Giovanni Bonfanti

Giovanni Bonfanti (born 17 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for club Atalanta and its reserve team, Atalanta Under-23.

Club career
Born in Milan, Bonfanti joined the academy of Atalanta in 2015, aged 12, and subsequently came through the club's youth ranks; in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria, 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. 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.

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; 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. 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. 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.

International career
Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16 and under-20 national teams.