{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Giovanni Bonfanti | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|1|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy | height = 1.88 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Spezia<br>(on loan from Atalanta) | clubnumber = 94 | youthyears1 = 2015–2022 | youthclubs1 = Atalanta | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = → Sampdoria (loan) | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Atalanta | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = → Pontedera (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = Atalanta U23 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = → Pisa (loan) | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2025–2026 | clubs5 = → Pisa (loan) <!-- Was on Atalanta squad in two August 2025 games, so there are two separate loans, not the same loan extended.--> | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = → Spezia (loan) | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam1 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2024 | nationalteam2 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 13 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024 }} '''Giovanni Bonfanti''' (born 17 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Italian football updater|Spezia}} club Spezia on loan from Atalanta.
== Club career == Born in Milan, Bonfanti joined the academy of Atalanta in 2015, aged 12,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=Bonfanti, il difensore dell'Atalanta U23 che ha conquistato Gasperini |url=https://tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/atalanta/2023/11/06-116314633/bonfanti_il_difensore_dell_atalanta_u23_che_ha_conquistato_gasperini |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Tuttosport |language=it}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Basile |first=Fabio |date=8 December 2023 |title=Bonfanti, dall'Under 23 alla possibile titolarità contro il Milan: la sua storia |url=https://www.lacasadic.com/news-serie-c/bonfanti-atalanta-chi-e-storia/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=La Casa di C |language=it}}</ref> and subsequently came through the club's youth ranks;<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Paulillo |first=Giovanni |date=14 December 2023 |title=Bonfanti, primo gol in Europa: chi è il difensore dell'Atalanta |url=https://www.mondoprimavera.com/news/545995001350/bonfanti-dalla-a-all-europa-chi-e-il-difensore-dell-atalanta |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=MondoPrimavera |language=it}}</ref> in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pintimalli |first=Alessandro |date=29 March 2022 |title=Dalla Primavera a San Siro, Bonfanti: "Alla Samp per crescere" |url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/academy/2022/03/29/dalla-primavera-a-san-siro-bonfanti-alla-samp-per-crescere/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=UC Sampdoria |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Eremita |first=Alessio |date=13 February 2022 |title=Chi è Bonfanti, il talento della Sampdoria Primavera convocato da Giampaolo |url=https://www.sampnews24.com/milan-sampdoria-convocazione-giovanni-bonfanti-identikit-talento-primavera/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=Samp News 24 |language=it-IT}}</ref> where he played for the under-19 squad, while receiving his first call-ups to the first team, under head coach Marco Giampaolo.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" />
On 14 July 2022, Bonfanti joined Serie C side Pontedera on loan until the end of the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sergi |first=Antonino |date=14 July 2022 |title=UFFICIALE – Pontedera, dalla Sampdoria arriva in prestito Bonfanti |url=https://www.tuttoc.com/ufficialita/ufficiale-pontedera-dalla-sampdoria-arriva-in-prestito-bonfanti-321378 |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=Tutto C |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2022 |title=Pontedera Calcio, due arrivi: un portiere dalla Juve e un difensore dalla Sampdoria |url=https://www.iltirreno.it/pontedera/sport/2022/07/14/news/pontedera-calcio-due-arrivi-un-portiere-dalla-juve-e-un-difensore-dalla-sampdoria-1.100052763 |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Il Tirreno |language=it}}</ref> The defender made a total amount of 23 appearances (split between the league and the Coppa Italia Serie C) for the club throughout his first professional season.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1=Rossetti |first1=Andrea |last2=Pagliarini |first2=Alessandro Giovanni |date=13 November 2023 |title=Bonfanti sta crescendo bene: il "fratello" di Scalvini s'è preso l'Atalanta U23 |url=https://primabergamo.it/atalanta/bonfanti-sta-crescendo-bene-il-fratello-di-scalvini-se-preso-latalanta-u23/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=Prima Bergamo |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Having returned to Atalanta in the summer of 2023, Bonfanti started training with the first team during the pre-season, under manager Gian Piero Gasperini;<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2023 |title=L'ESORDIO. Ecco Bonfanti. Innesto dall'U23 |url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/sport/lesordio-ecco-bonfanti-innesto-dallu23-bf827ce7 |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Il Giorno |language=it}}</ref> at the start of the league campaign, he was initially assigned to the club's newly-formed reserve team, Atalanta Under-23.