{{short description|Australian soccer player (born 2007)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Giovanni de Abreu | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|4|16|df=y}} | birth_place = South Africa | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://perthglory.com.au/player/giovanni-de-abreu/|title=Giovanni de Abreu|access-date=18 January 2026|website=Perth Glory FC}}</ref> | currentclub = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | clubnumber = 39 | position = [[Defensive midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = ECU Joondalup | youthyears2 = 2022–2025 | youthclubs2 = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = [[Australia men's national under-17 soccer team|Australia U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 28 March 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18 January 2026 }} '''Giovanni de Abreu''' (born 16 April 2007) is a professional [[association football|football]] player who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[A-League Men]] club [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]. Born in South Africa, he also represented Australia at [[Australia men's national under-17 soccer team|under-17]] level.

==Early life== de Abreu was born in South Africa, and is of Portuguese descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2025/07/yue-bowen-and-giovanni-de-abreu-introduce-themselves|title=Yue Bowen and Giovanni De Abreu introduce themselves|date=12 July 2025|access-date=18 January 2026|website=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref>

==Club career== In 2024, de Abreu's mother saw a post online by German club [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], inviting players to join their ''World Squad'' initiative, in which players under the age of nineteen from around the world would represent the club in [[Exhibition game|friendly]] matches.<ref name=f360>{{cite web|url=https://football360.com.au/bayern-munich-giovanni-de-abreu-nestory-irankunda-perth-glory-aleague/|title=Crazy ‘1 in 10,000’ way Aussie teenager ended up at Bayern Munich|first=Jake|last=Rosengarten|date=16 January 2026|access-date=18 January 2026|website=football360.com.au}}</ref> She applied on her son's behalf, and de Abreu was accepted from 10,000 applicants.<ref name=f360/> Having also represented the ''World Squad'' in 2025, de Abreu returned to Australia to make his debut for his club, [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]], when he came on as a substitute for [[Callum Timmins]] in Perth Glory's 1–0 loss to [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] on 20 December 2025. He made his first start for the club in Perth Glory's 3–0 win against [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] on 10 January 2026, earning plaudits for his performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-glory/a-league-men-perth-glory-young-gun-giovanni-de-abreu-embodying-adam-griffiths-new-approach-c-21317361|title=A-League Men: Perth Glory young gun Giovanni De Abreu embodying Adam Griffiths’ new approach|date=15 January 2026|access-date=18 January 2026|publisher=[[The West Australian]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|18 January 2026.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|new_id=de-abreu-giovanni/GIBbTq0G}}</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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] |[[2025–26 Perth Glory FC season|2025–26]] |[[A-League Men]] |5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|giovanni-de-abreu}}

{{Perth Glory FC squad}}

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