Federico Gatti

Pro Patria and Frosinone

In mid-2020, Gatti became a professional player and signed to Serie C side Pro Patria. for a fee of €250,000. Gatti made his debut on 15 August in the Coppa Italia first-round match against Venezia, which finished 1–1 and Gatti missed his penalty in the penalty shoot-out, losing 8–7. Gatti's returned to the pitch after his one-match suspension caused by a red card on 18 December in Frosinone's 4–0 win against SPAL, in which he scored two goals.

Gatti had been close to a transfer move to Turin rivals Torino FC before Juventus entered the negotiations and bought him on 31 January 2022 in a four-and-a-half-year deal for a fee of €7.5 million plus €2.5 million in performance-related bonuses. After signing Gatti, Juventus promptly loaned him back to Frosinone for the rest of the season.

Juventus Gatti made his Juventus and Serie A debut on 31 August 2022 against Spezia, winning 2–0. On 25 October, he made his Champions League debut in a 4–3 defeat against Benfica. On 13 April 2023, he scored his first goal for the team, in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Sporting CP, allowing his team win 1–0. Gatti praised manager Massimiliano Allegri for helping him develop at Juventus and becoming a regular starter during the 2023–24 season.

Gatti extended his contract with Juventus in the summer of 2025 until the summer of 2030, despite interest by English clubs Newcastle and Nottingham Forest. On 25 February 2025, he scored against Galatasaray in the Champions League knockout phase play-offs; however, Juventus lost 7–5 on aggregate.

International career In May 2022, coach of the Italy national football team Roberto Mancini called Gatti up for a three-day training camp in Coverciano. Gatti debuted on 11 June as a starter in a UEFA Nations League match against England. The match ended in a goalless draw, and Gatti was considered to have played like "a veteran" by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in the post-match report. On 3 June 2024, Gatti was called up to the preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, replacing the injured Giorgio Scalvini.

Style of play Gatti is a robust, right-footed, centre-back who is tall. According to Andrea Gigante writing for 90min.com, attributed Gatti's technique and vision to previous experience as a midfielder; he also has a strong personality and is strong in the air. According to Domenico Marchese writing for La Repubblica, Gatti excels at man-to-man marking.

Personal life Gatti is an only child;

At the age of 17, Federico Gatti left school and started working, following his father's unemployment. Gatti worked as a bricklayer and as a window manufacturer, repaired roofs and worked at markets for nine to ten hours a day until 2018. Gatti would train in the evenings, having dinner at 23:00 Gatti's career has also been compared to that of Moreno Torricelli, who played amateur football and was a joiner before signing with Juventus in 1992.

Gatti considers Juventus' defender Giorgio Chiellini as his idol. Prior to switching positions from midfielder to defender, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Adel Taarabt and Radja Nainggolan had been his inspirations.

Career statistics Club

International

Individual Serie B Footballer of the Year: 2021–22 Premio Nazionale Carriare Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2022