Sebastian Giovinco

Sebastian Giovinco
	Giovinco playing for Toronto FC in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Giovinco
Date of birth	26 January 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	9
Youth career
1996–2006	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2015	Juventus
2007–2008	→ Empoli (loan)
2010–2012	→ Parma (loan)
2015–2019	Toronto FC
2019–	Al-Hilal
International career‡
2003	Italy U16
2003–2004	Italy U17
2005	Italy U18
2006	Italy U19
2006–2007	Italy U20
2007–2009	Italy U21
2008	Italy U23 (Olympics)
2011–	Italy
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

Sebastian Giovinco (born 26 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal and the Italy national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Juventus	2006–07	Serie B	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Empoli (loan)	2007–08	Serie A	35	6	1	0	1	0	—		37	6
Juventus	2008–09		19	2	3	1	5	0	—		27	3
	2009–10		15	1	0	0	4	0	—		19	1
	Total		34	3	3	1	9	0	—		46	4	—
Parma (loan)	2010–11	Serie A	30	7	2	0	—		—		32	7
	2011–12	Serie A	36	15	2	1	—		—		38	16
	Total		66	22	4	1	—		—		70	23	—
Juventus	2012–13	Serie A	31	7	3	2	7	2	1	0	42	11
	2013–14		17	2	2	1	11	0	—		30	3
	2014–15		7	0	1	2	3	0	—		11	2
	Total		55	9	6	5	21	2	1	0	83	16	—
Toronto FC	2015	MLS	33	22	1	1	—		1	0	35	23
	2016		28	17	3	1	—		6	4	37	22
	2017		25	16	3	3	—		4	1	32	20
	2018		28	13	1	1	8	4	1	0	38	18
	Total		114	68	8	6	8	4	12	5	142	83	—
Al-Hilal	2018–19	Saudi Pro League	10	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	17	5
	2019–20	Saudi Pro League	26	7	2	0	11	2	2	0	41	9
	Total		36	11	4	0	16	3	2	0	58	14	—
Career total			343	119	26	13	55	9	15	5	439	146	—

↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Cup.
1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.
↑ Appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana.
↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup playoffs.
↑ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League.
↑ Appearance in the Campeones Cup.
1 2 Appearance(s) in the AFC Champions League.
↑ Appearance(s) in the FIFA Club World Cup.

International

As of match played 14 October 2018

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2011	6	0
	2012	8	0
	2013	3	1
	2014	4	0
	2015	2	0
Total		23	1

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giovinco goal.

List of international goals scored by Sebastian Giovinco
No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 June 2013	Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil	Japan	4–3	4–3	2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Club

Juventus Primavera

Juventus

Toronto FC

MLS Cup: 2017
Eastern Conference Championship playoffs: 2016, 2017
Supporters' Shield: 2017
Canadian Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018
Trillium Cup: 2016, 2017

Al-Hilal

International

Italy

UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2013

Italy U21

Toulon Tournament: 2008

Individual

Campionato Nazionale Primavera Best Player: 2005–06
Toulon Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2008
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2009
MLS All-Star (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
MLS Best XI (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
MLS MVP Award: 2015
MLS Golden Boot: 2015
MLS Newcomer of the Year Award: 2015
MLS Player of the Month: July 2015, August 2015
Best MLS Player ESPY Award: 2016
George Gross Memorial Trophy: 2017
Canadian Championship Top scorer: 2017
Audi Player Index Award (2): 2016, 2017
Red Patch Boys Player of the Year (2): 2015, 2016
CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball: 2018
CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2018
CONCACAF Men's Best XI: 2018
CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year: 2018 (Third Place)

