Giovanni Sbrissa (born 25 September 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Vicenza

Born in

Castelfranco Veneto Castelfranco Veneto ( vec, Casteło) is a town and ''comune'' of Veneto, northern Italy, in the province of Treviso, by rail from the town of Treviso. It is approximately inland from Venice. History The town originates from a castle built here ...

, Veneto region, Sbrissa started his career at Venetian club

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

. On 17 July 2013, he received a call-up from the first team for a pre-season camp. He made his debut on 4 August, against Feralpisalò in

2013–14 Coppa Italia The 2013–14 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 67th edition of the competition. As in the previous year, 78 clubs have taken part in the tournament. Lazio were the cup holders. Napoli were the winners, thus qua ...

. Sbrissa played 11 times for Vicenza in

2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2013–14 Prima Divisione season is the thirty-sixth and final football league season of Italian Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the fifth since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It is divided into two phases: the r ...

. He extended his contract to 30 June 2016 on 4 March 2014. In 2014–15 season Vicenza was admitted to

2014–15 Serie B The 2014–15 Serie B was the 83rd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 14 of which returning from the 2013–14 season, 5 of which promoted from Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A. T ...

, which Sbrissa played 32 times in the league, as No.20. He also played once in

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. On 8 June 2015, Sbrissa signed a new three-year contract. However, less than a month later he was sold.

Sassuolo

On 30 June 2015, Sbrissa was signed by

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

for €840,000, in a five-year contract;

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was signed by Vicenza in a definitive deal in exchange on a free transfer. Sbrissa also immediately returned to Vicenza for

2015–16 Serie B The 2015–16 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 16 returning from the 2014–15 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, and 2 ...

, on a temporary deal.

Vicenza (loan)

Sbrissa returned to Vicenza from Sassuolo, effective on 1 July 2015. He changed to wear No.11 shirt, which previous owners

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and

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had returned to Juventus and changed to wear No.20 shirt respectively.

Brescia (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Sbrissa was signed by

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

on a temporary deal from Sassuolo. He was part of Sassuolo's 2016 pre-season campaign. On 21 June 2017, Brescia excised the option to buy the player. However, Sassuolo also excised the counter-option on the next day.

Cesena (loan)

On 12 July 2017, Sbrissa was signed by

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

on a temporary basis, with an option to buy him outright from Sassuolo.

Siena (loan)

On 31 July 2018, Sbrissa joined to

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

on loan until 30 June 2019.

Pergolettese

On 2 September 2019, he signed with Pergolettese.

International career

Sbrissa played four times for

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in 2014–15 season, all friendlies. He missed the elite round of the

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due to injury. Sbrissa was replaced by Andrea Palazzi instead.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbrissa, Giovanni Italian men's footballers LR Vicenza players US Sassuolo Calcio players AC Cesena players ACR Siena 1904 players US Pergolettese 1932 players Lucchese 1905 players Clodiense SSD players ASD Città di Acireale 1946 players SSD FC Trapani 1905 players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Castelfranco Veneto 1996 births Living people Universiade medalists in football Universiade bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Footballers from the Province of Treviso