Giacomo Raspadori 

(born 18 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as

a forward for Serie A club Napoli, on loan from Sassuolo, and the Italy national team.

Club career[edit]
Sassuolo[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Youth[edit]
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[edit]
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 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[edit]
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. 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]
In October 2021, he was described as "Italy's next centre-forward in the making" by Daniele
Verri of BBC Sport.[20]

Personal life[edit]
In 2021, he was combining his football career with studying sports science at university.[20]

Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
As of match played 23 April 2023[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

League Coppa Italia Europe Total

Seaso
Club
n
Divisio App Goal App Goal App Goal App Goal
n s s s s s s s s

Sassuolo 2018–
Serie A 1 0 — — 1 0
19

2019–
Serie A 11 2 2 0 — 13 2
20

2020–
Serie A 27 6 1 0 — 28 6
21

2021–
Serie A 36 10 2 0 — 38 10
22

2022– Serie A 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
23
 Total 76 18 6 0 — 82 18

Napoli (loa 2022–
Serie A 19 2 1 0 7[a] 4 27 6
n) 23

Career total 95 20 7 0 7 4 109 24

1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]
As of match played 20 November 2022[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team Year Apps Goals

2021 7 1
Italy
2022 10 4

Total 17 5

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

List of international goals scored by Giacomo Raspadori

N C Oppon Sco Res Compet R

Date Venue
o. ap ent re ult ition ef.

8 Mapei 2022 FIFA

Septem Stadium, R  Lithu World Cup
1 5 3–0 5–0 [22]

ber eggio ania qualificatio

2021 Emilia, Italy n

2 29 Konya 9  Turk 2–1 3–2 Friendly [23]

 List of international goals scored by Giacomo Raspadori

N C Oppon Sco Res Compet R

Date Venue
o. ap ent re ult ition ef.

Metropolita
n
March
3 Municipality ey 3–1
2022
Stadium, Ko
nya, Turkey

23
San
Septem  Engl
4 Siro, Milan, 14 1–0 1–0 [24]

ber and
Italy
2022 2022–23
UEFA
Nations
26 Puskás League A
Septem Aréna, Bud  Hung
5 15 1–0 2–0 [25]

ber apest, ary

2022 Hungary