Giacomo Sciacca (born 19 April 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group C club Potenza.

Giacomo Sciacca
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Desio, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Right back
Team information
Current team
Potenza
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2015–2016Renate (loan) 18 (0)
2016–2017Piacenza (loan) 29 (1)
2017–2020 Alessandria 42 (2)
2018–2019Imolese (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2021 Vibonese 31 (0)
2021–2023 Foggia 49 (1)
2023 Taranto 7 (0)
2023–2024 Casertana 28 (0)
2024– Potenza 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Italy U16[1] 10 (1)
2012–2013 Italy U17[1] 18 (0)
2013–2014 Italy U18[1] 5 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U19[1] 7 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U20[1] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

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Born in Desio, in the Province of Monza and Brianza (by-then part of the Province of Milan), Lombardy, to a father originary from Castelvetrano,[2] Sciacca started his career at F.C. Internazionale Milano. On 21 July 2015 he was signed by Lega Pro club Renate.[3] Sciacca made his professional debut on 14 August, in the first match of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[4]

On 18 July 2016 he was loaned to Piacenza.[5]

On 13 July 2017 Sciacca signed a three-year contract with Alessandria.[6] In August 2018, he joined Imolese in a temporary deal.[7]

On 4 October 2020 he joined Vibonese.[8]

On 17 August 2021 he joined Foggia.[9]

On 27 January 2023, Sciacca signed with Taranto until the end of the season.[10]

International career

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Sciacca finished as the runner-up with Azzurrini in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The team finished as the losing side of the round of 16 in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He was in the team that was eliminated from the Elite Round of 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Da Selinunte all'Inter: la bella storia di Giacomo Sciacca" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Il Renate si assicura Giacomo Sciacca" (in Italian). A.C. Renate. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Pantere beffate allo scadere a Piacenza" (in Italian). A.C. Renate. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Giacomo Sciacca, Jacopo Segre e Andrea Razzitti in biancorosso" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Ingaggiato Giacomo Sciacca" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Sciacca all'Imolese" (in Italian). Imolese Calcio 1919. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Il difensore Giacomo Sciacca in rossoblù" (in Italian). Vibonese. 4 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Sciacca è del Foggia" (in Italian). Foggia. 17 August 2021.
  10. ^ "BENVENUTI GIACOMO E FRANCESCO!" (in Italian). Taranto. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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