Gaetano Castrovilli

Gaetano Castrovilli Cavaliere OMRI (born 17 February 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italy national team.[2]

Gaetano Castrovilli
Castrovilli in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gaetano Castrovilli[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997
Place of birth Canosa di Puglia, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2008 Minervino
2008–2015 Bari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Bari 11 (0)
2017– Fiorentina 105 (11)
2017–2019 → Cremonese (loan) 52 (5)
International career‡
2017–2018 Italy U20 6 (2)
2018 Italy U21 2 (0)
2019– Italy 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Winner2020 Europe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Castrovilli initially started playing football with the Minervino football school. At the age of 11, he joined the Bari youth system. He went on to make his debut for the first team in Serie B in 2015, and later broke into the starting line-up under manager Roberto Stellone during the 2016–17 season, making 11 appearances for the club in total.[3][4]

His performances caught the attention of Fiorentina, and he was later sent on loan to join the Florentine youth side in order to take part in the Torneo di Viareggio in 2016, during which he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against Argentine side Belgrano; the senior side eventually acquired him from Bari on a permanent basis that year for €400,000. After six months with the primavera side, in 2017 he was then sent on loan to Cremonese in Serie B for two seasons in 2017, where he made 53 appearances in total, scoring 5 goals.[3][4][5]

In 2019, he returned to Fiorentina, and was included in Vincenzo Montella's first team plans; he went on to make his Serie A debut against Napoli later that year.[3][4]

International career

Castrovilli made his senior debut for Italy under manager Roberto Mancini, on 15 November 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Lorenzo Insigne in a 3–0 away win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[6]

Following an injury to Lorenzo Pellegrini, Castrovilli was called-up in June 2021 by Mancini for Italy's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[7] He made his first and only appearance of the tournament in Italy's final group match, a 1–0 victory against Wales in Rome on 20 June, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Matteo Pessina; the result allowed them to top their group.[8] On 11 July, Castrovilli won the European Championship with Italy following a 3–2 penalty shoot-out victory over England at Wembley Stadium in the final, after a 1–1 draw in extra-time.[9]

Style of play

Castrovilli is a talented and versatile offensive–minded midfielder, with an eye for goal, who is capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or as an offensive–minded central midfielder, known as the mezzala role in Italian football jargon; he has also been deployed as a left winger, a position which allows him to cut onto his stronger right foot and shoot on goal. A fast, elegant, and dynamic player, despite not having a particularly low centre of gravity, he is capable of changing direction quickly, and is also known for his technique, dribbling skills, and use of feints, as well as his ability to exploit spaces and create a numerical advantage for his team when attacking with his late runs from deep. Due to his vision and intelligence, he is often involved in the build-up of attacking plays, although he is also known for his defensive work-rate, tackling, and ability to cover ground.[3][4][10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 June 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bari 2014–15 Serie B 10–––10
2016–17 Serie B 10010––110
Total 110100000120
Cremonese (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 26120––281
2018–19 Serie B 26411––275
Total 525310000556
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A 33320––353
2020–21 Serie A 34530––375
2021–22 Serie A 23140––271
2022–23 Serie A 152407[lower-alpha 1]2–264
Total 10511130720012513
Career total 16816171720019219
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 8 September 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 201910
202000
202130
Total40

Honours

Fiorentina

Italy

Orders

References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 228" [Official Statement No. 228] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 12 June 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. Gaetano Castrovilli at Soccerway
  3. "Chi è Gaetano Castrovilli, l'ex ballerino che ha stregato la Fiorentina" (in Italian). Eurosport. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. "Castrovilli ci ha già fatto innamorare" (in Italian). L'Ultimo Uomo. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. "Viareggio, la Fiorentina con Castrovilli, ballerino mancato tra Kaka e Verratti". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 16 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. "Italy: Dominant display in Bosnia". Football Italia. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. "Figc, richiesta alla Uefa di sostituire il centrocampista Lorenzo Pellegrini" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. Pritchard, Dafydd (20 June 2021). "Wales in last 16 despite defeat in Rome". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. McNulty, Phil (11 July 2021). "England lose shootout in Euro 2020 final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. "Bari calcio, la rivelazione Castrovilli: "Può essere la sorpresa di questo campionato"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 4 September 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. "Mattarella ha conferito onorificenze motu proprio ai giocatori e allo staff della Nazionale vincitrice del campionato europeo" (in Italian). quirinale.it. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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