Giorgio Scalvini

Giorgio Scalvini (born 11 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for club Atalanta and the Italy national team.

Early career
Having been born in Chiari, he commenced his career playing for the Palazzolo scuola calcio, to continue at Brescia aged 10. He joined the Atalanta Youth Sector in 2015. On 8 November 2020, Scalvini was called up for a Serie A match against Inter Milan from the first squad's manager Gian Piero Gasperini, though remained an unused substitute. On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the Supercup with the U19 team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final.

First team breakthrough
Scalvini debuted for Atalanta on 24 October 2021, aged 17, in a Serie A match draw 1–1 at home against Udinese, coming on as substitute in the 85th minute. On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debuted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against German club RB Leipzig. Later that month, on 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona. On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away victory over Sporting CP during the Europa League group stage.

On 22 May 2024, he made a second-half substitute appearance in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final. On 2 June, he scored his first goal of the 2023–24 Serie A in a 3–2 home defeat against Fiorentina on the final matchday, in which he sustained a knee injury late in the match.

International career
Scalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 16 November 2021, aged 17, playing as a starter in a friendly match won 4–2 against Romania in Frosinone.

On 24 January 2022, Scalvini accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano. He made his debut with the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 loss against Germany on 14 June 2022.

On 23 May 2024, he was named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. However, on 2 June, he sustained an ACL injury, withdrawing him from the preliminary squad, thus, ruling him out of the tournament.

Style of play
Scalvini is a centre-back who has a good technique and is good at headers with his height of 1.94 m. He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.

Honours
Atalanta
 * UEFA Europa League: 2023–24

Individual
 * Best Italian Player Under 21: 2023