Italian middle blocker Gianluca Galassi developed from Trentino Volley’s youth system into a two-time world champion with Italy and one of his generation’s most established Italian players at the position. He was named Best Middle Blocker at the 2022 World Championship and has built his club career entirely in Italy, progressing through Milano and Perugia before spending five seasons with Monza and moving to Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza in 2024.
Born in Trento in 1997, Galassi did not commit fully to volleyball until his mid-teens after growing up playing football. His career has since included two Olympic appearances, European and world titles with Italy, continental club trophies with Monza and Piacenza, and a return to elite competition in 2026 after treatment for a testicular tumor. He begins the 2026–27 season as Piacenza’s captain.
Player Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Gianluca Galassi |
| Date of Birth | July 24, 1997 |
| Place of Birth | Trento, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Position | Middle Blocker |
| Height | 201 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| Spike Reach | 353 cm |
| Block Reach | 338 cm |
| Youth Club | Trentino Volley |
| Previous Clubs | Club Italia; Revivre Milano; Sir Safety Conad Perugia; Vero Volley Monza |
| Current Club | Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza |
| Club Role | Captain |
| Club Number | 12 |
| National Team | Italy Men’s National Volleyball Team |
| National-Team Number | 14 |
| Senior National-Team Debut | May 28, 2021 vs Poland |
| Olympic Appearances | Tokyo 2020; Paris 2024 |
| Career Status | Active |
| @gianlucagalassi |
Piacenza’s current player profile lists Galassi at 201 cm and number 12, while current CEV records give a weight of 90 kg and a 353 cm spike reach. The 338 cm block reach comes from CEV’s individual player profile rather than the current team roster, whose block-reach figures contain several internally implausible measurements.
Early Life & Volleyball Beginnings
Football Before Volleyball
Volleyball was not Galassi’s first sporting priority.
Growing up around Trento, he spent much of his childhood playing football and developed as a goalkeeper. His mother had initially taken him to minivolley because of his height, but the sport did not immediately interest him. He preferred following his brother into football and stayed with it for roughly eight years.
A summer volleyball camp eventually changed the direction of his sporting life. In a 2023 Gazzetta profile, Galassi recalled arriving at his first serious volleyball practices still dressed more like a football player, including training in football shoes and a River Plate shirt.
By around 15, volleyball had become the more realistic path.
The timing makes his later progression notable. Many elite middle blockers have already spent years inside volleyball academies by that age; Galassi entered Trentino Volley’s system relatively late and then compressed his technical development into only a few seasons.
Trentino’s Youth System and a Fast Rise
Galassi joined the Trentino Volley youth structure in 2012 and quickly accumulated domestic age-group success.
Piacenza’s career announcement credits him with the 2012 Italian U16 title and Trofeo delle Regioni, the 2013 U17 championship, back-to-back U19 championships in 2014 and 2015, and consecutive Junior League titles in those same two years. He was named MVP of both U19 championship runs.
Those seasons mattered for more than the trophies. Galassi was still learning the position at an age when many of his peers had a much longer technical base, yet by March 2015 he had progressed far enough to make his first SuperLega appearance for Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino.
He was not yet a regular first-team player, but the appearance showed how quickly his development had accelerated after choosing volleyball over football.
The next step was to leave Trento’s youth environment and gain sustained senior responsibility.
Club Career
Club Italia and the Transition to Senior Volleyball
Galassi spent the 2015–16 season with Club Italia in Serie A2.
The federal project gave him a full season in senior competition rather than occasional exposure around a SuperLega roster. For a middle blocker still building timing, physical strength and first-tempo coordination, that regular match environment represented an important bridge between youth volleyball and the top division.
He moved into SuperLega permanently the following year with Revivre Milano.
Galassi spent two seasons in Milan from 2016 to 2018. The move allowed him to establish himself against top-level Italian opposition while his role continued to grow from developmental prospect into a player capable of handling regular minutes in the highest domestic league.
By 2018, both his club career and national-team trajectory were moving quickly enough for one of Italy’s championship contenders to recruit him.
Perugia and a First Major Senior Trophy
Sir Safety Conad Perugia signed Galassi for 2018–19.
The roster placed him inside a club competing simultaneously for the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Champions League. His responsibility was different from the previous two seasons in Milan: rather than simply establishing himself in SuperLega, he was now working within a team where winning major trophies was expected.
