{{Short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Flavio Bianchi | fullname = Flavio Junior Bianchi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Asti, Italy | image = | height = 1.78 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Empoli | clubnumber = 99 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = Genoa | youthyears2 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs2 = → Torino (loan) | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Genoa | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = → Lucchese (loan) | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 13 | years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → Brescia (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2022–2025 | clubs4 = Brescia | caps4 = 95 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Empoli | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Italy U15 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2017 | nationalteam3 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2017 | nationalteam4 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | pcupdate = 13 May 2026 | ntupdate = 13 December 2017 }} '''Flavio Junior Bianchi''' (born 24 January 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Italian football updater|Empoli}} club Empoli.
==Club career== He made his debut for the senior squad of Genoa on 13 August 2021 in a Coppa Italia game against Perugia. He made his Serie A debut for Genoa on 21 August 2021 in a game against Inter Milan. He substituted Hernani at half-time of a 0–4 away loss.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/italy/serie-a/fc-internazionale-milano/genoa-cfc/3558242/|title=Inter Milan v Genoa game report|date=21 August 2021}}</ref> He made his first start on 2 October 2021 against Salernitana. On 5 November 2021, he scored his first Serie A goal in Empoli-Genoa 2-2 at the 89'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pegoraro|first=Paolo|date=5 November 2021|title=Empoli-Genoa 2-2, pagelle: Zurkowski show, Bianchi decide. Caicedo in ombra|url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2021-2022/empoli-genoa-2-2-pagelle-zurkowski-show-bianchi-decide.-caicedo-in-ombra_sto8616521/story.shtml|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Eurosport|language=it}}</ref>
On 28 January 2022, he joined Serie B club Brescia on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Brescia|url=https://www.bresciacalcio.it/news/ultime-news/13719/flavio-bianchi-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-del-brescia|title=Flavio Bianchi è un nuovo calciatore del Brescia|date=28 January 2022|access-date=28 January 2022|language=it|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128190432/https://www.bresciacalcio.it/news/ultime-news/13719/flavio-bianchi-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-del-brescia|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 18 September 2025, Bianchi signed with Empoli.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Empoli FC|url=https://www.empolifc.it/flavio-bianchi-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro|title=Flavio Bianchi è un nuovo calciatore azzurro|trans-title=Flavio Bianchi is a new Empoli footballer|date=18 September 2025|access-date=11 January 2026|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== He was first called up to represent Italy in 2015 for under-15 friendlies.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=45896&squadraId=17|title=Bianchi Italy U15 profile|accessdate=27 October 2021|language=it}}</ref>
He was on the Italy's squad at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and made one appearance, Italy did not advance from the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2022602--italy-vs-turkey/|title=Italy U17 v Turkey U17 game report|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=27 October 2021}}</ref>
== Personal life == Born in Asti, he grew up in Diano Marina.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 March 2019|title=Diano Marina: Flavio Bianchi nuovo Golden Boy del calcio italiano, miglior giocatore al 'Viareggio' "Cresciuto tra Golfo Dianese e Genoa, sogno l'esordio al Ferraris" (Intervista)|url=https://www.sanremonews.it/2019/03/28/leggi-notizia/argomenti/altre-notizie/articolo/diano-marina-flavio-bianchi-nuovo-golden-boy-del-calcio-italiano-miglior-giocatore-al-viareggio.html|access-date=21 November 2021|publisher=sanremonews.it|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pegoraro|first=Paolo|date=6 November 2021|title=Calcio, Serie A Chi è Flavio Bianchi, il golden boy salva-Genoa a Empoli|url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/serie-a/2021-2022/calcio-serie-a-chi-e-flavio-bianchi-il-golden-boy-salva-genoa-a-empoli_sto8617260/story.shtml|access-date=21 November 2021|publisher=Eurosport|language=it}}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played 23 August 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|flavio-junior-bianchi/482973}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Lucchese (loan) |2020–21 |Serie C |32||13||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||13 |- |Genoa |2021–22 |Serie A |7||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |Brescia (loan) |2021–22 |rowspan="3"|Serie B |8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=PO|Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off}}||1||11||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Brescia |2022–23 |34||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out}}||0||38||5 |- |2023–24 |38||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=PO}}||0||39||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !80!!9!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!1!!88!!11 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !128!!23!!3!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!1!!137!!25 |}
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|flavio-junior-bianchi/482973}}
{{Empoli FC squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bianchi, Flavio}} Category:2000 births Category:Sportspeople from Asti Category:Footballers from Piedmont Category:Living people Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Genoa CFC players Category:Lucchese 1905 players Category:Brescia Calcio players Category:Empoli FC players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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