Gianluca Scamacca

 

Country: Italy

Date of birth: 01/01/1999 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Roma (Italy)

Height: 196cm

Youth career: SS Lazio, AS Roma, PSV Eindhoven (since 2014)

Current club: PSV Eindhoven

Squad number: —

Current national team: Italy U-17

Position: second striker, striker

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: Future Talents Cup 2014, 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (1/0), 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (4/0), Viareggio Cup 2015 (3/0), Durban U19 Tournament 2015

Contract until: 30.06.2017

Player’s agent: unknown

Similar type of player: Zlatan Ibrahimović

 

Strengths:

– finishing 

– instinct 

– technique 

– creativity 

– heading 

– off the ball 

– ball control 

– athleticism

– dribbling 

 

Weaknesses:

No significant weaknesses.

 

Style of play:

– powerful, creative and skilful forward

– likes to come deep to recieve the ball

– likes to dribble

– likes to hold the ball up and link play

– very cool in front of goal

– often uses his creativity to set up goals for his teammates

– able to score from practically every position

– likes to use tricks and skills to remain in possession of the ball

– very strong mentally, physically and technically

– ability to threaten from outside of the 18-yard box

– aerial threat in the opposition box

– indirect set-piece threat

– able to score and dribble comfortably with both feet

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Centre forward in 4-2-3-1.

 

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Achievements:

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League summary:

No senior team appearances yet.

 

Description:

Gianluca Scamacca started his career at Lazio, after which he moved to AS Roma. At the age of 16, in January 2015 he made an unusual step for an Italian player – he moved to PSV Eindhoven academy. The decision, although controversial, appears to be correct, as Eindhoven have been very good at producing fantastic players, while PSV coaches are not afraid to give the youngsters a chance – so if Gianluca’s progress is adequate, very soon we should see him in the Eredivise. It is worth noting that at just 17 years of age, he has 30 caps in the youth Italian national teams as well as the 2015 European Under-17 Championship tournament under his belt, where he was the youngest member of the Squadra Azzurra. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that he is often compared to PSG superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović

 

Quotes:

“Gianluca sees Netherlands as the best country to develop as a young player. He is physically strong and pretty skilful for a guy as tall as him. He scores a lot of goals, both at club level and internationally.”

(Marcel Brands – PSV Eindhoven director of football)

 

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

9/10   

Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.

 

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