Galassi’s only season in Perugia produced his first major senior club title, the 2019 Coppa Italia.
The year was relatively short as a career phase, but it exposed him to championship-level preparation and high-stakes competition before the move that would define the next five seasons of his club career.
In 2019, he joined Vero Volley Monza.
Five Seasons at Monza and a Bigger Role
Monza gave Galassi something Perugia could not guarantee at that stage: continuity and a central role over multiple seasons.
From 2019 through 2024, he developed into one of the team’s long-term middle blockers while Monza itself moved from an ambitious SuperLega side into a club capable of reaching finals in Italy and Europe.
The progression is visible in his workload.
During the 2021–22 season alone, Monza’s statistical review recorded 43 appearances, 149 sets and 281 points, with 58.5% attacking efficiency, 57 winning blocks and 17 aces.
Those numbers show the breadth of his role. He was not simply a middle used for isolated blocking rotations; he carried a large competitive workload while contributing through first-tempo attack, block and serve.
The same season also produced his first European club trophy.
The 2022 CEV Cup Breakthrough
Monza reached the 2022 CEV Cup final against Tours VB.
After winning the home leg 3–0, Monza travelled to France needing two sets to secure the trophy. Instead, the Italian side won the return match in straight sets as well.
CEV’s final recap records the victory as the first continental trophy in the club’s history.
Galassi started the return leg at middle blocker. He scored across attack and block as Monza controlled the decisive match 26–24, 25–18, 25–18.
The title represented an important step for both player and club. Galassi had already won a domestic cup with Perugia, but the CEV Cup came during a period when he was carrying a much larger week-to-week role and had become one of the central pieces of Monza’s team.
That continuity helped make the following two seasons increasingly ambitious.
Three Finals Without a Trophy in 2023–24
Galassi’s final Monza season did not add another trophy, but reducing it to that fact would miss the significance of the campaign.
Monza reached three different finals in 2023–24: the Coppa Italia, CEV Challenge Cup and SuperLega championship series. Lega Pallavolo later described the season as a record-setting year for the club, with those three final appearances representing a major competitive step.
The European final came against Projekt Warszawa. Monza lost the first leg in Poland before falling 3–1 in the return match at home, with Galassi starting in the middle.
The SuperLega run carried the team even further domestically, ending only in the championship final against Perugia.
For Galassi, the season demonstrated that the 2022 CEV Cup had not been an isolated peak. He had now spent five years helping Monza build toward repeated title contention.
It also created the context for his next move.
When Piacenza presented him in May 2024, Galassi openly referred to the frustration of reaching three finals without winning any of them. In his introductory Piacenza appearance, he explained that the shared desire to win made the agreement happen in only two phone calls.
Piacenza signed him for three seasons.
Moving to Piacenza
Galassi arrived at Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza for 2024–25 after five consecutive seasons with Monza.
The transfer was significant because it ended the longest club period of his senior career. Piacenza was not recruiting a developing middle blocker; it was signing a world champion entering his prime and giving him a prominent place within a roster designed to challenge Italy’s leading teams.
His first season did not deliver a major trophy, but it established him within the group and created continuity heading into 2025–26.
Away from competition, the year also brought an important personal achievement. In December 2024, Galassi completed a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management at Unicusano University in Rome.
His second Piacenza season would become much more consequential, both personally and professionally.
Diagnosis, Surgery and the Fight Back to the Court
In December 2025, Galassi’s season changed abruptly.
A medical examination detected a testicular tumor. On January 9, 2026, Piacenza’s medical announcement confirmed that he had undergone surgery at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan to remove it.
Galassi used the announcement not only to explain his absence but also to emphasize the value of prevention and medical checks.
His recovery was not immediate.
A March 2026 update from Volleyball.it, based on Galassi’s own public account, described three months away from normal training and two operations. He said the diagnosis had come on December 12, the second operation took place on February 12, and he returned to the gym on March 12.
The competitive calendar was already deep into its decisive phase.
That made the next step especially significant: Galassi returned to match action during Piacenza’s postseason rather than waiting for a new season to rebuild his role.
The return was not simply symbolic. Within weeks, he was again starting in a European final.