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> On 3 September 2023, he started in the Under-23 team's first official match, a 3–2 league loss to Virtus Verona.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2023 |title=Atalanta U23-Virtus Verona 2–3: il tabellino |url=https://www.lacasadic.com/news-serie-c/atalanta-u23-virtus-verona-diretta-tabellino-lega-pro-3-settembre-2023/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=La Casa di C |language=it}}</ref> After establishing himself as a regular starter for the reserve team,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> the defender made his Serie A debut on 25 November, coming on as a substitute for Sead Kolašinac in the 76th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Napoli.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2023 |title=Atalanta-Napoli LIVE |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/partite/2023/giornata-13/atalanta-napoli/risultato-gol |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=Sky Sport |language=it}}</ref> On 14 December, he made his debut in a European competition, starting and scoring his first professional goal in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa in the group stage.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=Rakow-Atalanta 0–4: i nerazzurri chiudono in bellezza il girone di Europa League |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/coppe/2023/12/14/news/rakow_atalanta_gol_risultato-421661389/ |access-date=15 December 2023 |website= |publisher=la Repubblica |language=it-IT}}</ref>
On 9 August 2024, Bonfanti joined Serie B club Pisa on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2024 |title=Giovanni Bonfanti è del Pisa! |url=https://pisasportingclub.com/giovanni-bonfanti-e-del-pisa/ |access-date=10 August 2024 |publisher=Pisa SC |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marrone |first=Claudia |date=9 August 2024 |title=Pisa, c'è l'atteso rinforzo in difesa. In prestito dall'Atalanta arriva Bonfanti |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/pisa-c-e-l-atteso-rinforzo-in-difesa-in-prestito-dall-atalanta-arriva-bonfanti-1998489 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=TUTTO mercato WEB |language=it}}</ref>
After returning to Atalanta and remaining on the bench in the first two 2025–26 Serie A games, on 1 September 2025 Bonfanti returned to Pisa on a new loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pisa SC|url=https://pisasportingclub.com/en/giovanni-bonfanti-e-del-pisa/|title=Giovanni Bonfanti è del Pisa!|trans-title=Giovanni Bonfanti is at Pisa!|date=1 September 2025|access-date=10 September 2025|language=it}}</ref>
On 28 January 2026, after returning from Pisa, Bonfati was loaned again, this time to Serie B club Spezia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Spezia Calcio |url=https://www.speziacalcio.com/en/news/official-giovanni-bonfanti-is-a-new-spezia-player.27979.html|title=Giovanni Bonfanti is a new Spezia player |date=28 January 2026|access-date=29 January 2026|language=}}</ref>
== International career == Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2019 |title=In Slovenia un pari amaro nell'ultimo match contro il Perù |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/nazionale-under-16-in-slovenia-un-pari-amaro-nell-ultimo-match-contro-il-peru/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Italian Football Federation |language=it-IT}}</ref> and under-20 national teams.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2023 |title=A Doncaster è un'Italia da favola: Hasa (doppietta) e Missori firmano la vittoria in Inghilterra. Azzurrini in testa all'Elite League |url=https://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/a-doncaster-%C3%A8-unitalia-da-favola-hasa-doppietta-e-missori-firmano-la-vittoria-in-inghilterra-azzurrini-in-testa-allelite-league/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Italian Football Federation |language=it-IT}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 29 January 2026}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|793447|access-date=10 August 2024}}</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"|Coppa Italia !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Atalanta |2022–23 |rowspan="2"|Serie A |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2023–24 |2||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!1!!0!!0!!3!!1 |- |Sampdoria (loan) |2021–22 |Serie A |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |Pontedera (loan) |2022–23 |Serie C |21||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CASC|Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C}}||0||23||0 |- |Atalanta U23 |2023–24 |Serie C |23||2|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||23||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Pisa |2024–25 |Serie B |22||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||23||0 |- |2025–26 |Serie A |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||10||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!33!!0 |- |Spezia |2025–26 |Serie B |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !77!!2!!2!!0!!1!!1!!2!!0!!82!!3 |} {{notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Soccerway|giovanni-bonfanti/793447|name=Giovanni Bonfanti}} * {{Worldfootball.net|giovanni-bonfanti|name=Giovanni Bonfanti|new_id=pe604838}} * {{BeSoccer|id=g-bonfanti-885021|name=Giovanni Bonfanti}}
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