Having been born in Chiari, he commenced his career playing for the Palazzoloscuola calcio,[1] to continue at Brescia aged 10.[2] He joined the Atalanta Youth Sector in 2015.[3] On 8 November 2020, Scalvini was called up for a Serie A match against Inter Milan from the first squad's manager Gian Piero Gasperini, though remained an unused substitute.[3] On 21 January 2021, Scalvini won the Supercup with the U19 team, defeating Fiorentina 3–1 in the final.[3][4]
First team breakthrough
Scalvini debuted for Atalanta on 24 October 2021, aged 17, in a Serie A match draw 1–1 at home against Udinese, coming on as substitute in the 85th minute.[5] On 7 April 2022, Scalvini debuted in the UEFA Europa League in a match drawn 1–1 against German club RB Leipzig.[6] Later that month, on 18 April, Scalvini scored his first goal in his career in Atalanta's 2–1 defeat to Verona.[7] On 5 October 2023, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away victory over Sporting CP during the Europa League group stage.[8]
On 22 May 2024, he made a second-half substitute appearance in Atalanta's 3–0 victory over German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final.[9] On 2 June, he scored his first goal of the 2023–24 Serie A in a 3–2 home defeat against Fiorentina on the final matchday, in which he sustained a knee injury late in the match.[10]
On 24 January 2022, Scalvini accepted a call-up by Italy national team manager Roberto Mancini to join the Azzurri for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.[15] He made his debut with the senior national team as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 loss against Germany on 14 June 2022.[16]
On 23 May 2024, he was named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[17] However, on 2 June, he sustained an ACL injury, withdrawing him from the preliminary squad, thus, ruling him out of the tournament.[18]
Style of play
Scalvini is a centre-back who has a good technique and is good at headers with his height of 1.94 metres (6 ft 4 in).[19] He has also been likened to Alessandro Bastoni.[3]