Giovanni Di Lorenzo grew up in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in Tuscany and worked his way up through the lower divisions with Matera and Empoli, winning promotion to Serie A with Empoli in 2018.
Napoli signed him in 2019, and he became captain, lifting the Serie A trophy in 2023, the club’s first since the Maradona era, and again in 2025. He is an attacking, tireless right-back known for his consistency and leadership.
Di Lorenzo was part of Italy’s squad that won Euro 2020, starting the final against England, and he played at Euro 2024.
Career in numbers
Across 17 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2010/11, Di Lorenzo has played 545 matches and scored 30 goals for 5 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2022/23: 5 goals in 47 appearances for Napoli. His busiest campaign was 2020/21, with 49 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 6 appearances for Napoli. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.
