Dominic Vavassori

Dominic Vavassori
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-09) 9 December 2005
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Palermo
(on loan from Atalanta)
Youth career
SS Tritium
2017–2025 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Atalanta U23 56 (17)
2025– Atalanta 1 (0)
2026– → Palermo (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Italy U20 7 (2)
2026– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026

Dominic Vavassori (born 9 December 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Palermo, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta.

Club career

Atalanta

Born in Bergamo, Vavassori first played for US Buraghese in Burago di Molgora and SS Tritium, in Trezzo sull’Adda, before joining Atalanta's Youth Sector in 2017,[1][2][3] where he first made strides with the Primavera team.[4][5][6] He started playing for the reserve team in Serie C during the 2024–25 season.[4] Vavassori made his professional debut with Atalanta U23, scoring in a 2–1 Coppa Italia Serie C win on 10 August 2024.[4][7]

He was a standout with the reserve team during that season, most notably during the promotion play-offs, where he scored 5 goals as his team beat the likes of Trento, AlbinoLeffe and Torres, only narrowly missing an historical promotion to Serie B.[1][2] That same month, he also first featured on the team sheet with the first team during the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid and the following Serie A game.[2][4]

During the 2025–26 season, he confirmed his prolific form with the reserve team.[1][3][8] In October 2025, he signed a contract extension with Atalanta.[9] Having regularly appeared as an unused substitute in both domestic and European competitions,[3] he eventually made his first-team debut on 22 May 2026, during a 1–1 away Serie A draw to Fiorentina.[1]

Loan to Palermo

On 1 August 2026, Vavassori joined Serie B side Palermo on loan.[10]

International career

Born in Italy to a Brazilian father and a Polish mother,[6][7] Vavassori is a youth international for Italy, having played for the under-20 team.[2] He was then first called to the under-21 in November 2025.[11][12]

In May 2026, he was first called to the national senior team for the training camp preceding the friendlies against Greece and Luxembourg, as interim coach Silvio Baldini decided to focus on young players after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup.[13][14][15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stesina, Marco (23 May 2026). "Atalanta, è un'altra opera d'arte del vivaio: il 20enne cresciuto nel club debutta in Serie A". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Vavassori e Cassa, chi sono le stelline dell'U23 che hanno incantato Gasp". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Rinelli, Fabrizio (16 February 2026). "Chi è Dominic Vavassori, l'attaccante dell'Atalanta catapultato in 2 giorni dalla Serie C alla Champions". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Maschere, Riccardo (28 August 2024). "Gasperini è pronto a lanciare un'altra promessa: l'attaccante 2005 scalpita per esordire in Serie A". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Primavera: alla scoperta di Dominic Vavassori". Atalanta (in Italian). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 Amato, Davide; Maresca, Oscar (24 November 2023). "Un po' Harry Potter, un po' Dinho: Vavassori, il brasiliano di Bergamo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 Maggi, Filippo. "Tre gol per cominciare: la favola di Dominic Vavassori, il brasilero brianzolo che fa sognare l'Atalanta U23". L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Demicheli, Marco (7 November 2025). "Tutti devono conoscere Dominic Vavassori". Sky Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Stesina, Marco (31 October 2025). "L'attaccante 19enne è esploso e segna a mitraglia, l'Atalanta lo blinda fino al 2029 dimostrando astuzia". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Vavassori è rosanero" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 1 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Villa, Stefano (7 November 2025). "Calcio, i convocati dell'Italia U21 per Polonia e Montenegro: debuttano Vavassori e Calvani, Camarda leader". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Stesina, Marco (13 November 2025). "Segna a raffica con l'Atalanta e si guadagna la maglia dell'Italia: «Questa convocazione è un sogno»". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Dal 'blocco' Dortmund a chi sgomita in Serie C: le curiosità sui volti nuovi dell'Italia". Sky Sport (in Italian). 27 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "La nuova Italia di Baldini: Ahanor l'unico atalantino (con Vavassori nella preparazione)". Bergamo e Sport (in Italian). 25 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Italia con l'Atalanta nel motore: in azzurro Ahanor, Palestra, Inacio più Vavassori". L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). 25 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Baldini mantiene la promessa: a giugno in campo un'Italia giovanissima. Da Chiarodia a Inacio: l'elenco dei convocati". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 25 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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