Giovanni Graziano (born 7 November 1995) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Fermana. He is the cousin of footballer Giuseppe Garziano.

Club career

Giovanni is a youth exponent of

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's footballing school, first recruited from the ''Pulcini'' of

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in 2005. In 2012–13 he made his debut for the Primavera where, the following year, he was a key player in the side that reached the finals of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera, lost on penalties to

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. At the end of the season, he signed his first professional contract with Torino until 2018. He made his senior debut on 11 December 2014 against

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in a

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game, replacing

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after 66 minutes in a 5–1 away win. On 15 August 2019, he signed with his childhood club

. On 14 January 2021, he joined Fermana on a 2.5-year contract.

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Club

Honours

Club

;

* Campionato Primavera: 2014–15

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graziano, Giovanni 1995 births Living people Footballers from Vercelli Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players Torino FC players AC Renate players SSD Città di Teramo players AC Gozzano players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Fermana FC players