Giovanni Leoni
Updated: 12/11/2025, 8:09:10 AM Wikipedia source
Giovanni Leoni (Italian pronunciation: [d͡ʒovˈannɪ leˈonɪ]; born 21 December 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool.
Infobox
2024
Sampdoria
Full name
Giovanni Leoni
Date of birth
(2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth
Rome, Italy
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position
Centre-back
Current team
Liverpool
Number
15
2015–2019
Cittadella
2019–2023
Padova
Years
Team
2023–2024
Padova
2024–2025
Parma
2025–
Liverpool
2024–
Italy U19
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Padova
Padova
Club
Padova
Season
2022–23
League
Serie C
League
1
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Serie C
League
0
League
0
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
1
League
0
League
3
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
0
Sampdoria (loan)
Sampdoria (loan)
Club
Sampdoria (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Serie B
League
12
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
12
Other
1
Parma
Parma
Club
Parma
Season
2024–25
League
Serie A
League
17
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
17
Europe
1
Liverpool
Liverpool
Club
Liverpool
Season
2025–26
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
1
Total
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
30
League
2
League
3
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
34
Other
2
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Padova | 2022–23 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Parma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
References
- Includes Coppa Italia Serie C
- Includes EFL Cup
- "2025/26 Premier League squad lists"https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4407896
- 11v11.comhttps://www.11v11.com/players/giovanni-leoni-278748/
- "Giovanni Leoni: Overview"https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/647681/Giovanni-Leoni/overview
- www.tuttocalciatori.nethttps://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Leoni_Giovanni
- "Sampdoria, una forza da... Leoni! Le big sul difensore blucerchiato"https://www.calciostyle.it/notizie/sampdoria-una-forza-da-leoni-le-big-sul-difensore-blucerchiato
- Padova Calciohttps://www.padovacalcio.it/giovanni-leoni-2006-padova/
- Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo realehttps://www.calciomercato.com/news/chi-e-giovanni-leoni-il-portafortuna-di-pirlo-che-ha-stregato-inter-e-juventus-86926
- "Leoni rinnova in blucerchiato fino al 30 giugno 2027"https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2024/06/25/leoni-rinnova-in-blucerchiato-fino-al-30-giugno-2027/
- "Giovanni Leoni È Gialloblu"https://www.parmacalcio1913.com/news/giovanni-leoni-e-gialloblu/
- "Liverpool FC complete signing of Giovanni Leoni from Parma on August 15th"https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-signing-giovanni-leoni-parma
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/giovanni-leoni-liverpool-parma-transfer-2sn27c9wd
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c930dgl9kr6t
- BBC Sporthttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cr5qzv9p9y9o
- Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calciohttps://www.figc.it/it/nazionali/news/buona-la-prima-per-gli-azzurrini-a-merano-sconfitta-2-1-laustria-franceschini-stiamo-crescendo-partita-dopo-partita/
- Liverpool FChttps://web.archive.org/web/20250902083448/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/giovanni-leoni-receives-first-senior-italy-call