From a bricklayer to signing for Juve: Gatti’s meteoric rise

Federico Gatti is a 23-year-old Italian central defender who currently plays for Frosinone in the B series.and that just a couple of days ago he became the new signing of Juventus, one of the biggest clubs in Italy. Gatti’s story is very special, it is a path of perseverance and overcoming that has made him go through practically all the divisions of Italian football: Promotion, Eccelenza, Series D, Series C and Series Band starting next season, he will be a player on a team of A series.

Gatti already pointed out ways since he was a child, passed through the lower categories of the Turinbut for his coaches he had no place, and some time later his family situation forced him to look for a job and give it priority: “My father lost his job and I had to reciprocate the efforts you made for me. I worked as a bricklayer, making windows or repairing roofs. It was hard but it helped in my training”, he said in an interview for the Gazzetta dello Sport.

Gatti began to alternate his work in construction with his first contact with senior soccer. did it in the Pavaroloclub that at that time militated in Eccelenza, the 5th division Italian. The club was bankrupt and was looking for players to finish their youth stage, and the recent signing from Juventus decided to be part of this project.

His time in Italian professional football

Gatti since then, has been jumping from category to category, always exceeding the expectations that the clubs had in him, he went through the Verbania in Series D, the Pro Patria in Series C, and during the summer of 2021 arrived in exchange for about 100,000 euros to the Frosinone, where he has become an idol. In just a few months he has achieved star status in the Italian second division, being named as one of the centrals of the ideal 11 of the first round in Series B.

All this media commotion that has aroused has drawn the attention of great clubs of the Italian elite, such as Torino, Napoli, and of course Juventuswhich has been done with its services for the next 4 years for a value of 7.5 million euros.

Gatti as possible replacement for Chiellini

The great connoisseurs of Serie B have highlighted the great character of the young central defender. At 1.90 tall, he is a strong and solid central, in addition to the aggressiveness (well understood) with which he develops his game. According to Italian media, Gatti has that traditional Italian centre-back cut that is being lost in today’s football.

Gatti assures that he has inherited from his father the mental conditions that have led him to take this great leap, and also that all the potholes and ‘closed doors’ that he has found along the way are a motivation to continue improving day by day.