Giacomo Raspadori

Giacomo Raspadori

Raspadori with Italy in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Giacomo Raspadori [1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bentivoglio, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Napoli
Number	81
Youth career
2006–2009	Progresso
2009–2019	Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Sassuolo	76	(18)
2022–2023	→ Napoli (loan)	25	(2)
2023–	Napoli	34	(5)
International career‡
2016–2017	Italy U17	9	(1)
2018–2019	Italy U19	14	(4)
2019	Italy U20	5	(1)
2020–2021	Italy U21	8	(3)
2021–	Italy	26	(6)
Medal record Representing   Italy UEFA European Championship Winner 2020 Europe UEFA Nations League 2023 Netherlands CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Runner-up 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Giacomo Raspadori Cavaliere OMRI (born 18 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Napoli and the Italy national team.

Club career

Sassuolo

Raspadori joined the youth academy of Sassuolo in 2009, after a year with local club Progresso. ^[2] On 9 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Sassuolo for four years. ^[3] Raspadori made his professional debut with Sassuolo in a 3–1 Serie A defeat to Atalanta on 26 May 2019. ^[4]

Napoli

On 20 August 2022, Napoli signed Raspadori on a one-year loan with an obligation to purchase. ^[5] On 14 September, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–0 away win over Rangers. ^[6] On 4 October, he scored a brace and provided an assist in a 6–1 away win over Ajax. ^[7] On 12 October, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Ajax, in which his club managed to reach the knockout phase. ^[8]

International career

Youth

Raspadori took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the Italy U19 squad, scoring one goal in the tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 3 September 2020, playing against Slovenia in a friendly match. He took part in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where he scored one goal in the group stage phase. ^[9]

Senior

In June 2021, Raspadori was called up by coach Roberto Mancini to the final 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, despite never having been capped for the Italy senior squad. ^[10] On 4 June 2021, he debuted for Italy in a friendly win over the Czech Republic, replacing Ciro Immobile in the second half. ^[11] He made his only appearance of Euro 2020 on 20 June, in Italy's final group match against Wales in Rome, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi; the match ended in a 1–0 victory to the Italians, allowing them to top their group, ^[12] On 11 July, Raspadori won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2 penalty shoot-out victory over England at Wembley Stadium in the final, after a 1–1 draw in extra time. ^[13]

On 8 September 2021, Raspadori scored his first goal for the Italy senior national team, making the score 3–0 in an eventual 5–0 home win over Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier; ten minutes before, his off-goal shot also contributed to an own goal from the opposing defender Edgaras Utkus. ^[14]

In September 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over England, ^[15] then a goal in a 2–0 away win over Hungary, to qualify his country to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals. ^[16]

Style of play

Raspadori is a quick, diminutive, and agile forward, with a low centre of gravity, who is capable of playing as a second striker, as an out-and-out striker or centre-forward, as an attacking midfielder, and even as a winger in a 4–2–3–1 formation. He has also been deployed as a false 9 on occasion under Italy manager Luciano Spalletti; although seemingly fielded as a centre-forward in this role, he often drops deep to create space for the late runs of his midfield teammates. A two-footed player, who possesses good vision and technical skills, he is capable of both creating and scoring goals. He is also known for his ability to provide depth to his team and either exploit or create space with his runs, although he is also capable of dropping deep and linking-up with midfielders. His playing style has drawn comparisons with Antonio Di Natale and Carlos Tevez, although he has cited Sergio Agüero as one of his major inspirations. ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

In October 2021, he was described as "Italy's next centre-forward in the making" by Daniele Verri of BBC Sport . ^[21]

Personal life

In 2021, he was combining his football career with studying sports science at university. ^[21]

On 10 May 2024, Giacomo Raspadori and his partner welcomed their daughter Camilla to the world. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sassuolo	2018–19	Serie A	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20	Serie A	11	2	2	0	—		—		13	2
	2020–21	Serie A	27	6	1	0	—		—		28	6
	2021–22	Serie A	36	10	2	0	—		—		38	10
	2022–23	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		76	18	6	0	—		—		82	18
Napoli (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	25	2	1	0	7 [lower-alpha 1]	4	—		33	6
Napoli	2023–24	Serie A	34	5	1	0	8 [lower-alpha 1]	1	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	44	6
	Total		59	7	2	0	15	5	1	0	77	12
Career total			135	25	8	0	15	5	1	0	159	30

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 24 March 2024 ^[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2021	7	1
	2022	10	4
	2023	7	1
	2024	2	0
Total		26	6

Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Raspadori goal.

