About

Sebastian Giovinco is an Italian footballer who is currently playing for Serie A club Juventus. Giovinco plays as an attacking midfielder with noted dribbling and play-making skills.

Despite his short stature and only being in the early stages of his footballing career, Giovinco is today considered one of the most promising Italian youngsters.

Background

Club Football

He was successively integrated into the Juventus first team and made his debut on May 12, 2007 in a Serie B league match against Bologna, entering in as a substitute in place of Raffaele Palladino, and promptly marking his debut with a splendid assist for Trezeguet's tap-in.

On July 4, 2007 he was loaned out to Empoli, a Tuscan Serie A team that will take also part in the UEFA Cup 2007–08. Giovinco scored his first Serie A goal on September 30, 2007 when Empoli beat Palermo 3–1. The goal would eventually become the game winner. At Empoli he played for a total of 6 goals.

Giovinco caused large media interest when he scored his second goal a few weeks later, on November 4. The goal was an equalizer in the last minute against Roma, it was a long distance curling free kick from the right wing, a goal which was compared to Ronaldinho's goal against England in the 2002 FIFA World Cup."

On June 25 it was announced that Giovinco would return to Juventus for the 2008/2009 campaign

International Football

Giovinco has represented Italy at every youth level from under-16s upwards. He was called up to Italy U-21 by head coach Pierluigi Casiraghi, on June 1, 2007 to make his first appearance at that level in a qualification match against Albania. He gave the assist for Aquafresca who scored. Italy U-21 won the match 0–1.

He also starred at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, where he was voted most valuable player, scoring two goals in the opening game against the Ivory Coast, and netting the winning penalty in the semifinal match against Japan. Italy ultimately won the competition, defeating Chile 1–0 in the final.

Giovinco is currently appearing in the 2008 Olympic Games for the Italian team. He scored the first goal in a 3–0 win to Honduras in the first match of the competition. He also had an impressive second match against South Korea.

International Goals

Awards and Honours

Club

2005–06 Torneo di Viareggio (Juventus) 2006–07 Serie B (Juventus)

International

2008 International Tournament of Toulon (Italy U-21)

Personal Awards

Career Statistics

M = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists

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