Giuseppe Bovalina
Australian soccer player
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe Bovalina | ||
Date of birth | (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
Western Strikers | |||
Croydon Kings | |||
Football SA NTC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 52 | (11) |
2023–2024 | Adelaide United | 21 | (1) |
2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 |
Giuseppe Bovalina (born 11 November 2004) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[1]
Club career
After three years in the youth side, Bovalina was signed on a scholarship contract on 6 September 2023.[1]
Bovalina made his professional debut for Adelaide United on 14 August 2023, during an Australia Cup match against Northcote City, a match that United would win 2–0. He made his A-League debut on 29 October 2023, coming on at the 59th minute in Adelaide's 6–0 win over Melbourne City. On 4 December 2023, during a match against Macarthur FC, Bovalina scored his first professional goal for United.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 24 January 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United Youth | 2021[3] | NPL SA | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2022[4] | NPL SA | 20 | 5 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
2023[5] | NPL SA | 24 | 5 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
2024 | NPL SA | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 52 | 11 | — | 52 | 11 | |||
Adelaide United | 2023–24 | A-League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Career total | 73 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "O'Neil, Kikianis, Bovalina confirmed on scholarship contracts". Adelaide United. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Giuseppe Bovalina". A-League Stats.
- ^ "2022 Yearbook" (PDF). Football South Australia. February 2022. p. 14.
- ^ "2023 Yearbook" (PDF). Football South Australia. February 2023. p. 14.
- ^ "Giuseppe Bovalina". Dribl.
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC – current squad
- 1 Takaoka
- 2 Laborda
- 3 Adekugbe
- 4 Veselinović
- 6 Blackmon
- 7 Raposo
- 8 Schöpf
- 11 Picault
- 12 Halbouni
- 13 Priso
- 14 Martins
- 15 Utvik
- 16 Berhalter
- 17 Bendik
- 19 Kreilach
- 20 Cubas
- 22 Ahmed
- 23 Brown
- 24 White
- 25 Gauld
- 27 Bovalina
- 28 Johnson
- 32 Boehmer
- 45 Vite
- 50 Anchor
- Head coach: Sartini
- Assistant coach: Clark
- Assistant coach: D'Agostino
- Assistant coach: Jungwirth
- Goalkeeper coach: Dahha