Gianluca Scamacca
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Full name | Gianluca Scamacca | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Atalanta | |||||||||||||
Number | 90 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Lazio | |||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Roma | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | PSV | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2016–2017 | Jong PSV | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2022 | Sassuolo | 39 | (16) | |||||||||||
2018 | → Cremonese (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Ascoli (loan) | 33 | (9) | |||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Genoa (loan) | 26 | (8) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | West Ham United | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||
2023– | Atalanta | 16 | (6) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Italy U17 | 28 | (6) | |||||||||||
2016–2017 | Italy U18 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Italy U19 | 11 | (8) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy U20 | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||
2018–2021 | Italy U21 | 15 | (9) | |||||||||||
2021– | Italy | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 4 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 |
Gianluca Scamacca (born 1 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Atalanta and the Italy national team.
Scamacca previously played for Jong PSV, Sassuolo and West Ham United, with loans at Cremonese, PEC Zwolle, Ascoli and Genoa. He made his senior international debut for Italy in 2021.
Club career
Early career
A product of the youth academies of Lazio and Roma, Scamacca joined PSV Eindhoven in January 2015. He made his professional debut in Eerste Divisie as a Jong PSV player on 22 January 2016, aged 17, in a 2–1 away win against VVV-Venlo, replacing Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.
Sassuolo
In January 2017, he was signed by Italian club Sassuolo on a four-and-a-half-year deal. On 29 October, at age 18, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 loss against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, coming on as a substitute for Diego Falcinelli in the 85th minute.
Loans to Cremonese, PEC Zwolle, Ascoli and Genoa
In January 2018, Scamacca joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 14 April 2018, in the league match against Palermo.
On 31 August 2018, Scamacca joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on loan. He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in the away league match won 1–0 against Groningen.
On 13 July 2019, he joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan.
On 2 October 2020, Scamacca joined Genoa in the Serie A on a season-long loan.
Return to Sassuolo
In summer 2021, Scamacca returned to Sassuolo, coached by Alessio Dionisi. On 17 October, he scored his first goals with the neroverdi, scoring a brace in an away game against his former team, Genoa, helping his side draw 2–2. During the 2021–22 season, he played as a starter alongside Domenico Berardi and Giacomo Raspadori in attack, and ended the season with 16 league goals. He made his last appearance to the club on 22 May 2022 in a 3–0 loss to AC Milan.
West Ham United
On 26 July 2022, Scamacca signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a five-year contract with an option for a further year. The transfer fee paid to Sassuolo was reportedly of £30.5 million, with an additional £5 million in add-ons. A 10% sell-on clause for the Italian team was also reportedly included in the deal.
Scamacca made his West Ham and Premier League debut coming on as a second-half substitute for Michail Antonio in a 2–0 home defeat to Manchester City on 7 August 2022. His first goal for West Ham came in his third game, on 18 August, in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League against Viborg; he scored the first goal of an eventual 3–1 win. He scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 October 2022. He had an injury hit first season with West Ham including a knee injury which required surgery. He scored only three Premier League goals and did not feature for the club after March 2023, thus missing their 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final win. He spent only a single season at West Ham, scoring eight goals in 27 appearances, including five in West Ham's run to win the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final.
Atalanta
Scamacca joined Atalanta on a permanent deal on 7 August 2023. The reported fee was an initial £22.5 million plus a further £4.3 million in add-ons. On 2 September, he scored a brace in a 3–0 victory over Monza, his first goals for the club.
International career
Youth
As a member of the Italy U17 side, Scamacca took part at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
With Italy U19, Scamacca took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time. The following year he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.
On 25 May 2018, Scamacca made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal.[citation needed] He scored his first goal with the Italy U21 team on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.[citation needed] He took part in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he scored two goals.
Senior
He received his first call up to the senior Italy squad for the team's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2021. He made his senior debut on 8 September, in a 5–0 home win over Lithuania, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi.
On 17 October, Scamacca scored his first senior international goal in Italy's 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to England at Wembley Stadium.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 January 2024.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Sassuolo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Serie A | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 16 | |||
Total | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 16 | ||||
Cremonese (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Ascoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 13 | ||
Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
West Ham United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 8 |
Atalanta | 2023–24 | Serie A | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | |
Career total | 154 | 43 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 180 | 57 |
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia and FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 20 November 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 1 |
- Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Scamacca goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 17 October 2023 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 13 | England | 1–0 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
West Ham United
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2018
Individual
- Coppa Italia top goalscorer: 2019–20 (shared), 2020–21
- Serie A Goal of the Month: October 2023
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rome
- Men's association football forwards
- Italian men's footballers
- PSV Eindhoven players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- US Cremonese players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- Genoa CFC players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Atalanta BC players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Premier League players
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's international footballers
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in England
- UEFA Europa Conference League winning players