From Recovery to the 2026 CEV Cup
Piacenza reached the CEV Cup final against SVG Lüneburg in April 2026.
The first leg in Germany provided one of the clearest measures of how far Galassi had progressed after his absence.
Piacenza’s first-leg report recorded 10 points from Galassi with 100% attacking efficiency and three blocks in a 3–0 victory.
His influence went beyond the final numbers. In the opening set, Piacenza fell five points behind before Galassi produced a seven-serve run that helped erase the deficit and turn the set toward the Italian side.
One week later, he started the return leg alongside Robertlandy Simon.
Piacenza won the first two sets required to secure the trophy and then completed another 3–0 victory. The club’s title report described the result as the first European trophy in Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza’s history.
For Galassi, the achievement carried more meaning than another line in a honors table.
He had missed a substantial part of the decisive half of the season, undergone two operations, returned to training in mid-March and, little more than a month later, contributed as a starter to a European title.
It was also his second CEV Cup, four years after winning the same competition with Monza.
Captaincy for 2026–27
Galassi returned to Italy duty during the summer of 2026 and did not rejoin Piacenza until October 1 after EuroVolley.
Two days later, his club role changed.
At the Memorial Masiera on October 3, Piacenza introduced Galassi as its new captain.
The captaincy adds another layer to his third season with the club. He originally arrived in Piacenza as an experienced international middle blocker expected to strengthen the team competitively; by 2026–27, his value to the group also included leadership after one of the most demanding seasons of his career.
Club Career Timeline
| Seasons | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2015 | Trentino Volley — youth and development | Italy |
| 2015–2016 | Club Italia | Italy |
| 2016–2018 | Revivre Milano | Italy |
| 2018–2019 | Sir Safety Conad Perugia | Italy |
| 2019–2024 | Vero Volley Monza | Italy |
| 2024–present | Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza | Italy |
National Team Career
Senior Debut and Immediate European Gold
Galassi’s senior national-team career officially began on May 28, 2021 in Rimini.
Italy lost 3–0 to Poland in the Volleyball Nations League, but the match opened the international phase that would quickly reshape Galassi’s career.
Only a few months later, he was part of Ferdinando De Giorgi’s team at EuroVolley 2021.
Italy went through the tournament unbeaten and defeated Slovenia 3–2 in the final in Katowice. The gold medal gave Galassi a major senior international title during the same year in which he had made his official debut.
The timing reflected how quickly he moved into the national-team structure. He was no longer simply a player being evaluated through VNL matches; within months he was part of a European championship team.
Galassi also appeared at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, beginning a run that would later include a second Olympic tournament in Paris.
World Champion and Best Middle Blocker in 2022
The 2022 World Championship became the defining early tournament of Galassi’s senior international career.
Italy entered the event with a relatively young group and progressed through the knockout rounds before defeating Poland 3–1 in the final in Katowice.
The gold medal was Italy’s first men’s world title since 1998.
Galassi’s tournament was recognized individually as well. Volleyball World’s Dream Team announcement named him Best Middle Blocker, alongside Poland’s Mateusz Bieniek.
The award matters because it distinguishes his role from simple roster membership. Galassi did not merely belong to a championship team; his performance over the tournament was judged among the best at his position.
That combination—world title and individual positional recognition—established him at a different international level from the player who had debuted only sixteen months earlier.
EuroVolley Silver and an Established Starting Role
Italy entered EuroVolley 2023 as defending champion and again reached the final.
This time, Poland won 3–0 in Rome, leaving Italy with the silver medal.
Galassi remained an important part of the middle-blocker group throughout the tournament and had developed into one of De Giorgi’s established options rather than a newcomer competing for isolated minutes.
The season also strengthened his broader international standing. By this stage, the 2022 Best Middle Blocker award was no longer an isolated tournament peak; he was regularly carrying responsibility in major events for an Italian team expected to contend for medals.
The next major target was the Paris Olympics.
Paris 2024 and Elite Blocking Production
Galassi made his second Olympic appearance at Paris 2024.
Italy advanced through the group stage and survived a dramatic five-set quarterfinal against Japan before losing to France in the semifinal and the United States in the bronze-medal match.
The fourth-place finish fell short of Italy’s medal goal, but Galassi produced one of the strongest statistical tournament blocks of his senior career.
