Giovanni Leoni, defender - Liverpool FC
Giovanni Leoni
defender
Giovanni Leoni bolstered Liverpool FC's centre-half options with his arrival in August 2025.
The Italian signed for the Reds from Serie A side Parma after a solitary season in his country's top flight.
Leoni joined Parma in August 2024 before going on to make 17 appearances and score one goal, becoming the youngest defender in the club's history to net in the premier division.
Born in Rome, Leoni's family moved to the city of Padua when he was five years old, and he took his first steps into football with Vigontina San Paolo and AS Cittadella.
He then joined Padova and rose through the youth ranks there to debut for their senior team, then playing in Serie C, as a 16-year-old in March 2023.
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Date of birth
21 December 2006
Nationality
Italian
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