References

↑ "Sebastian Giovinco". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "S. Giovinco". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Sebastian Giovinco » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
1 2 "Giovinco, Sebastian" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
↑ "Finale campionato primavera 2005–06". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
1 2 Stefano Bedeschi (26 January 2011). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Sebastian GIOVINCO" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
↑ Laura Armstrong (30 November 2016). "Toronto FC bound for MLS Cup final". The Star. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑ "Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0". mlssocer.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield". mlssoccer.com. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
↑ "Toronto FC 5, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 2018 Canadian Championship Recap". torontofc.ca. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
↑ Benjamin Baer (1 August 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 21): Toronto take Trillium Cup thanks to Giovinco". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑ Arun Srinivasan (26 May 2017). "Toronto FC routs Columbus to capture Trillium Cup". The Score. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "Al Hilal SFC seal 16th Saudi Pro League title". AFC. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
↑ "Final - 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". AFC. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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↑ "2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". Major League Soccer. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ "Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco Named to 2018 MLS All-Star Game". torontofc.ca. 28 June 2018.
↑ "2015 MLS Best XI revealed: 10 first-time selections get the nod". Major League Soccer. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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↑ "Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for July". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
↑ "Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for August". Major League Soccer. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco is the 2016 Audi Player Index leader". mlssoccer.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "Sebastian Giovinco and TFC - Audi Player Index Spotlight". mlssoccer.com. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "Audi Player Index Award". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
↑ "RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Award". redpatchboys.ca. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
↑ "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
↑ "Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men's Best XI". www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
↑ "Lozano caps brilliant 2018 with Concacaf Male Player of the Year Award". www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

Other websites

"Giovinco's profile at Juventus Official Website (juventus.com)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
Giovinco's Toronto FC Profile
Giovinco's LegaSerieA Profile Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
National team statistics on Italian FA website (in Italian)
Profile at Italia1910.com (in Italian)

[3] Appearance(s) in the UEFA Cup.

[UCL-5] 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.

[6] Appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana.

[7] Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

[MLS_playoffs-8] 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup playoffs.

[9] Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League.

[10] Appearance in the Campeones Cup.

[AFC_CL-11] 1 2 Appearance(s) in the AFC Champions League.

[FCWC-12] Appearance(s) in the FIFA Club World Cup.

[soccerbase-1] "Sebastian Giovinco". soccerbase.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[S._Giovinco_–_Soccerway-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "S. Giovinco". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

[Sebastian_Giovinco_»_Club_matches-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Sebastian Giovinco » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[ESPN-13] "Sebastian Giovinco". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

[figc-14] 1 2 "Giovinco, Sebastian" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

[15] "Finale campionato primavera 2005–06". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[Gli_eroi_in_bianconero-16] 1 2 Stefano Bedeschi (26 January 2011). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Sebastian GIOVINCO" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[17] "Sebastian Giovinco". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[18] Laura Armstrong (30 November 2016). "Toronto FC bound for MLS Cup final". The Star. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[TFC-Crew-19] "Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0". mlssocer.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[shield-20] "Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield". mlssoccer.com. 30 September 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[third-21] "Toronto FC 5, Vancouver Whitecaps 2 2018 Canadian Championship Recap". torontofc.ca. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

[2016TrilliumCup-22] Benjamin Baer (1 August 2016). "2016 Team of the Week (Wk 21): Toronto take Trillium Cup thanks to Giovinco". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[2017TrilliumCup-23] Arun Srinivasan (26 May 2017). "Toronto FC routs Columbus to capture Trillium Cup". The Score. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[24] "Al Hilal SFC seal 16th Saudi Pro League title". AFC. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[25] "Final - 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". AFC. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[Toulon-26] "Italy Under-21s Champions of Toulon". Goal.com. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[TFC_Player_Profile:_Sebastian_Giovinco-27] "TFC Player Profile: Sebastian Giovinco". Toronto FC.ca. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[Technical_Report-28] "2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Technical Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[AT&T_MLS_All-Star_Game_roster-29] "Sebastian Giovinco, Kei Kamara among 22 players named to 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game roster". Major League Soccer. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[30] "Bradley, Giovinco to represent TFC at MLS All-Star game". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[31] "Sebastian Giovinco Named to 2018 MLS All-Star Game". torontofc.ca. 28 June 2018.

[32] "2015 MLS Best XI revealed: 10 first-time selections get the nod". Major League Soccer. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

[2016_MLS_Best_XI-33] "Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco among MLS Best XI despite MVP snub". ESPN FC. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[34] "Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for July". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[35] "Toronto FC attacker Sebastian Giovinco wins Etihad Airways Player of the Month award for August". Major League Soccer. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[2016AudiIndex-36] "Sebastian Giovinco is the 2016 Audi Player Index leader". mlssoccer.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[2017AudiIndex-37] "Sebastian Giovinco and TFC - Audi Player Index Spotlight". mlssoccer.com. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[38] "Audi Player Index Award". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

[39] "RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Award". redpatchboys.ca. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[40] "2018 SCCL - Best XI". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[41] "Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men's Best XI". www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[42] "Lozano caps brilliant 2018 with Concacaf Male Player of the Year Award". www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.