 Raspadori withItaly in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giacomo Raspadori[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-18)18 February 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Bentivoglio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Progresso | ||
| 2009–2019 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Sassuolo | 76 | (18) |
| 2022–2023 | →Napoli (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Napoli | 63 | (11) |
| 2025– | Atlético Madrid | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U19 | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | Italy U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Italy U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 2021– | Italy | 45 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:53, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Giacomo RaspadoriCavaliere OMRI (born 18 February 2000) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLa Liga clubAtlético Madrid and theItaly national team.
Raspadori joined the youth academy ofSassuolo in 2009, after a year with local club Progresso.[2] On 9 August 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Sassuolo for four years.[3] Raspadori made his professional debut with Sassuolo in a 3–1Serie A defeat toAtalanta on 26 May 2019.[4]
On 20 August 2022,Napoli signed Raspadori on a one-year loan with an obligation to purchase.[5] On 14 September, he scored his firstChampions League goal in a 3–0 away win overRangers.[6] On 4 October, he scored a brace and provided an assist in a 6–1 away win overAjax.[7] On 12 October, he scored a goal in a 4–2 win over Ajax, in which his club managed to reach theknockout phase.[8]
On 11 August 2025, Raspadori officially joinedLa Liga clubAtlético Madrid, signing a five-year contract.[9] A month later, on 30 September, he netted his first goal for the club in a 5–1 victory overEintracht Frankfurt in theChampions League.[10]
Raspadori took part in the2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with theItaly U19 squad, scoring one goal in the tournament.[citation needed]
He made his debut with theItaly U21 squad on 3 September 2020, playing againstSlovenia in a friendly match. He took part in the2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where he scored one goal in the group stage phase.[11]
In June 2021, Raspadori was called up by coachRoberto Mancini to the final 26-man squad for theUEFA Euro 2020 tournament, despite never having been capped for the Italy senior squad.[12] On 4 June 2021, he debuted forItaly in a friendly win over theCzech Republic, replacingCiro Immobile in the second half.[13] He made his only appearance of Euro 2020 on 20 June, in Italy's final group match againstWales in Rome, coming on as a second–half substitute forFederico Bernardeschi; the match ended in a 1–0 victory to the Italians, allowing them to top their group,[14] On 11 July, Raspadori won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2penalty shoot-out victory overEngland atWembley Stadium in thefinal, after a 1–1 draw inextra time.[15]
On 8 September 2021, Raspadori scored his first goal for the Italy senior national team, making the score 3–0 in an eventual 5–0 home win overLithuania in aWorld Cup qualifier; ten minutes before, his off-goal shot also contributed to anown goal from the opposing defenderEdgaras Utkus.[16]
In September 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win overEngland,[17] then a goal in a 2–0 away win overHungary, to qualify his country to the2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.[18]
Raspadori is a quick, diminutive, and agile forward, with a low centre of gravity, who is capable of playing as asecond striker, as an out-and-outstriker orcentre-forward, as anattacking midfielder, and even as awinger in a 4–2–3–1 formation. He has also been deployed as afalse 9 on occasion under Italy managerLuciano Spalletti; although seemingly fielded as a centre-forward in this role, he often drops deep to create space for the late runs of his midfield teammates. A two-footed player, who possesses good vision and technical skills, he is capable of both creating and scoring goals. He is also known for his ability to provide depth to his team and either exploit or create space with his runs, although he is also capable of dropping deep and linking-up with midfielders. His playing style has drawn comparisons withAntonio Di Natale andCarlos Tevez, although he has citedSergio Agüero as one of his major inspirations.[19][20][21][22]
In October 2021, he was described as "Italy's next centre-forward in the making" by Daniele Verri ofBBC Sport.[23]
In 2021, he was combining his football career with studying sports science at university.[23] On 10 May 2024, Raspadori and his partner Elisa had their first child.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 18 | ||||
| Napoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 4 | — | 33 | 6 | |
| Napoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Napoli total | 88 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 18 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2025–26 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 172 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 37 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 45 | 11 | |
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