Giuseppe Bovalina
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| Date of birth | 11 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Strikers | |||||||||||||||||
| Croydon Kings | |||||||||||||||||
| Football SA NTC | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 48 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Adelaide United | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Giuseppe Bovalina (born 11 November 2004) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Early life
[edit]Bovalina played youth soccer with Western Strikers SC from Under-6 to Under-8 level, Croydon FC from Under-9 to Under-12 level, and the Football South Australia NTC program from Under-13 to Under-18 level.[1]
Club career
[edit]In 2021, Bovalina joined the Adelaide United FC Youth in the National Premier Leagues South Australia.[2]
On 14 August 2023, he made his debut for the Adelaide United FC first team in an Australia Cup match against Northcote City.[3] In September 2023, Bovalina signed a scholarship contract with the first team.[1] He scored his first A-League goal on 4 December 2023 against Macarthur FC.[4]
In April 2024, Bovalina signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer through 2026, with options for 2027 and 2028.[5][6] He made his debut on 7 May 2024 in a 2024 Canadian Championship match against Cavalry FC.[7] Bovalina scored his first goal in a friendly match against Welsh club Wrexham on 27 July 2024.[8][9]
International career
[edit]In March 2024, Bovalina earned his first national team call-up, being named to the Australia U23 for the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.[10] On 23 March 2024, he made his debut in the semi-final against Egypt U23.[11] In May 2025, he was again called up to the U23 squad.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United Youth | 2021[13] | NPL South Australia | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022[13] | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||||
| 2023[14] | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||||
| 2024[14] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 52 | 11 | |||||
| Adelaide United | 2023–24 | A-League | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 90 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
[edit]Australia U-23
- WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024
References
[edit]- ^ a b "O'Neil, Kikianis, Bovalina confirmed on scholarship contracts". Adelaide United FC. 6 September 2023.
- ^ Perrotta, Thomas (9 April 2021). "RAA NPLSA: Season 2021 Preview". Football South Australia.
- ^ "United progress to Australia Cup Round of 16". Adelaide United FC. 14 August 2023.
- ^ Pagonis, Antonis (5 December 2023). "Broken, brilliant, and baffling: The story of another Adelaide United collapse". Front Page Football.
- ^ Johal, Har (24 April 2024). "Vancouver Whitecaps sign A-League teen wingback Giuseppe Bovalina". Canadian Soccer Daily.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (24 April 2024). "Adelaide United defender Giuseppe Bovalina joins Vancouver Whitecaps". news.com.au.
- ^ Schram, Carol (21 May 2024). "Whitecaps lose 1-0 to Cavalry, but advance to Voyageurs Cup semifinals". The Province.
- ^ Burns, Alistair (28 July 2024). "Bovalina scores a thunderbolt". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "GOAL: Bovalina's 1st goal for 'Caps is a screamer, 55'". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Giuseppe Bovalina named in Olyroos' Squad for WAFF U-23 Championship". Adelaide United FC. 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire 19-year-old Australian wingback Giuseppe Bovalina from Adelaide United FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Giuseppe Bovalina called up to Australia's U-23 side for June international window". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Giuseppe Bovalina NPL Stats". My Game Day.
- ^ a b "Giuseppe Bovalina NPL Stats". Dribl.
External links
[edit]- Giuseppe Bovalina at Soccerway.com
- Giuseppe Bovalina at FBref.com
- Giuseppe Bovalina at kicker (in German)
- Giuseppe Bovalina at Major League Soccer
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Adelaide
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- Adelaide United FC players
- National Premier Leagues players
- A-League Men players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Major League Soccer players
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- MLS Next Pro players