His Paris 2024 statistics show 46 points across six matches: 26 attacks, 15 blocks and five aces, with 50% attacking efficiency.
The 15 blocks are particularly revealing.
Against Poland in the group stage he registered six blocks, while the quarterfinal against Japan added three more. His impact therefore came not from one isolated match but from repeated point production at the net across the tournament.
Paris also illustrated the balance in Galassi’s game. Fifteen blocks made defense at the net the obvious headline, but another 31 points came through attack and serve.
VNL Silver in 2025
Italy entered the 2025 VNL with another medal run.
One of Galassi’s best individual matches came against Poland during the preliminary phase in Chicago.
Volleyball World’s match report credited him with 15 points, including eight kills and seven blocks, as Italy won 3–2 and ended Poland’s undefeated start to the tournament.
The seven-block performance showed the same international strength that had been visible in Paris.
Italy eventually reached the VNL final and finished with the silver medal behind Poland. Galassi was part of the Finals roster, giving him another significant senior medal before the summer’s main target.
A Second World Championship in 2025
Italy defended its world title in Manila in September 2025.
Galassi was selected among the four middle blockers in the 14-man squad and completed the tournament as part of the group that defeated Bulgaria 3–1 in the final.
His role in the decisive match was different from 2022. FIPAV’s championship-final report records Simone Anzani and Roberto Russo as Italy’s starting middle blockers, with Galassi unused in the final.
That distinction does not change the medal, but it helps describe his national-team progression accurately: the 2022 title came with a Best Middle Blocker award, while the 2025 championship was won within a deeper four-middle roster whose combinations changed according to the tournament.
The result still made Galassi a two-time world champion.
Less than four months later, his attention moved away from volleyball as he began treatment for the health problem diagnosed in December.
Returning to Italy in 2026
Galassi returned to national-team activity during the 2026 Volleyball Nations League.
His comeback was gradual. Piacenza’s May squad announcement noted that he would join the national-team group later than several teammates following the demanding first half of the year.
By the competition itself, he was back in Italy’s middle-blocker rotation.
Volleyball World’s VNL 2026 profile records 16 points across the tournament, with 14 attacks and two blocks. His appearances included six points against Japan and five each against Slovenia and Argentina.
The raw total is less important than the context. Only months earlier Galassi had been returning from surgery and rebuilding his club role; by summer he had again reached senior international competition.
EuroVolley offered a larger role.
EuroVolley 2026 and a Full International Return
Italy selected Galassi for the 2026 European Championship, played partly on home soil.
He opened the tournament as a starter against Sweden in Naples and scored six points. The official CEV match statistics record five successful attacks from five attempts plus one block in Italy’s 3–0 victory.
Across the competition, De Giorgi rotated Galassi with younger middle blockers Giovanni Sanguinetti and Pardo Mati.
By the quarterfinal stage, Galassi described himself as the most experienced player in that three-middle group. In a September 2026 interview, he explained that part of his role was helping the younger middles when he saw situations where his experience could be useful.
Italy’s tournament ended in the quarterfinal against Finland, a five-set defeat in Turin. Galassi started the match and remained part of the rotation through the decisive set.
The result was disappointing for Italy, but the tournament completed a significant personal return. Galassi had moved from surgery and months away from full training to a CEV Cup title, the VNL and a full senior European Championship within the same calendar year.
Playing Style & Strengths
Galassi’s strongest identifiable quality is the combination of efficient first-tempo attacking with sustained blocking production.
At 201 cm, he has sufficient size for international middle-blocker play without being unusually tall for the position. His game therefore depends heavily on timing, reading and the speed with which he closes space along the net.
The 2022 World Championship Best Middle Blocker award provides the clearest high-level validation of that profile, but his career statistics show the same traits across very different competitive settings.
During Monza’s 2021–22 season, Galassi scored 281 points across 43 matches while attacking at 58.5% and recording 57 winning blocks. That was a large workload for a middle blocker and came during a season that ended with the CEV Cup.
Paris 2024 offered another example at international level. His 46 Olympic points included 15 blocks, 26 attacks and five aces. The distribution matters: Galassi was producing in all three scoring phases rather than relying on first-tempo attacking alone.
