Giovanni Bonfanti

Giovanni Bonfanti (born 17 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Las Palmas, on loan from club Atalanta.

Club career Born in Milan, Bonfanti joined the academy of Atalanta in 2015, aged 12, and subsequently came through the club's youth ranks; in the summer of 2021, he was sent on loan to Sampdoria, where he played for the under-19 squad, while receiving his first call-ups to the first team, under head coach Marco Giampaolo. The defender made a total amount of 23 appearances (split between the league and the Coppa Italia Serie C) for the club throughout his first professional season.

Having returned to Atalanta in the summer of 2023, Bonfanti started training with the first team during the pre-season, under manager Gian Piero Gasperini; at the start of the league campaign, he was initially assigned to the club's newly-formed reserve team, Atalanta Under-23. After establishing himself as a regular starter for the reserve team, On 14 December, he made his debut in a European competition, starting and scoring his first professional goal in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League win over Raków Częstochowa in the group stage.

On 9 August 2024, Bonfanti joined Serie B club Pisa on a season-long loan. After returning to Atalanta and remaining on the bench in the first two 2025–26 Serie A games, on 1 September 2025 he returned to Pisa on a new loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.

On 28 January 2026, after returning from Pisa, Bonfati was loaned again, this time to Serie B club Spezia. On 10 August, he moved abroad and agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side Las Palmas.

International career Bonfanti is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-16 and under-20 national teams.

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