Gianluca Scamacca

Gianluca Scamacca
Scamacca with West Ham United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Scamacca
Date of birth (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
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)
2018Cremonese (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019PEC Zwolle (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020Ascoli (loan) 33 (9)
2020–2021Genoa (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)
*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.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Gianluca Scamacca
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 October 2023 Wembley Stadium, London, England 13  England 1–0 1–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

West Ham United

Italy U19

Individual


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