Valentina Giacinti Explained

Valentina Giacinti
Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Trescore Balneario, Italy[1]
Height:1.70 m[2]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Roma
Clubnumber:9
Youthyears1:2005–2009
Youthclubs1:Atalanta
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:Atalanta
Caps1:56
Goals1:34
Years2:2012–2013
Clubs2:Napoli
Caps2:29
Goals2:17
Years3:2013–2017
Clubs3:Mozzanica
Caps3:96
Goals3:86
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Brescia
Caps4:22
Goals4:21
Years5:2018–2022
Clubs5:Milan
Caps5:68
Goals5:55
Years6:2022
Clubs6:Fiorentina (loan)
Caps6:7
Goals6:3
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Roma
Caps7:66
Goals7:28
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:71
Nationalgoals1:24
Club-Update:18:15, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:18:15, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Valentina Giacinti (born 2 January 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as forward for Serie A club A.S. Roma and the Italy women's national team.

Club career

P.C.A. Atalanta

Giacinti began her career with the P.C.A. Atalanta youth team. She made her senior career debut on 30 January 2010 as a 65th minute substitute in a Serie A match against Graphistudio Tavagnacco. She made a total of ten appearances for the club in her debut season but did not score for the season. Atalanta was relegated to Serie A2 at the end of the season.

The following 2010–11 Seria A2 season would prove to be Giacinti's breakout season as she established herself as a starter for her team. She would begin her season with her first senior career goal on 26 September 2010 in a league match against Entella Chiavari, ending the match with a hat-trick. She would end the season with 15 goals in 21 appearances. The next season, she would scored another 19 goals in 25 appearances.

Napoli

On 17 July 2012, Giacinti completed her move to Napoli.[3] On 2 September 2012, she scored her first goal for the club in the Coppa Italia match against Caira.[4] She would end the season with 19 goals in 34 appearances across all competition.

Mozzanica

On 17 July 2013, Giacinti would transfer to Mozzanica.

Brescia

In the summer of 2017, Giacinti moved to Brescia to pursue UEFA Women's Champions League football.[5] While with Brescia, she won the Supercoppa Italiana for the first time and completed her season as the league's top scorer for the second time in her career, with 21 goals, and help her club reach the final play-off for the scudetto before losing to Juventus.

A.C. Milan

On 11 June 2018, Brescia's Serie A license and their senior player contracts was bought over by A.C. Milan in order to start their own women's section. Giacinti's contract was then transferred to the newly formed A.C. Milan Femminile.[6] She would continue her excellent scoring streak and ended as the league's top scorer again with 21 goals in 21 games played.

Following the departure of Daniela Sabatino in the 2019–20 season, Giacinti was made the new team captain for Milan.[7] She suffered a cervical trauma during a home match against Tavagnacco.[8] She was sidelined for a few days before the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following season, Giacinti would help A.C. Milan to qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in their history as they finished second in the league. They would also reached the final of the Coppa Italia, where they lost on penalties against Roma. She would end the season as the club's top scorer again with 24 goals in 29 appearances across all competition.

In her fourth season with the club, Giacinti would become the first player to cross the milestone of 50 goals in Serie A wearing the Rossoneri shirt. She was stripped of the captain armband in favor of Valentina Bergamaschi following some frictions with the technical staff.[9] [10] She would then depart the club during the winter transfer window.

Fiorentina (loan)

During the 2022 January transfer window, Giacinti would completed her loan transfer to Fiorentina.[11] Her first goal in the purple shirt came in a 2-2 draw against Juventus on 22 January 2022.[12] She would suffer an injury on 20 March 2022 in a home match against Verona. She would return on the final day of the campaign where she scores a brace against Empoli and helped Fiorentina avoid relegation.[13]

A.S. Roma

On 21 July 2022, Giacinti completed her transfer to Roma.[14] She made her debut for the club on 18 August 2022, during Roma debut in the UEFA Women's Champions League match against Glasgow City. Her first goal in the Giallorosse shirt came on 28 August 2022 in a 2-0 away win against Pomigliano. On 5 November 2022, she won the Supercoppa Italiana for the second time in her career after beating Juventus 4-3 on penalties.[15] On 11 February 2023, she played her 250th match in Serie A during a league match against Inter Milan.[16]

