Gianluca Scamacca

Youth

As a member of the Italy U17 side, Scamacca took part at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. With Italy U19, Scamacca took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and scored two goals in the tournament, including one in the 4–3 final loss against Portugal after extra time. The following year he took part at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, finishing in fourth place. On 25 May 2018, Scamacca made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal. He scored his first goal with the Italy U21 team on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova. He took part in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he scored two goals.

Senior

He received his first call up to the senior Italy squad for the team's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in September 2021. He made his senior debut on 8 September, in a 5–0 home win over Lithuania, coming on as a second–half substitute for Federico Bernardeschi. Scamacca scored his first senior international goal on 17 October 2023, in Italy's 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to England at Wembley Stadium.

Early career

A product of the youth academies of Lazio and Roma, Scamacca joined PSV Eindhoven in January 2015. He made his professional debut in Eerste Divisie as a Jong PSV player on 22 January 2016, aged 17, in a 2–1 away win against VVV-Venlo, replacing Steven Bergwijn after 61 minutes.

Sassuolo

In January 2017, he was signed by Italian club Sassuolo on a four-and-a-half-year deal. On 29 October, at age 18, he made his Serie A debut in a 3–1 loss against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, coming on as a substitute for Diego Falcinelli in the 85th minute.

Loans to Cremonese, PEC Zwolle, Ascoli and Genoa

In January 2018, Scamacca joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan. He scored his first professional goal on 14 April 2018, in the league match against Palermo. On 31 August 2018, Scamacca joined Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on loan. He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in the away league match won 1–0 against Groningen. On 13 July 2019, he joined Serie B club Ascoli on loan. On 2 October 2020, Scamacca joined Genoa in the Serie A on a season-long loan.

Return to Sassuolo

In summer 2021, Scamacca returned to Sassuolo, coached by Alessio Dionisi. On 17 October, he scored his first goals with the neroverdi, scoring a brace in an away game against his former team, Genoa, helping his side draw 2–2. During the 2021–22 season, he played as a starter alongside Domenico Berardi and Giacomo Raspadori in attack, and ended the season with 16 league…

Scamacca is a tall, right-footed centre-forward, with an eye for goal, who is known for his explosive physical strength, and powerful shot, which allows him to score goals from both inside and outside the penalty area, even from acrobatic first–time shots. Despite his size, he is a technical player, who possesses flair and a good first touch, and is known for his tendency to drop deep, move freely about the attacking third, and link-up with his teammates, which sees him operate almost as a second striker at times, rather than as a traditional striker who mainly operates inside the box. As such, he has occasionally been used in a role which is known as the centravanti di manovra in Italian football jargon, which is comparable to the modern false nine role, with Scamacca seemingly playing as a lone striker, but often dropping deep to participate in the build-up of attacking plays. While effective in the air and at holding up the ball, due to his height and powerful physique, his aerial game has been cited as being in need of improvement by pundits, something which Scamacca himself has admitted, as he prefers to play the ball on the ground; he was able to improve his aerial game during his time at Atalanta under manager Gian Piero Gasperini. Although he is not gifted with significant pace, he is mobile for a player of his size. Scamacca has cited former strikers Zlatan Ibrahimović and Gabriel Batistuta as some of his inspirations, and has even been compared to the former player…

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 16 November 2025

Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Scamacca goal.