His 2025 VNL performance against Poland was even more concentrated. Seven of his 15 points came from blocks, showing how disruptive his reading can become when he establishes the timing of an opposing offense.
The 2025–26 SuperLega season adds an unusual layer because it was interrupted by his medical absence.
Despite playing only part of Piacenza’s league campaign, Volleyball World’s season statistics credit him with 123 points: 96 attacks, 23 blocks and four aces. His attacking efficiency was 67.13%.
Those numbers are especially useful in evaluating his offensive role. A middle blocker can accumulate points through volume without necessarily being efficient, but Galassi’s first-tempo conversion rate remained high even in a disrupted season.
His first leg of the 2026 CEV Cup final supplied a match-level example: ten points, perfect attacking efficiency and three blocks only weeks after returning to competition.
The serve is a secondary rather than defining weapon, but it remains part of his scoring profile. Across his career, Galassi has shown enough serving pressure to prevent opponents from treating his rotation simply as a transition into block-defense.
What separates the strongest stretches of his career is therefore not one spectacular physical trait. It is the ability to combine quick attacking efficiency, disciplined blocking reads and direct point production across a large workload.
Major Achievements
Selected National Team Honors
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CEV EuroVolley | Gold medal |
| 2022 | FIVB World Championship | Gold medal |
| 2023 | CEV EuroVolley | Silver medal |
| 2025 | Volleyball Nations League | Silver medal |
| 2025 | FIVB World Championship | Gold medal |
Galassi has also represented Italy at two Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Selected Club Honors
| Season / Year | Competition | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Coppa Italia | Winner | Sir Safety Conad Perugia |
| 2021–22 | CEV Volleyball Cup | Winner | Vero Volley Monza |
| 2023–24 | Coppa Italia | Runner-up | Mint Vero Volley Monza |
| 2023–24 | CEV Challenge Cup | Runner-up | Mint Vero Volley Monza |
| 2023–24 | Italian SuperLega | Runner-up | Mint Vero Volley Monza |
| 2025–26 | CEV Volleyball Cup | Winner | Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza |
The two CEV Cup titles came four years apart and in different circumstances. The 2022 trophy arrived during Galassi’s established Monza period; the 2026 title followed his return from two operations and became Piacenza’s first European trophy.
Selected Individual Awards
| Year | Competition | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italian U19 Championship | MVP |
| 2015 | Italian U19 Championship | MVP |
| 2022 | FIVB World Championship | Best Middle Blocker |
The 2022 award remains the defining individual honor of Galassi’s senior career, recognizing his performance during Italy’s first world-title run in 24 years.
Family, Education & Life Away from Volleyball
Galassi’s life away from competition has remained closely connected to both Trentino and education.
He continued university studies alongside a career that included full SuperLega seasons, national-team summers and international tournaments. On December 17, 2024, Piacenza announced his graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from Unicusano University in Rome.
His thesis examined the development of sports employment and its legal recognition.
Galassi described completing the degree while playing professionally as an exercise in organization and patience rather than preparation for one predetermined post-volleyball career. That makes the degree more than a biographical extra: it was a long-term commitment maintained through some of the busiest seasons of his playing career.
His family life also changed during the same period.
Galassi and his partner Laura became parents to a son, Leonardo, after Italy’s 2025 World Championship victory. When Galassi publicly discussed his diagnosis in January 2026, he identified Laura and Leonardo among the central sources of support during his recovery.
The combination of fatherhood and illness became personally significant beyond the immediate medical episode.
During EuroVolley 2026, Galassi spoke about both experiences changing the way he viewed everyday priorities. He described returning to play with Piacenza and being able to participate in a home European Championship as two goals he had carried through recovery.
That context helps explain why the 2026 season represented more than a conventional sporting comeback. It coincided with a substantial shift in Galassi’s family life and his own perspective on his career.
Where Is Gianluca Galassi Playing Now?
As of October 2026, Gianluca Galassi plays for Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza in the Italian SuperLega.
He wears number 12 and is in the third season of the three-year agreement he signed when moving from Monza in 2024.
His role has also expanded.
On October 3, 2026, Piacenza named Galassi its new captain, giving him formal leadership responsibility after two seasons with the club.
The current Piacenza roster lists him in a middle-blocker group with Merrick McHenry, Francesco Comparoni and Daniel Iyegbekedo.
At international level, