Valentina Giacinti

Valentina Giacinti (born 2 January 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as forward for A.C. Milan and the Italy women's national team.

Valentina Giacinti
Giacinti playing for Italy in 2018
Personal information
Full name Valentina Giacinti
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
Place of birth Trescore Balneario, Italy[1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Milan
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2009 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Atalanta 56 (34)
2012–2013 Napoli 29 (17)
2013–2017 Mozzanica 96 (86)
2017–2018 Brescia 22 (21)
2018– Milan 36 (30)
National team‡
2015– Italy 30 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:12, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Giacinti has been Serie A's top scorer on three occasions: 2015–16, 2017–18 and 2018–19.[3]

International career

Giacinti was named in the 23-player Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] Despite Giacinti's prolific record at club level, national team coach Milena Bertolini tended to deploy her as a substitute in the run up to the tournament.[4] Giacinti scored Italy's opening goal in a 2–0 victory against China in the round of 16.[5]

Honours

Individual
  • AIC Best Women's XI: 2019[6]

References
  1. "Valentina Giacinti". AC Milan. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. Novello, Alberto; Di Maggio, Roberto (2 May 2019). "Italy - List of Women's Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. Saetta, Giulio; Bianchin, Luca (31 May 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 10: Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. Pender, Kieran (2019-06-25). "Valentina Giacinti steers Italy into quarter-finals as China brushed aside". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  6. "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.


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