Giovanni Bonfanti Explained

Giovanni Bonfanti
Birth Date:17 January 2003
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Pisa (on loan from Atalanta)
Clubnumber:94
Youthyears1:2015–2022
Youthclubs1:Atalanta
Youthyears2:2021–2022
Youthclubs2:Sampdoria (loan)
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:Atalanta
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Pontedera (loan)
Caps2:21
Goals2:0
Years3:2023–2024
Clubs3:Atalanta U23
Caps3:23
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Italy U16
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Italy U20
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:03:32, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Pisa (loan)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0

Giovanni Bonfanti (born 17 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Pisa, on loan from club Atalanta.

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;[3] in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria,[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.

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.[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;[9] 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.[10] 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.[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.[12]

On 9 August 2024, Bonfanti joined Serie B club Pisa on a season-long loan.[13] [14]

International career

Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16[15] and under-20 national teams.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta2022–23Serie A000000
2023–2420001131
Total2000110031
Sampdoria (loan)2021–22Serie A00000000
Pontedera (loan)2022–23Serie C21020230
Atalanta U232023–24Serie C23200232
Career total462001120493

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 November 2023 . Bonfanti, il difensore dell'Atalanta U23 che ha conquistato Gasperini . 14 December 2023 . . it.
  2. Web site: Basile . Fabio . 8 December 2023 . Bonfanti, dall'Under 23 alla possibile titolarità contro il Milan: la sua storia . 14 December 2023 . La Casa di C . it.
  3. Web site: Paulillo . Giovanni . 14 December 2023 . Bonfanti, primo gol in Europa: chi è il difensore dell'Atalanta . 15 December 2023 . MondoPrimavera . it.
  4. Web site: Pintimalli . Alessandro . 29 March 2022 . Dalla Primavera a San Siro, Bonfanti: "Alla Samp per crescere" . 14 December 2023 . . it-IT.
  5. Web site: Eremita . Alessio . 13 February 2022 . Chi è Bonfanti, il talento della Sampdoria Primavera convocato da Giampaolo . 14 December 2023 . Samp News 24 . it-IT.
  6. Web site: Sergi . Antonino . 14 July 2022 . UFFICIALE – Pontedera, dalla Sampdoria arriva in prestito Bonfanti . 14 December 2023 . Tutto C . it.
  7. Web site: 14 July 2022 . Pontedera Calcio, due arrivi: un portiere dalla Juve e un difensore dalla Sampdoria . 14 December 2023 . . it.
  8. Web site: Rossetti . Andrea . Pagliarini . Alessandro Giovanni . 13 November 2023 . Bonfanti sta crescendo bene: il "fratello" di Scalvini s'è preso l'Atalanta U23 . 14 December 2023 . Prima Bergamo . it-IT.
  9. Web site: 28 November 2023 . L'ESORDIO. Ecco Bonfanti. Innesto dall'U23 . 14 December 2023 . . it.
  10. Web site: 3 September 2023 . Atalanta U23-Virtus Verona 2–3: il tabellino . 14 December 2023 . La Casa di C . it.
  11. Web site: 25 November 2023 . Atalanta-Napoli LIVE . 14 December 2023 . . it.
  12. Web site: 14 December 2023 . Rakow-Atalanta 0–4: i nerazzurri chiudono in bellezza il girone di Europa League . 15 December 2023 . . it-IT.
  13. Web site: 9 August 2024 . Giovanni Bonfanti è del Pisa! . 10 August 2024 . Pisa SC . it-IT.
  14. Web site: Marrone . Claudia . 9 August 2024 . Pisa, c'è l'atteso rinforzo in difesa. In prestito dall'Atalanta arriva Bonfanti . 10 August 2024 . TUTTO mercato WEB . it.
  15. Web site: 8 April 2019 . In Slovenia un pari amaro nell'ultimo match contro il Perù . 14 December 2023 . . it-IT.
  16. Web site: 16 November 2023 . A Doncaster è un'Italia da favola: Hasa (doppietta) e Missori firmano la vittoria in Inghilterra. Azzurrini in testa all'Elite League . 14 December 2023 . . it-IT.