International career

Giacinti was named in the 23-player Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Despite Giacinti's prolific record at club level, national team coach Milena Bertolini tended to deploy her as a substitute in the run up to the tournament.[17] Giacinti scored Italy's opening goal in a 2–0 victory against China in the round of 16.[18]

Career statistics

Club

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Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta2009–10Serie A10010110
2010–11Serie A22115322417
2011–12Serie A22519102619
Total5634526136
Napoli2012–13Serie A2917523419
Mozzanica2013–14Serie A2619112720
2014–15Serie A2621663227
2015–16Serie A2232692841
2016–17Serie A2214452619
Total96861721113107
Brescia2017–18Serie A23217640103527
A.C. Milan2018–19Serie A2121522623
2019–20Serie A15920179
2020–21Serie A211875112924
2021–22Serie A1171122001410
Total685515822118666
Fiorentina (loan)2021–22Serie A732093
A.S. Roma2022–23Serie A251342124114220
2023–24Serie A7300210094
Total321642145115124
Career total311232554120732389282

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Italy201530
201610
201740
2018102
2019156
202031
202197
2022125
2023143
202400
Total7124

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giacinti goal.

List of international goals scored by Valentina Giacinti
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 March 2018AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus1–12–22018 Cyprus Cup[21]
26 April 2018Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova3–13–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[22]
327 February 2019Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus4–05–02019 Cyprus Cup[23]
45–0
52 March 2019GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus1–03–02019 Cyprus Cup[24]
62–0
725 July 2019Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France1–02–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup[25]
829 August 2019Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel3–13–2UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying[26]
927 October 2020Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli, Italy1–31–3UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying[27]
1024 February 2021Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy1–012–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying[28]
113–0
1213 April 2021Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, Italy1–01–1Friendly[29]
1317 September 2021Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy3–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[30]
1421 September 2021Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia2–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[31]
153–0
1626 October 2021LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania3–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[32]
1720 February 2022Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal1–02–12022 Algarve Cup[33]
1823 February 2022Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal1–01–1 (5–6 p)2022 Algarve Cup[34]
192 September 2022Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova2–08–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[35]
207–0
216 September 2022Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy1–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[36]
2211 April 2023Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy1–02–1Friendly[37]
2331 October 2023Stadion, Malmö, Sweden1–01–12023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
241 December 2023Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain1–13–2

