Federico Gatti (born 24 June 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team.
Gatti's senior career began with in February 2015, when he joined Promozione team Pavarolo, who gained promotion to Eccellenza in the next season.
Gatti did not represent Italy at youth levels, and he won his first senior team cap in 2022.
[4] In the following season (2019–20), Gatti scored three goals in 22 Serie D appearances prior to the interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, and his side were relegated to Eccellenza.
[14] On 30 September, he debuted for Pro Patria in a 3–2 second-round Coppa Italia match that was lost against Vicenza after extra time.
Gatti moved to Serie B side Frosinone in 2021,[12][13] signing a four-year contract[15] for a fee of €250,000.
[17] Gatti's returned to the pitch after his one-match suspension caused by a red card on 18 December in Frosinone's 4–0 win against SPAL, in which he scored two goals.
[21] Gatti finished the season with five goals scored in 36 matches in all competitions; he also received 13 yellow cards.
[25] In May 2022, coach of the Italy national football team Roberto Mancini called Gatti up for a three-day training camp in Coverciano.
[27] The match ended in a goalless draw, and Gatti was considered to have played like "a veteran" by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera in the post-match report.
[28] On 3 June 2024, Gatti was called up to the preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2024, replacing the injured Giorgio Scalvini.
[11] Gatti's career has also been compared to that of Moreno Torricelli, who played amateur football and was a joiner before signing with Juventus in 1992.
[37] Prior to switching positions from midfielder to defender, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Adel Taarabt and Radja Nainggolan had been his inspirations.