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{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Giuseppe Sculli
| image = Sculli.JPG
| image_size = 250
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Locri]], Italy
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = Accademia Pavese
| clubnumber = 10
| clubs1 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| clubs2 = → [[F.C. Crotone|Crotone]] (loan)
| years1 = 1999–2003
| years2 = 2000–2002
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 = 51
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 8
| nationalteam1 = Italy U-15
| nationalteam2 = Italy U-16
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalyears2 = 1997–1998
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Italy}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
| years3 = 2002–2003
| clubs3 = → [[Modena F.C.|Modena]] (loan)
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2003–2005
| clubs4 = [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = → [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] (loan)
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005–2007
| clubs6 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2005–2006
| clubs7 = → [[F.C. Messina Peloro|Messina]] (loan)
| caps7 = 34
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2006–2007
| clubs8 = → [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] (loan)
| caps8 = 11
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2007–2011
| clubs9 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
| caps9 = 114
| goals9 = 18
| years10 = 2011–2015
| clubs10 = [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]
| caps10 = 24
| goals10 = 4
| years11 = 2012
| clubs11 = → [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] (loan)
| caps11 = 17
| goals11 = 3
| years12 = 2013
| clubs12 = → [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]] (loan)
| caps12 = 10
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2014
| clubs13 = → [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] (loan)
| caps13 = 10
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2016–2019
| clubs14 = Accademia Pavese
| caps14 = 0
| goals14 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1999–2000
| nationalteam3 = Italy U-18
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 6
| nationalyears4 = 2001
| nationalteam4 = Italy U-20
| nationalcaps4 = 8
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2002–2004
| nationalteam5 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U-21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 25
| nationalgoals5 = 9
| pcupdate = 16 May 2010
| ntupdate = August 2006
}}

'''Giuseppe Sculli''' (born 23 March 1981) is a retired Italian [[association football|footballer]] who played in several positions; primarily a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], he could play anywhere along the front-line, and also played as a [[winger (association football)|winger]], as a [[second striker]], and even as a [[right midfielder|right-sided midfielder]] or as a [[Wing-back (association football)|wingback]] on the right flank.

==Club career==

===Juventus===
Sculli joined [[Juventus FC]] in 1999, although he failed to make a single appearance for the club throughout the [[1999–2000 Serie A|1999–2000 season]].<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Sculli_Giuseppe|title=Giuseppe Sculli|publisher=Tutto Calciatori|language=it|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>

===Crotone===
[[F.C. Crotone]] took Sculli on a two-year loan spell in the summer of 2000, paying Juventus €500k for the loan. In his first season at Crotone, Sculli played 23 matches and scored 3 goals, making his debut against [[A.C. ChievoVerona]]. The next season, he became even more prevalent in the first team, making 27 appearances and scoring 5 goals.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

===Modena===
Giuseppe Sculli returned to Juventus after the end of the [[2001–02 Serie B]] season but was again sent on loan, this time to [[Serie A]] side [[Modena F.C.]] Sculli made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 against [[A.C. Milan]]. He went on to score 8 goals that season in 31 appearances.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

===Chievo===
Sculli was purchased by [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]] in mid-2003 in a co-ownership deal for a lump sum of  €450K along with [[Matteo Paro|Paro]] and [[Daniele Gastaldello|Gastaldello]] as part of the deal of [[Nicola Legrottaglie]] transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/19_giu_2003_chi.pdf|title=Juventus Football Club: Accordo con la società A.C. Chievo Verona per l'acquisizione del calciatore Nicola Legrottaglie|language=it|publisher=Juventus.com|access-date=2014-02-15|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015211743/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/19_giu_2003_chi.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sculli endured a difficult campaign at Chievo in the [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04 season]], struggling for playing time and form, scoring 3 goals in 20 appearances.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

===Brescia===
He was sent on loan to Serie A side [[Brescia Calcio]] in an attempt to aid the player in regaining his form. Sculli played much more this season, making 28 appearances, but for the first time in his senior professional career, failed to score a single goal that season.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

===Juventus===
Juventus brought back Sculli, Paro and Gastaldello from Chievo in 2005 for a lump sum of €1.05M. Sculli signed a contract until the summer of 2008, and was immediately loaned out to [[F.C. Messina Peloro|Messina]] for the 2005–06 season. Sculli was a vital part of Messina's set-up, playing on either wing and managed 2 goals in 33 appearances.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

===Genoa===
In 2006, Juventus were relegated to Serie B, at which point Sculli made a return to the first team. He made a few appearances in friendly matches, but was loaned to newly promoted Serie B team [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]] on 24 August. In November 2006, he was suspended 8 months for accused of match-fixing when he played for [[F.C. Crotone]] against his current club [[F.C. Messina Peloro|F.C. Messina]] at the last match-day of the 2001–02 Serie B.<ref name=gua221105>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/nov/22/europeanfootball.sport1 |title=At one Italian club, the most significant shots are fired at the president's car &#124; Football |work=The Guardian |date=2005-11-22 |access-date=2014-02-15}}</ref> He was sold by Juventus to Genoa for €300,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/ce636189-facd-4b0a-af62-b5b0a9e064b2/Bilancio_al_30_giugno_2008_inglese.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ce636189-facd-4b0a-af62-b5b0a9e064b2 |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2008 |date=28 October 2008 |access-date=19 June 2011 |work=Juventus F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606224939/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/ce636189-facd-4b0a-af62-b5b0a9e064b2/Bilancio_al_30_giugno_2008_inglese.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ce636189-facd-4b0a-af62-b5b0a9e064b2 |archive-date=6 June 2015 }}</ref>

In the 2007–08 season, Sculli finally made his return to football, his first match back was against Catania in Serie A's Round 2. He went on to make 35 appearances that season, scoring 4 goals. The next season, he managed a career high 9 goals in 35 Serie A appearances. The following season, Sculli made his European football debut in the Europa League, scoring goals Slavia Prague and LOSC Lille as Genoa went out in the group stages.

===Lazio===
Sculli was sold to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on 19 January 2011 in [[co-ownership (football)|co-ownership deal]] for a peppercorn fee of €500.<ref name=Lazio2011biancio/><ref name=Genoa2011bilancio>Genoa CFC SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11862_6669699,00.html |title=Lazio confirm Sculli signing &#124; Sky Sports &#124; Football &#124; Serie A &#124; Lazio |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2011-01-18 |access-date=2014-02-15}}</ref> He was assigned the number 7 shirt for his new club, becoming Lazio's first signing of the 2011 calendar year. He finished his first and second goals for Lazio during a comfortable win against Palermo on 6 March 2011.

In June 2011 Lazio bought him outright for €3 million.<ref name=Lazio2011biancio>{{cite web|url=http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20S.S.%20Lazio%2030-06-2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105412/http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/Bilancio%20S.S.%20Lazio%2030-06-2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title=Bilancio S.S. Lazio 30-06-2011] 6 October 2011 SS Lazio |language=it |publisher=Sslazio.it |access-date=2014-02-15 }}</ref><ref name=Genoa2011bilancio/> He scored three goals in the group stage of the Europa League against [[FC Vaslui]], [[FC Zürich]] and [[Sporting CP]]. He returned on loan to Genoa for the second half of the [[2011–12 Serie A|2011–12 season]].<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

After being frozen out from the Lazio side, Sculli went on loan to [[Pescara Calcio|Pescara]] for the second half of the [[2012–13 Serie A|2012–13 season]]. After again being frozen out for Lazio for the [[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14 season]], Sculli again returned to Genoa for the second half of the season. At the end of his loan spell, Sculli returned to Lazio and was still frozen out of the side.<ref name="tuttocalciatori.net"/>

==International career==
Sculli represented the [[Italy national under-21 football team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1763&squadra=2|title=Sculli, Giuseppe|publisher=FIGC|language=it|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref> winning the [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]],<ref name="repubblica.it">{{cite web|title=Italia campione d'Europa Gli azzurrini battono la Serbia|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2004/f/sezioni/sport/calcio/nazionale/undercampione/undercampione/undercampione.html|work=La Repubblica|access-date=7 August 2015|language=it|date=8 June 2004}}</ref> and earning a bronze medal for a fourth-place finish at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="scsmagazine.it">{{cite web|url=http://www.scsmagazine.it/azzurri-di-bronzo-ad-atene-2004/|title=Azzurri di bronzo ad Atene 2004|work=SCS Magazine|language=it|author1=Marco Liguori|date=19 April 2013|access-date=7 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114182201/http://www.scsmagazine.it/azzurri-di-bronzo-ad-atene-2004/|archive-date=14 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Born in [[Locri]], the [[Province of Reggio Calabria]], Sculli is the grandson of [[Giuseppe Morabito]], a notorious boss of the [['Ndrangheta]], the [[Calabria]]n mafia organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2005/j/sezioni/cronaca/opecalabria/scullidice/scullidice.html|title=Torna l'ombra del calcio scommesse un'intercettazione inchioda Sculli|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=3 November 2005|access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>

==Honours==

===International===
;Italy under-21
*[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]: [[2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2004]]<ref name="repubblica.it"/>
*[[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Bronze Medal]]: [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004]]<ref name="scsmagazine.it"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418042852/http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/statistiche/2008_nw/giocatori/54520.shtml Gazzetta.it] (archived)
* {{TuttoCalciatori|Sculli_Giusepp}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|giuseppe-sculli}}
* {{CONI|new_id=220|old_id=821}}

{{Italy Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}

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