 loss against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, coming on as a substitute for Diego Falcinelli in the 85th minute.[5]

Loans

In January 2018, Scamacca joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 14 April 2018, in the league match against Palermo.[7]

On 31 August 2018, Scamacca joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on loan.[8] He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in the away league match won 1–0 against FC Groningen.[9]

On 13 July 2019, he joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan.[10]

On 2 October 2020, Scamacca joined Genoa in the Serie A on a season-long loan.[11]

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, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time.[12] The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.

He scored his first goal with the Italy U21 team on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

He received his first call up to the senior Italy squad for the team's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2021.[13] He made his senior debut on 8 September, in a 5–0 home win over Lithuania, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 20–––20
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 1000––10
Total 3000000030
Sassuolo 2017–18 Serie A 30–––30
2021–22 Serie A 331320––3513
Total 36132000003813
Cremonese (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 141–––141
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 8020––100
Ascoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33924––3513
Genoa (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 26834––2912
Career total 1203198000012939

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 202120
202210
Total30

Honours

Italy U19

Italy U20

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA he plays for Ronaldo fc. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Contract Scamacca met één seizoen verlengd". PSV (in Dutch). 19 November 2015.
  3. "VVV-Venlo vs. Jong PSV - 22 January 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. "Scamacca terug naar Italië". PSV (in Dutch). 31 January 2017.
  5. "Napoli vs. Sassuolo - 29 October 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. "Scamacca: Alla Cremonese mi trovo molto bene". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 23 March 2018.
  7. Franciò, Cinzia (14 April 2018). "Cremonese, bel punto a Palermo: Scamacca risponde a Coronado". La Provinzia Cremona (in Italian).
  8. "Scamacca en Tripaldelli naar PEC Zwolle". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 31 August 2018.
  9. "Van Crooij schiet PEC in Groningen van hatelijke nul af". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2 September 2018.
  10. "Calciomercato: Scamacca in prestito secco dal Sassuolo" [Scamacca on loan from Sassuolo.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. "Gianluca Scamacca, rinforzo in attaco" [Gianluca Scamacca, reinforcement in attack] (in Italian). Genoa. 2 October 2020.
  12. "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
  13. "Thirty-four Azzurri called up for the matches against Bulgaria, Switzerland and Lithuania: Zaniolo returns, Scamacca earns first call-up". figc.it. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. "Italia-Lituania 5-0: Kean, Raspadori e Di Lorenzo rimettono gli azzurri sulla strada per i Mondiali". la Repubblica (in Italian). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  15. "G. Scamacca". Soccerway.
  16. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
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