List of international goals scored by Giacomo Raspadori

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	8 September 2021	Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, Italy	5	Lithuania	3–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[24]
2	29 March 2022	Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya, Turkey	9	Turkey	2–1	3–2	Friendly	[25]
3					3–1
4	23 September 2022	San Siro, Milan, Italy	14	England	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	[26]
5	26 September 2022	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	15	Hungary	1–0	2–0		[27]
6	17 November 2023	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	23	North Macedonia	4–2	5–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	[28]

Honours

Napoli

• Serie A: 2022–23 ^[29]

Italy

• UEFA European Championship: 2020 ^[13]

Individual

• Serie A Player of the Month: January 2022 ^[30]

Orders

• 

  5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana : 2021 ^[31]

References

1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 63" [Official Statement No. 63](PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 15 October 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. Boscagli, Gabriele (27 May 2019). "Sapevamo tutti che sarebbe successo: Raspadori esordisce in A".
3. "Rinnovi contrattuali per Adjapong e Raspadori, prodotti del vivaio neroverde". www.sassuolocalcio.it.
4. "Atalanta vs. Sassuolo - 26 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
5. "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Giacomo Raspadori". S.S.C. Napoli (in Italian). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. "Rangers 0–3 Napoli". UEFA. 14 September 2022.
7. "Ajax 1–6 Napoli". UEFA. 4 October 2022.
8. "Napoli beat Ajax to reach Champions League last 16". France24. 12 October 2022.
9. "Parte l'avventura europea. Ufficializzata la lista dei 23, da domani ritiro a Tirrenia" (in Italian). 24 May 2021.
10. "26-man squad announcement for the Euros: Giacomo Raspadori makes it". Italian Football Federation . 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
11. "Esordio Raspadori in Nazionale: entra al 78′ di Italia-Repubblica Ceca". Calcio News 24 (in Italian). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
12. "Euro 2020 Italia-Galles 1-0, 5 verità: capolavoro di Mancini. La forza del gruppo e del centrocampo azzurro" (in Italian). Eurosport. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
13. McNulty, Phil (11 July 2021). "England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
14. "Italy-Lithuania". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
15. "Raspadori gives Italy 1-0 win to relegate stodgy England". Reuters. 23 September 2022.
16. Steve Douglas (26 September 2022). "Italy advances in Nations League; England, Germany draw 3-3". Associated Press News.
17. Atturo, Emanuele (1 September 2020). "Raspadori è un centravanti atipico per il calcio italiano" (in Italian). L'Ultimo Uomo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
18. Riggio, Salvatore (22 April 2021). "Raspadori: ecco chi è il bomber che con 2 gol ha sconfitto il Milan". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
19. Perisse, Marco (18 May 2021). "Chi è Giacomo Raspadori, la novità tra i neo-convocati del ct Roberto Mancini" (in Italian). GQ Italia. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
20. "Italy starting striker: Spalletti has just three options for Euro 2024". Football Italia. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
21. Verri, Daniele (5 October 2021). "Is Raspadori Italy's next star striker?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
22. "È nata Camilla! 🎀 Congratulazioni a mamma Elisa e papà Giacomo!". Twitter . 10 May 2024.
23. Giacomo Raspadori at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
24. "Italy 5–0 Lithuania: Italy make sure of unbeaten record". BBC Sport. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
25. "Turkey 2–3 Italy: Giacomo Raspadori scores twice in first win since missing out on World Cup". BBC Sport. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
26. "Italy 1–0 England: Gareth Southgate's side relegated after Nations League defeat". BBC Sport. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
27. "Hungary 0–2 Italy: European champions reach Nations League finals at hosts' expense". BBC Sport. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
28. "Italy vs. North Macedonia 5 - 2". Soccerway.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
29. "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
30. "Giacomo Raspadori EA Sports Player of the Month for January". Serie A. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
31. "Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo" (in Italian). quirinale.it. 16 July 2021.

External links

• Giacomo Raspadori at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Profile ^{[ dead link ]} at Lega Serie A (in Italian)
• Giacomo Raspadori FIGC Italy U17 profile (in Italian)
• Giacomo Raspadori FIGC Italy U19 profile (in Italian)
• Giacomo Raspadori FIGC Italy U20 profile (in Italian)
• Giacomo Raspadori FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)
• Giacomo Raspadori FIGC Italy profile (in Italian)