Andrea Favilli (footballer)

Andrea Favilli (born 17 May 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Verona on loan from Genoa.

Andrea Favilli
Personal information
Full name Andrea Favilli
Date of birth (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997
Place of birth Pisa, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Verona
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2015 Livorno
2015–2016 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Livorno 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Juventus (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Ascoli (loan) 30 (8)
2017–2018 Ascoli 12 (5)
2018–2019 Juventus 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Genoa (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Genoa 20 (0)
2020– → Verona (loan) 4 (2)
National team‡
2015–2016 Italy U19 12 (5)
2016–2017 Italy U20 10 (1)
2017– Italy U21 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2018

Club career

Favilli started his career at Livorno's youth academy.

He was loaned out to Juventus on 2 February 2015[1] and played in the Primavera youth team. Favilli made his Serie A debut on 7 February 2016 against Frosinone. He replaced Álvaro Morata after 93 minutes in a 2–0 away win.[2]

Favilli was loaned to Ascoli from Livorno for the 2016–17 season,[3] and later sold to Ascoli for a reported €3 million.[4]

On 15 June 2018, Favilli was sold to Juventus for €7.5 million, plus bonuses up to a maximum of €1.25 million.[5][6]

On 10 August 2018, Favilli was signed by Genoa on a season-long loan for a fee of €5 million, with an option to buy for an additional €7 million.[7] They later signed him permanently from the beginning of the next season.[8]

On 18 September 2020, Favilli signed with Verona on loan until the end of the season.[9] He made his club debut on 27 September, during which he scored his first Serie A goal in a 1–0 home win over Udinese.[10]

International career

With the Italy U19 team he took part at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, reaching the final of the tournament.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 23 March 2017, in a friendly match against Poland.

With the Italy U20's, he took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where Italy finished in third place.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus 2015–16 Serie A 1000000010
Ascoli 2016–17 Serie B 30800––308
2017–18 12523––148
Total 42132300004416
Genoa 2018–19 Serie A 6000––60
2019–20 20021––221
Total 260210000281
Verona 2020–21 Serie A 4200––42
Total 4200000042
Career total 73154400007719

Honours

Juventus[12]

Italy U20

References
  1. "ANDREA FAVILLI PASSA ALLA JUVENTUS F.C." (Press release) (in Italian). A.S. Livorno Calcio. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "Frosinone vs. Juventus - 7 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. "Livorno, ufficiale: Favilli all'Ascoli". calciomercato.com (in Italian). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Livorno, l'Ascoli ha riscattato Favilli". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Juve, acquistato Favilli per 7,5 milioni dall'Ascoli". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. "Agreement with Ascoli Picchio for the definitive acquisition of the player Andrea Favilli" (PDF) (Press release). Turin: Juventus F.C. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. "Juventus salutes Andrea Favilli" (Press release). Turin: Juventus F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. Favilli to Genoa made permanent, football-italia.net, 1 February 2019
  9. "OFFICIAL: Favilli moves to Verona". Football Italia. 18 September 2020.
  10. "Il primo gol in Serie A di Favilli fa gioire il Verona: Udinese sconfitta". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  11. "Verso il Mondiale. Ufficializzati i nomi dei 21 Azzurrini, domenica sera raduno a Roma" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  12. "Italy - A. Favilli - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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