Giacomo Vrioni

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
Place of birth San Severino Marche, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team 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 9 (2)
2021–2022 → WSG Tirol (loan) 28 (19)
2022– New England Revolution 15 (4)
International career‡
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 22 April 2023
‡ 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] His transfer fee was reportedly close to $4 million.[26][27] On October 1, 2022, Vrioni scored his first goal for the club when he drew and converted himself a penalty past Atlanta United's Goalkeeper Raúl Gudiño.[28]

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.[29][30] 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.[31]

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.[32]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 March 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pistoiese (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 278——1[lower-alpha 2]0288
Venezia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 24110——251
Cittadella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 4010——50
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 20——1[lower-alpha 3]131
2020–21 Serie C 62——2[lower-alpha 3]082
Total 82200031113
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 1000000010
2020–21 Serie A 1000000010
Total 2000000020
WSG Tirol (loan) 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 281922——3021
New England Revolution 2022 MLS 71———71
2023 MLS 83———83
Total 154———154
Career total 1083442004111637
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Austrian Cup
  2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. Appearance(s) Serie C promotion play-offs

International
As of match played 13 June 2022[33][34][35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 201810
2020 1 0
2022 4 0
Total60

Honours

Juventus U23[33]

Juventus[36]

References
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