Sebastian Giovinco
Giovinco playing for Toronto FC in 2015
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| Full name | Sebastian Giovinco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Toronto FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–2006 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Juventus | 93 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Empoli (loan) | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Parma (loan) | 66 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Toronto FC | 61 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | Italy U16 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Italy U17 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Italy U19 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Italy U21 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Olympic team | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Italy | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016.
Sebastian Giovinco (Italian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan dʒoˈviŋko]; born 26 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Toronto FC, and the Italian national team as a forward. A creative player on the ball, with excellent vision and technical skill, he is a free kick specialist and capable of playing in several offensive positions. Due to his short stature, dynamic abilities and pace, Giovinco acquired the nickname formica atomica ("atomic ant," after the eponymous Hanna-Barbera character) in his youth. In 2015, he was named one of the 100 best footballers in the world by The Guardian,FourFourTwo, and L'Équipe.
Giovinco began his professional footballing career with Italian club Juventus in Serie B in 2006, where he was promoted to the first team after his success with the club's youth squad; in his first season, he helped the senior side win the title and earn promotion to Serie A, establishing himself as a promising prospect in the number 10 role. After struggling to break into the starting line-up however, he spent successful stints on loan with Italian clubs Empoli and Parma, where he matured as a player, before earning a move back to Juventus in 2012. Upon his return to the Turin club, he won two consecutive league titles, but once again struggled to maintain a spot in the team's starting eleven, resulting in a high-profile move to MLS side Toronto FC in January 2015, in a deal which made him the league's highest paid player. After joining the Canadian club, he soon established himself as one of the best players in the MLS: he broke the league's record for most combined goals and assists in a single season during his first year with the club, also helping Toronto to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in the club's history, and winning himself the MLS Golden Boot, the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award, and the MLS MVP Award. The following season, he won his first title with Toronto, the 2016 Canadian Championship, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer, helping the club to qualify for the Playoffs once again, reaching the MLS Cup Final.
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