Sebastian Giovinco

Sebastian Giovinco (born 26 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal and the Italy national team.

Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco 2015-05-23 Toronto FC.jpg
Giovinco playing for Toronto FC in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSebastian Giovinco
Date of birth26 January 1987 (aged 39)
Place of birthTurin, Italy
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing positionForward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Hilal
Number9
Youth career
1996–2006Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2015Juventus93(14)
2007–2008Empoli (loan)35(6)
2010–2012Parma (loan)66(22)
2015–2019Toronto FC114(68)
2019–Al-Hilal36(11)
National team
2003Italy U167(4)
2003–2004Italy U177(1)
2005Italy U184(0)
2006Italy U191(1)
2006–2007Italy U204(0)
2007–2009Italy U2120(1)
2008Italy U23 (Olympics)10(3)
2011–Italy23(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Career statistics

Club

Juventus Primavera

Juventus[3][4]

Toronto FC

Al-Hilal

International

Italy

Italy U21

Honours

Individual

Sebastian Giovinco Media

References

  1. Sebastian Giovincosoccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. Finale campionato primavera 2005–06. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Stefano Bedeschi. Gli eroi in bianconero: Sebastian GIOVINCO (in it) (26 January 2011)Tutto Juve. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. Sebastian GiovincoEurosport. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. Laura Armstrong. Toronto FC bound for MLS Cup final. The Star (30 November 2016). Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  6. Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0 (29 November 2017)mlssocer.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield (30 September 2017)mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. Toronto FC 5, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 2018 Canadian Championship Recap (15 August 2018)torontofc.ca. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. Benjamin Baer. 2016 Team of the Week (Wk 21): Toronto take Trillium Cup thanks to Giovinco (1 August 2016)MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  10. Arun Srinivasan. Toronto FC routs Columbus to capture Trillium Cup (26 May 2017)The Score. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  11. Al Hilal SFC seal 16th Saudi Pro League title. AFC. 30 August 2020. https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/al-hilal-sfc-seal-16th-saudi-pro-league-title. Retrieved 30 August 2020. 
  12. Final - 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title. AFC. 24 November 2019. https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/final-2nd-leg-al-dawsari-gomis-strikes-seal-al-hilal-title. Retrieved 24 November 2019. 
  13. Italy Under-21s Champions of Toulon (30 May 2008)Goal.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. TFC Player Profile: Sebastian GiovincoToronto FC.ca. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Technical ReportUEFA.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  16. Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster (20 July 2015)Major League Soccer. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  17. Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game. sportsnet.ca. http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/bradley-giovinco-represent-tfc-mls-star-game/. Retrieved 21 July 2017. 
  18. Sebastian Giovinco Named to 2018 MLS All-Star Game. torontofc.ca. 28 June 2018. https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2018/06/28/sebastian-giovinco-named-2018-mls-all-star-game. 
  19. 2015 MLS Best XI revealed: 10 first-time selections get the nod (29 November 2015)Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  20. Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco among MLS Best XI despite MVP snub (5 December 2016)ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  21. Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for JulyMajor League Soccer. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  22. Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for August (3 September 2015)Major League Soccer. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  23. Sebastian Giovinco is the 2016 Audi Player Index leader (25 October 2016)mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  24. Sebastian Giovinco and TFC - Audi Player Index Spotlight (30 October 2017)mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  25. Audi Player Index Awardmlssoccer.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  26. RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Awardredpatchboys.ca. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  27. 2018 SCCL - Best XI. CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  28. Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men's Best XI. www.concacaf.com (15 January 2019). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  29. Lozano caps brilliant 2018 with Concacaf Male Player of the Year Award. www.concacaf.com (15 January 2019). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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