Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni (born 15 October 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus U23 and the Albania national under-21 team. Born in Italy, Vrioni represented his native country internationally at youth level, before switching allegiance to Albania in 2018.

Giacomo Vrioni
Personal information
Full name Giacomo Vrioni
Date of birth (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998
Place of birth San Severino Marche, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 21
Youth career
2015–2017 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Matelica 4 (0)
2017–2020 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Pistoiese (loan) 27 (8)
2018–2019 → Venezia (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2020 → Cittadella (loan) 4 (0)
2020– Juventus U23 7 (2)
2020– Juventus 2 (0)
National team
2016 Italy U18 2 (0)
2016 Italy U19 4 (1)
2018– Albania U21 4 (1)
2018 Albania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:12, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Sampdoria

Born in San Severino Marche, Macerata, before Vrioni joined Sampdoria, he played in Serie D side Matelica where he made four appearances. In January 2015, Vrioni joined the Sampdoria youth system where he played a total of 58 matches, scoring 20 goals and making 6 assists. In the 2016–17 season he was also an unused substitute two times: once in Serie A against Palermo and once in Coppa Italia against Cagliari.[1][2]

Loan to Pistoiese

On 20 July 2017, Vrioni was signed by Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan deal.[3] On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Pistoiese as a substitute replacing Devis Nossa in the 67th minute and in the 74th minute he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 away draw against Pro Piacenza.[4] On 4 October, Vrioni played his first match for the club as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Olbia, and was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 69th minute.[5] On 23 October he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.[6] On 17 December he played his first entire match for Pistoiese and recorded his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 home win over Gavorrano.[7] Vrioni ended his loan to Pistoiese with 27 appearances, 8 goals and 4 assists.[8]

Loan to Venezia

On 9 July 2018, Vrioni was loaned to Serie B side Venezia on a season-long loan deal.[9] On 5 August he made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Südtirol in the second round of Coppa Italia.[10] On 26 August he made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 home win over Spezia, he was replaced by Alexandre Geijo after 76 minutes.[11] Four months later, on 3 December, Vrioni scored his first goal in Serie B for the club in the 46th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Foggia.[12] Vrioni ended his season-long loan to Venezia with 25 appearances, including 11 as a starter, 1 goal and 2 assists, but he played only 4 entire matches.[8]

Loan to Cittadella

On 19 July 2019, Vrioni joined Serie B side Cittadella on loan until 30 June 2020.[13] On 18 August, he made his debut for Cittadella as a substitute replacing Davide Diaw in the 84th minute of a match won at penalties in the third round of Coppa Italia against Carpi.[14] Six days later, on 24 August, he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 81st minute of a 3–0 home defeat against Spezia.[15] On 31 August he played his first match as a starter for Cittadella, a 4–1 away defeat against Benevento, and was replaced by Alberto Paleari after 46 minutes.[16] In January 2020, Vrioni was re-called from Sampdoria leaving Cittadella with only 5 appearances.[8]

Juventus and Juventus U23

On 30 January 2020, Vrioni joined Serie C club Juventus U23 for an undisclosed fee.[17]

On 1 August 2020 he made his professional debut with the Juventus first team, as well as his Serie A debut, in a 3–1 home defeat against Roma, coming on as a second–half substitute for Gonzalo Higuaín.[18][19]

International career

Italy youth career

Vrioni represented Italy at the Under-18 and Under-19 levels. On 9 March 2016 he made his debut at the U-18 level as a substitute replacing Simone Lo Faso in the 61st minute of a 1–1 home draw against Switzerland U-18. On 11 August 2016, Vrioni made his U-19 debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Croatia U-19, where he played the entire match. On 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal, as a substitute, in the 94th minute of a 3–1 home win over Turkey U-19.

Youth

In September 2018 he switched his allegiance to his country of origin, Albania, after being called up to their Under-21 side for a friendly against his country of birth, Italy.[20][21] He earned his first cap in this match, netting a last-minute equalizer in an eventual 3–1 defeat, as the Italian side scored two goals in injury time.[22]

Senior

Vrioni made his senior debut for Albania on 14 October 2018, coming on as a second–half substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Israel in the UEFA Nations League.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 November 2020[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pistoiese (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 278——1[lower-alpha 1] 0288
Venezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 24110——252
Cittadella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 4010——50
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 20——1[lower-alpha 2] 131
2020–21 Serie C 4 1 — — 0 0 4 1
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 100 00 00 010
2020–21 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 6310200 02 16711
  1. One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. One appearance and one goal in Serie C promotion play-offs

International
As of 14 October 2018[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania
201810
Total10

Honours

Club

Juventus U23[24]

Juventus[25]

References
  1. "Palermo vs. Sampdoria - 26 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. "Sampdoria vs. Cagliari - 30 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. "UFFICIALE: Vrioni in prestito alla Pistoiese". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 September 2017.
  5. "Olbia vs. Pistoiese - 4 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  6. "Pontedera vs. Pistoiese - 23 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. "Pistoiese vs. Gavorrano - 17 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. "Italy - G. Vrioni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Vrioni in prestito al Venezia". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. "Venezia vs. Südtirol - 5 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  11. "Venezia vs. Spezia - 25 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  12. "Foggia vs. Venezia - 3 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. "UFFICIALE: Cittadella, preso l'attaccante Vrioni dalla Samp". Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. "Cittadella vs. Carpi - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  15. "Cittadella vs. Spezia - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  16. "Benevento vs. Cittadella - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  17. "FRANCOFONTE, GERBI E STOPPA SONO BLUCERCHIATI. VRIONI PASSA ALLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 30 January 2020.
  18. "L'ultimo atto alla Roma" (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. "Juve-Roma LIVE" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  20. "Venezia, Vrioni convocato dall'Albania Under 21: tutti i dettagli | Triveneto Goal" [Venezia. Vrioni called up by Albania U21: all the details] (in Italian). Triveneto Goal. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  21. "Venezia, Vrioni convocato dall'Albania Under 21" [Venezia, Vrioni called up by Albania U21] (in Italian). TuttoB.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  22. "Vrioni na bën të ëndërrojmë, por italianët na "trullosin" në limite" [Vrioni makes us dream, but Italians stun us at the limits] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  23. "Israel vs. Albania - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. Giacomo Vrioni at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  25. "Italy - M. Olivieri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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