Giorgio Chiellini
Personal information
Date of birth	August 14, 1984 (1984-08-14) (age 23)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Juventus
Number	3
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2004 2004–2005 2005–	Livorno Fiorentina Juventus	55 (4) 37 (3) 79 (6)
National team2
2004–2007 2004–	Italy U-21 Italy	26 (6) 10 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Giorgio Chiellini (born August 14, 1984 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Juventus of the Italian Serie A. He is a centre back who has also played left back.

Juventus

He was signed by Juventus in summer 2004, for €6.5 million, but immediately sold on co-ownership deal to Fiorentina for €3.5 million, where he played for 2004–05 season.

After an excellent first season in Serie A, Chiellini was recalled by Juventus for the 2005–06 season, where Juventus paid €4.3 million for full-ownership. He has been a regular fixture in the Bianconeri backline in their return to Serie A and was named "Man of the Match" in a game against Inter Milan when he won a physical and heated duel with ex-Juve teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović, allowing the in-form hitman no goals. Chiellini extended his original contract from until 2009 to 2011 on October 12, 2006.^[1]

International career

Chiellini made his debut for the Italian national team in November 2004 against Finland, and has since become a regular squad member. He won the European Under-19 Championship with Italy in 2003, and was also a member of the Italy team that won the bronze medals at the football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament' of the 2007 U-21 Championships held in the Netherlands where they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Men's Football
Bronze	2004 Athens	Team Competition

International goal

Updated to games played November 21, 2007.^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 21, 2007	Modena, Italy	Faroe Islands	3–1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification

Teams and clubs

• 2000-2002: Livorno
• 2002-2004: Livorno co-ownership with Roma
• 2004-2005: Fiorentina co-ownership with Juventus
• 2005-present: Juventus

References