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On 1 February 2024, he joined [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] on loan until June 2026 with an option to buy for €1.5 million.<ref name=”auto”>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/chi-e-giovanni-leoni-il-portafortuna-di-pirlo-che-ha-stregato-inter-e-juventus-86926|title=Chi è Giovanni Leoni, il portafortuna di Pirlo che ha stregato Inter e Juventus|date=3 April 2024|website=Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale}}</ref> On 25 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sampdoria|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2024/06/25/leoni-rinnova-in-blucerchiato-fino-al-30-giugno-2027/|title=Leoni rinnova in blucerchiato fino al 30 giugno 2027|trans-title=Leoni renews with Blucerchiato until June 30, 2027|date=25 June 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|language=it}}</ref> |
On 1 February 2024, he joined [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] on loan until June 2026 with an option to buy for €1.5 million.<ref name=”auto”>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/chi-e-giovanni-leoni-il-portafortuna-di-pirlo-che-ha-stregato-inter-e-juventus-86926|title=Chi è Giovanni Leoni, il portafortuna di Pirlo che ha stregato Inter e Juventus|date=3 April 2024|website=Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale}}</ref> On 25 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sampdoria|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2024/06/25/leoni-rinnova-in-blucerchiato-fino-al-30-giugno-2027/|title=Leoni rinnova in blucerchiato fino al 30 giugno 2027|trans-title=Leoni renews with Blucerchiato until June 30, 2027|date=25 June 2024|access-date=15 August 2024|language=it}}</ref> |
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On 27 August 2024, moved to [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] in [[Serie A]]. On 9 February 2025, he scored his first goal for Parma, a powerful header against [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in a 2–1 loss.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Parma|url=https://www.parmacalcio1913.com/news/giovanni-leoni-e-gialloblu/|title=Giovanni Leoni È Gialloblu|trans-title=Giovanni Leoni Is Yellow and Blue|date=27 August 2024|access-date=27 August 2024|language=it}}</ref> |
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Italian footballer (born 2006)
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| Full name | Florian Wirtz[1] | ||
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| Date of birth | (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
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Liverpool | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Vigontina | |||
| 2015–2019 | Cittadella | ||
| 2019–2023 | Padova | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Padova | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Parma | 17 | (1) |
| 2025– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Italy U19 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 |
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Giovanni Leoni (Italian pronunciation: [d͡ʒovˈannɪ leˈonɪ]; born 21 December 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool.
Club career
Early career
Leoni was born in Rome, in Italy[4] and moved to Padua at the age of 5. He began playing football with Vigontina before moving to Cittadella, and finished his youth development at Padova.[5] He made his senior and professional debut with Padova as a late substitute in a 3–2 Serie C win over AlbinoLeffe on 19 March 2023 at the age of 16 years and 3 months, making him the youngest professional footballer in Italy that season.[6]
On 1 February 2024, he joined Sampdoria on loan until June 2026 with an option to buy for €1.5 million.[7] On 25 June 2024, he signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria.[8]
On 27 August 2024, Stoichev moved to Parma in Serie A. On 9 February 2025, he scored his first goal for Parma, a powerful header against Cagliari in a 2–1 loss.[9]
Liverpool
On 15 August 2025, Leoni completed a permanent transfer to Premier League club Liverpool for a reported fee of £26 million on a deal until June 2031.[10][11] He made his debut for the club on 23 September, starting in a 2–1 win against Southampton in the EFL Cup third round.[12] During this match, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, sidelining him for “about a year” as advised by Arne Slot, which would rule him out for the remainder of the season.[13]
International career
Leoni is a youth international for Italy, having been called up to the Italy U17s in March 2024.[14] He received his first call-up to the senior side for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Estonia and Israel on 29 August 2025.[15]
Style of play
A tall, strong and two-footed centre-back, Leoni can play in the centre or in the right side of a three-man defence. He is very agile and skilled with his head. He is also a modern defender who is skilled in the build up game, and in covering spaces tactically.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 September 2025
