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Giacomo Vrioni (Albanian: Xhakomo Vrioni; born 15 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Born in Italy, he represents the Albania national team.

Giacomo Vrioni

Vrioni with the New England Revolution in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	San Severino Marche, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	New England Revolution
Number	9
Youth career
2015–2017	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Matelica	4	(0)
2017–2020	Sampdoria	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Pistoiese (loan)	27	(8)
2018–2019	→ Venezia (loan)	24	(1)
2019–2020	→ Cittadella (loan)	4	(0)
2020–2022	Juventus	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Juventus U23 (res.)	9	(2)
2021–2022	→ WSG Tirol (loan)	28	(19)
2022–	New England Revolution	7	(1)
National team‡
2016	Italy U18	2	(0)
2016	Italy U19	4	(1)
2018–2020	Albania U21	8	(2)
2018–	Albania	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Club career

Sampdoria

Born in San Severino Marche, Macerata, before Vrioni joined Sampdoria, he played in Serie D side Matelica where he made four appearances. In January 2015, Vrioni joined the Sampdoria youth system where he played a total of 58 matches, scoring 20 goals and making 6 assists. In the 2016–17 season he was also an unused substitute two times: once in Serie A against Palermo and once in Coppa Italia against Cagliari.[2][3]

Loan to Pistoiese

On 20 July 2017, Vrioni was signed by Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan deal.[4] On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Pistoiese as a substitute replacing Devis Nossa in the 67th minute and in the 74th minute he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 away draw against Pro Piacenza.[5] On 4 October, Vrioni played his first match for the club as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Olbia, and was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 69th minute.[6] On 23 October he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.[7] On 17 December he played his first entire match for Pistoiese and recorded his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 home win over Gavorrano.[8] Vrioni ended his loan to Pistoiese with 27 appearances, 8 goals and 4 assists.[9]

Loan to Venezia

On 9 July 2018, Vrioni was loaned to Serie B side Venezia on a season-long loan deal.[10] On 5 August he made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Südtirol in the second round of Coppa Italia.[11] On 26 August he made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 home win over Spezia, he was replaced by Alexandre Geijo after 76 minutes.[12] Four months later, on 3 December, Vrioni scored his first goal in Serie B for the club in the 46th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Foggia.[13] Vrioni ended his season-long loan to Venezia with 25 appearances, including 11 as a starter, 1 goal and 2 assists, but he played only 4 entire matches.[9]

Loan to Cittadella

On 19 July 2019, Vrioni joined Serie B side Cittadella on loan until 30 June 2020.[14] On 18 August, he made his debut for Cittadella as a substitute replacing Davide Diaw in the 84th minute of a match won at penalties in the third round of Coppa Italia against Carpi.[15] Six days later, on 24 August, he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 81st minute of a 3–0 home defeat against Spezia.[16] On 31 August he played his first match as a starter for Cittadella, a 4–1 away defeat against Benevento, and was replaced by Alberto Paleari after 46 minutes.[17] In January 2020, Vrioni was re-called from Sampdoria leaving Cittadella with only 5 appearances.[9]

Juventus

On 30 January 2020, Vrioni joined Juventus for an undisclosed fee; they moved him to their reserve team Juventus U23 in the Serie C.[18] He made his professional debut, and Serie A debut, with the first team on 1 August 2020, in a 3–1 home defeat against Roma, coming on as a second–half substitute for Gonzalo Higuaín.[19][20] On 27 November 2020, he injured his fibula, forcing him on the sidelines for five months.[21] Vrioni returned from injury on 25 April 2021, playing in a home 1–0 win against Carrarese; he also scored the winning goal from the penalty spot.[22]

Loan to WSG Tirol

On 5 July 2021, Vrioni was loaned to WSG Tirol in the Austrian Bundesliga.[23] On 17 July, Vrioni made his debut for WSG Tirol in a 3–0 away win against Leobendorf in the first round of the Austrian Cup, scoring his first goal for the club.[24]

New England Revolution

On 5 July 2022, Vrioni signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.[25]

International career

Italy

Vrioni represented Italy at the Under-18 and Under-19 levels. On 9 March 2016 he made his debut at the U-18 level as a substitute replacing Simone Lo Faso in the 61st minute of a 1–1 home draw against Switzerland U-18. On 11 August 2016, Vrioni made his U-19 debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Croatia U-19, where he played the entire match. On 6 September 2016 he scored his first international goal, as a substitute, in the 94th minute of a 3–1 home win over Turkey U-19.

Albania

In September 2018 he switched his allegiance to his country of origin, Albania, after being called up to their Under-21 side for a friendly against his country of birth, Italy.[26][27] He earned his first cap in this match, netting a last-minute equalizer in an eventual 3–1 defeat, as the Italian side scored two goals in injury time.[28]

Vrioni made his senior debut for Albania on 14 October 2018, coming on as a second–half substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to Israel in the UEFA Nations League.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 October 2022[30]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pistoiese (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	27	8	—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	28	8
Venezia (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
Cittadella (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Juventus U23	2019–20	Serie C	2	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 3]	1	3	1
	2020–21	Serie C	6	2	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	8	2
	Total		8	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	11	3
Juventus	2019–20	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020–21	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
WSG Tirol (loan)	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	28	19	2	2	—		—		30	21
New England Revolution	2022	MLS	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Career total			100	31	4	2	0	0	4	1	108	34

International

As of match played 6 June 2022[30]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Albania	2018	1	0
	2020	1	0
	2022	2	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Juventus U23[30]

• Coppa Italia Serie C: 2019–20

Juventus[31]

• Serie A: 2019–20

References

External links

• Giacomo Vrioni – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Giacomo Vrioni at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni (* 15. Oktober 1998 in San Severino Marche) ist ein albanisch-italienischer Fußballspieler, der als Leihspieler von Juventus Turin bei der WSG Tirol unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Giacomo Vrioni

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[fr] Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni, né le 15 octobre 1998 à San Severino Marche, est un footballeur international albanais qui évolue au poste d'attaquant avec le Revolution de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en MLS.

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[it] Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni (San Severino Marche, 15 ottobre 1998) è un calciatore italiano naturalizzato albanese, attaccante dei N.E. Revolution e della nazionale albanese.

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