.jpg) Giovinco playing for Toronto FC in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sebastian Giovinco[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1987[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2006 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Juventus | 92 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Empoli (loan) | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Parma (loan) | 66 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Toronto FC | 114 | (68) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al Hilal | 57 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sampdoria | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 366 | (120) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Italy | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Giovinco (Italian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan dʒoˈviŋko]; born 26 January 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. A quick and creative player on the ball, Giovinco was a versatile attacker capable of playing in multiple offensive positions but mainly operating behind a lone striker as a trequartista.
Giovinco began his professional career with Italian club Juventus in Serie B in 2006, and soon spent loan spells with Italian clubs Empoli and Parma. He signed for Toronto FC in 2015, a deal which made him the league's highest paid player. Across his four seasons with the club, he won three Canadian Championships as well as a historic domestic treble in 2017, which included the team's maiden MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield titles. Individually, Giovinco also won the MLS Golden Boot, the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award, the MLS MVP Award, the George Gross Memorial Trophy for the most valuable player of the Canadian Championship, and the CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball in 2018, a tournament in which Toronto finished as runners-up. Giovinco left Toronto FC in 2019 as the club's all-time top goalscorer.
Giovinco would join Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, where he won the AFC Champions League in his first year with the team and the Saudi Pro League and King Cup in his second season. He then returned to Italy for a brief stint with Sampdoria in 2022.
At international level, Giovinco made his debut with the Italy senior side in 2011, and collected over 20 caps; he also took part at UEFA Euro 2012, where his side finished as runners-up, and at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he won a bronze medal and scored his only international goal.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Giovinco". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Giovinco" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 6 January 2023.