Giorgio Scalvini
Giorgio Scalvini (born 11 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for club Atalanta. Club career. Early career. Scalvini started playing football at Brescia at age of 10. He has played for the Atalanta Youth Sector since 2015. On 8 November 2020, Scalvini was called up for a Serie A match against Inter Milan from the first squad's manager Gian Piero Gasperini, though remained an unused substitute. On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the with the Primavera (under-19) team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final. Atalanta. Scalvini debutted for Atalanta on 24 October  2021, aged 17, in a Serie A match draw 1–1 at home against Udinese, coming on as substitute in the 85th minute. On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debutted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against Lipsia. On 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona. International career. Scalvini represented Italy internationally at under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 levels. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 16 November 2021, aged 17, playing as a starter in a friendly match won 4–2 against Romania in Frosinone. On  24 January 2022, Scalvini accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the "Azzurri" for a three-day training camp in Coverciano. Style of play. Scalvini is a centre-back who has a good technique and good at headers with his height of 1.95 m. He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.