Sebastian Giovinco facts for kids
 Giovinco playing for Toronto FC in 2015 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sebastian Giovinco | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.60 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Hilal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2015 | Juventus | 93 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | → Empoli (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | → Parma (loan) | 66 | (22) |
| 2015–2019 | Toronto FC | 114 | (68) |
| 2019– | Al-Hilal | 36 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Italy U16 | 7 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2005 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Italy U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Italy U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2008 | Italy U23 (Olympics) | 10 | (3) |
| 2011– | Italy | 23 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 September 2020. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Juventus | 2006–07 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Empoli (loan) | 2007–08 | Serie A | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| Juventus | 2008–09 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | — | |||
| Parma (loan) | 2010–11 | Serie A | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2011–12 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 16 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 70 | 23 | — | ||||
| Juventus | 2012–13 | Serie A | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 11 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 16 | — | ||
| Toronto FC | 2015 | MLS | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 23 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 37 | 22 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 32 | 20 | ||||
| 2018 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 18 | |||
| Total | 114 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 142 | 83 | — | ||
| Al-Hilal | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |||
| Total | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 14 | — | ||
| Career total | 343 | 119 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 439 | 146 | — | ||
International
- As of match played 14 October 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giovinco goal.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2013 | Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil |  Japan |
4–3 | 4–3 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
Club
Juventus Primavera
- Torneo di Viareggio: 2005
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2005–06
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2006
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2007
Juventus
- Serie A: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Serie B: 2006–07
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013
Toronto FC
- MLS Cup: 2017
- Eastern Conference Championship playoffs: 2016, 2017
- Supporters' Shield: 2017
- Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2019–20
- AFC Champions League: 2019
International
Italy
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2013
Italy U21
- Toulon Tournament: 2008
Individual
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera Best Player: 2005–06
- Toulon Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2008
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2009
- MLS All-Star (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- MLS Best XI (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
- MLS MVP Award: 2015
- MLS Golden Boot: 2015
- MLS Newcomer of the Year Award: 2015
- MLS Player of the Month: July 2015, August 2015
- Best MLS Player ESPY Award: 2016
- George Gross Memorial Trophy: 2017
- Canadian Championship Top scorer: 2017
- Audi Player Index Award (2): 2016, 2017
- Red Patch Boys Player of the Year (2): 2015, 2016
- CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball: 2018
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018
- CONCACAF Men's Best XI: 2018
- CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year: 2018 (Third Place)
Images for kids
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Giovinco in the Juventus youth sector in 2005
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Giovinco with Juventus first team in the 2008–09 season
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Giovinco (bottom right) playing for Juventus in the 2012–13 season
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Giovinco playing for Toronto FC during the 2015 MLS season
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Giovinco (furthest right) lining up at the 2008 Toulon Tournament
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Giovinco playing for Italy in 2012
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Giovinco playing for Juventus in 2012
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