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Juventus Signs Rising Star Davide Marchisio to 2028 Contract

Juventus have moved to secure one of the brightest prospects in their academy, handing Davide Marchisio his first professional contract, a deal that runs until 2028.

Born on August 31, 2009, the young midfielder has climbed steadily through the Bianconeri ranks, building a reputation based on intensity, discipline and an obvious hunger to improve. This contract is not a sentimental nod to his surname. It is a reward for years of work inside the Juventus system in Turin.

For Davide, who has grown up immersed in the club’s colours, signing on the dotted line carried real emotional weight. A lifelong attachment to the Old Lady has now been formalised in ink, but he knows the real judgement will come on the pitch, not on a piece of paper. His aim is clear: justify the club’s faith with effort that does not dip, and performances that keep pushing him up the ladder.

He made that intent public as soon as the deal was confirmed. On social media, Davide wrote: “Proud to have signed my first professional contract with the team I've dreamt of and loved since I was a child. I will continue to work with great ambition and a desire to improve, giving my all for these colours. Fino alla fine.”

The surname Marchisio inevitably carries weight in Turin. Yet his father, Claudio, has taken a deliberate, protective approach, guiding his son’s development while trying to dampen the noise around comparisons. On the pitch, Davide has been allowed to grow step by step.

Before locking down a place with the Under-18s, he impressed at Under-17 level, making 23 appearances and scoring three goals. One of those strikes came in the Derby della Mole, a fixture that tests temperament as much as talent and offered an early glimpse of his ability to handle the occasion.

The club have already begun to test him in more demanding environments. Late last season, Italy coach Luciano Spalletti invited the teenager into first-team training sessions at Continassa, giving him a first real taste of senior intensity and standards.

This year, Davide is expected to become a central figure for the Under-18 side. He has already left a mark, scoring the newly formed team’s historic first goal of the season, a symbolic moment that underlines his growing influence in the group.

Now comes the hard part. Sustaining that level across a long, physically demanding domestic campaign will dictate how quickly he can move towards Juventus Next Gen. The club’s technical staff will track his physical growth and technical sharpness closely through the autumn, ready to smooth his path when the time comes to cross the line into senior football.

The name is familiar. The journey, though, is entirely his to write.