Giacomo Vrioni

Giacomo Vrioni (Albanian: Xhakomo Vrioni; born 15 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol, on loan from Serie A club Juventus.

Born in Italy, Vrioni represented his native country internationally at youth level, before switching allegiance to Albania in 2018.

Club Career

Sampdoria

Born in San Severino Marche, Macerata, before Vrioni joined Sampdoria, he played in Serie D side Matelica where he made four appearances. In January 2015, Vrioni joined the Sampdoria youth system where he played a total of 58 matches, scoring 20 goals and making 6 assists. In the 2016–17 season he was also an unused substitute two times: once in Serie A against Palermo and once in Coppa Italia against Cagliari.

Loan to Pistoiese

On 20 July 2017, Vrioni was signed by Serie C club Pistoiese on a season-long loan deal. On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Pistoiese as a substitute replacing Devis Nossa in the 67th minute and in the 74th minute he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 away draw against Pro Piacenza. On 4 October, Vrioni played his first match for the club as a starter, a 0–0 away draw against Olbia, and was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 69th minute. On 23 October he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera. On 17 December he played his first entire match for Pistoiese and recorded his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 home win over Gavorrano. Vrioni ended his loan to Pistoiese with 27 appearances, 8 goals and 4 assists.

Loan to Venezia

On 9 July 2018, Vrioni was loaned to Serie B side Venezia on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August he made his debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Sudtirol in the second round of Coppa Italia. On 26 August he made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 home win over Spezia, he was replaced by Alexandre Geijo after 76 minutes. Four months later, on 3 December, Vrioni scored his first goa