Giacomo Faticanti

Giacomo Faticanti (born 31 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Roma.

Giacomo Faticanti
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004
Place of birth Sora, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 73
Youth career
Atletico Sora
2010–2018 Frosinone
2018– Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Roma 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Italy U15 4 (0)
2019–2020 Italy U16 12 (1)
2021 Italy U18 1 (0)
2021– Italy U19 15 (0)
2022– Italy U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2022

In 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly list of the 60 best talents born in 2004 in world football.[1]

Club career

Born and raised in Sora,[2][3][4] Faticanti started playing football at the local grassroots club, before joining Frosinone in 2010,[5][6][7] and then moving to AS Roma's youth sector in 2018.[7][8][9][10]

Here, he won both the under-15 and under-17 national titles, respectively, in 2019 and 2021.[7][8][9] Having already started playing with the under-19 team in 2021,[11][12] the midfielder became a regular starter of the squad throughout the 2021-22 season.[8][13][14]

In the summer of 2022, Faticanti began training with the first team, led by José Mourinho, during their pre-season, as he featured in friendlies against Portimonense and Sunderland.[15] In August of the same year, he signed a contract extension with the club until 2026,[16][17] and then made his first bench appearances for Roma's first team.[1][18][19]

On 27 October 2022, Faticanti made his professional debut, coming in as a substitute for Cristian Volpato at the 78th minute of the UEFA Europa League match against HJK, which ended in a 2-1 win for his side.[20][21] In April 2023, he was part of Roma's under-19 squad that won the Coppa Italia Primavera.[22][23]

International career

Faticanti has represented Italy at various youth international levels.

Having first played for the under-15 national team,[8] he featured regularly with the under-16 team,[5][24] a side that he soon went on to captain.[7] Then, he played for the under-18, under-19 and under-20 national teams.[12][25][26]

In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia,[27] where the Azzurrini reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners England.[28]

In December of the same year, he was involved in a training camp led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, as part of a stage aimed to the most promising national talents.[29]

In May 2023, he was included by head coach Carmine Nunziata in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[30]

Style of play

Faticanti is mainly a defensive midfielder, who has been regarded for his reading of the game, his aerial skills and his tackling.[5][12] He can also act as a deep-lying playmaker, thanks to his ability to dictate the tempo and his wide range of passing.[6][12][31] Moreover, he has shown a considerable amount of stamina, work rate and leadership skills, which led him to become the captain of his side in various occasions.[1][31]

Although he named Sergio Busquets between his sources of inspiration,[5] the Italian player has also been compared to Daniele De Rossi, who played in his same role and similarly started his career at AS Roma.[7][12][14]

In 2021, he was included in The Guardian's yearly list of the 60 best talents born in 2004 in world football.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 October 2022[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

    Honours

    Roma U19

    References
    1. Christenson, Marcus; Bandini, Nicky. "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    2. "La Roma Under 17 conquista lo scudetto grazie anche al sorano Faticanti". Casilina News (in Italian). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    3. "Giacomo Faticanti Campione d'Italia con la Roma Under 17". Sora24 (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    4. Salines, Alessandro (22 June 2022). "Ciak si gira l'Europeo, il regista è il sorano Giacomo Faticanti". AlessioPorcu.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    5. "Giacomo Faticanti, tra De Rossi e Busquets fa sognare la Roma". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
    6. "Giacomo Faticanti, promettente playmaker della Roma". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
    7. Gentile, Lorenzo (13 January 2022). "Sognando De Rossi: chi è Faticanti, la rivelazione della Roma". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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