Honours

Brescia

A.S Roma

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valentina Giacinti . . 28 May 2019.
  2. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Italy . . 28 May 2019 . 11 . 27 May 2019 . 8 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190708190751/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . dead .
  3. Web site: Cozzolino . Giuseppe . 17 July 2012 . Napoli, prosegue il mercato: arriva Valentina Giacinti dall'Atalanta. Ufficiale la partenza di Elisa Lecce . it . 16 September 2023 . 12 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130112030424/http://www.mondosportivo.net/calcio/femminile/napoli-prosegue-il-mercato-arriva-valentina-giacinti-dallatalanta-ufficiale-la-partenza-di-elisa-lecce . bot: unknown .
  4. Web site: Cozzolino . Giuseppe . 2 September 2012 . Coppa Italia, cinquina del Napoli: 5-0 al Caira. Tra sette giorni sfida alla Lazio per gli ottavi . dead . it . 3 March 2023 . 11 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130111233706/http://www.mondosportivo.net/calcio/femminile/coppa-italia-cinquina-del-napoli-5-0-al-caira-tra-sette-giorni-sfida-alla-lazio-per-gli-ottavi .
  5. Web site: 2017-09-04 . Brescia Calcio Femminile . 2023-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904034207/http://www.bresciacalciofemminile.it/news/5492/giacinti-comunicato-ufficiale . 4 September 2017 .
  6. Web site: 2018-07-11 . La nuova attaccante del Milan femminile ha un nome: Valentina Giacinti . 2023-03-03 . MilanCafe24.com - Notizie e risultati in diretta sul mondo del Milan . it-IT.
  7. Web site: Redazione . 13 September 2019 . Milan F. Giacinti: "La fascia da capitano mi riempie d'orgoglio" . 3 March 2023 . it.
  8. Web site: Sport . Sky . Comunicato Milan: Valentina Giacinti . 2023-03-03 . sport.sky.it . 20 October 2019 . it.
  9. Web site: 2022-06-14 . Home - Tutto Calcio Femminile . 2023-03-03 . it-IT.
  10. Web site: 2022-01-25 . CorSera: The real reason behind Giacinti and Boquete leaving AC Milan Women . 2023-03-03 . SempreMilancom . en.
  11. Web site: Benvenuta Valentina! . 2023-03-03 . ACF Fiorentina.
  12. Web site: Comba . Paolo . 2022-01-22 . La Fiorentina blocca la Juventus a Vinovo: termina 2 a 2 con la prima rete di Valentina Giacinti in maglia viola . 2023-03-03 . Calcio femminile italiano . it-IT.
  13. Web site: Serie A femminile, Fiorentina a valanga sull'Empoli: finisce 6-0, show di Sabatino e Giacinti - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com . 2023-03-03 . www.tuttomercatoweb.com . it.
  14. Web site: Valentina Giacinti è una nuova calciatrice giallorossa . 2023-03-03 . www.asroma.com . it.
  15. Web site: Sport . Sky . Supercoppa italiana femminile, Juve-Roma 4-5 dopo i calci di rigore Sky Sport . 2023-03-03 . sport.sky.it. 5 November 2022 .
  16. Web site: Concas . Federica . 2023-02-11 . Calcio femminile, Roma-Inter 3-2: Chawinga ci prova, Greggi ipoteca la gara . 2023-03-03 . Footballnews24.it . it-IT.
  17. News: Saetta . Giulio . Bianchin . Luca . 31 May 2019 . Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 10: Italy . . 1 June 2019.
  18. News: Pender . Kieran . 2019-06-25 . Valentina Giacinti steers Italy into quarter-finals as China brushed aside . en-GB . The Guardian . 2019-06-26 . 0261-3077.
  19. Web site: Italy - V. Giacinti - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway .
  20. Web site: Valentina Giacinti - Soccerway . 2024-01-21 . my.soccerway.com.
  21. Web site: Live events Finland vs Italy - Cyprus Cup 2018 . 2023-03-19 . www.besoccer.com . en . 19 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319192105/https://www.besoccer.com/match/seleccion-finlandia-femenina/seleccion-italia-femenina/2018752250 . dead .
  22. Web site: Moldova vs. Italy - 6 April 2018 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  23. Web site: Mexico vs. Italy - 27 February 2019 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  24. Web site: Hungary vs. Italy - 1 March 2019 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  25. Web site: Italy vs. China PR - 25 June 2019 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  26. Web site: Israel vs. Italy - 29 August 2019 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  27. Web site: Italy vs. Denmark - 27 October 2020 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  28. Web site: Italy vs. Israel - 24 February 2021 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  29. Web site: Italy vs. Iceland - Football Match Summary - April 13, 2021 - ESPN . 2023-03-19 . ESPN.com . en.
  30. Web site: Italy vs. Moldova - 17 September 2021 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  31. Web site: Croatia vs. Italy - 21 September 2021 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  32. Web site: Lithuania vs. Italy - 26 October 2021 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  33. Web site: Italy vs. Norway - 20 February 2022 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  34. Web site: Sweden vs. Italy - 23 February 2022 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  35. Web site: Moldova vs. Italy - 2 September 2022 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  36. Web site: Italy vs. Romania - 6 September 2022 - Soccerway . 2023-03-19 . my.soccerway.com.
  37. Web site: Italy vs. Colombia - 11 April 2023 - Soccerway . 2023-04-11 . my.soccerway.com.
  38. Web site: Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners . Football Italia . 2 December 2019. 2 December 2019.