Franco Matteo Giambavicchio is a young, promising footballer who plays for Juventus. Before joining this squad, he played in Turin, where he stood out as captain. He is 14 years old and has demonstrated his footballing talent in Italy. In an interview with a local media, he said that although he was born in Europe, he planned to play for Peru one day.
Next we tell you more about this athlete with a Peruvian mother and an Italian father who could defend the team’s jersey. Two-tone In the near future.
Who is Franco Matteo Giambavicchio?
Franco Matteo Giambavicchio was born in Italy. Before joining Juventus, he played in the Turin club’s youth team, where he served as captain and wore number 10. Thanks to his good performance and his talent, he managed to make the jump to the “Vecchia Signora”.
In 2020, he signed a five-year contract for Juventus. In addition, speaking to Depor, he explained that one of his main plans is to defend the jersey of this club in the Italian league. “My dream is to play in the Juventus first team,” he said.
Since joining this team, he has been able to participate in local tournaments and tours in various countries of the old continent such as: Portugal or Spain. The young player with Peruvian roots also works as an attacking midfielder.
Franco Matteo Giambavicchio is 14 years old and signed for Juventus in 2022 for 5 years. Photo: Composition LR/Facebook/Peruvian football players abroad
Franco Matteo Giambavicchio and his desire to play for the Peru national team
Although he was born in Italy, Franco Matteo He hopes to one day be able to defend the jersey of the Peruvian national team. This was reported to the local media mentioned above. “I could play for Peru or for Italy“But my mother is Peruvian and I feel as Peruvian as she does. Of course I want to try out for the Peru national team,” he said.
Although he was born in Italy, he has visited Peruvian areas several times for his family. For this reason, he doesn’t give up hope of wearing the bicolor shirt one day. “Playing for the national team is something I want and I hope it comes true,” he said.
The young man has just received his birth certificate at the Peruvian consulate in Turin and has started processing his identity card (DNI), according to Depor. So he could represent Peru in the future.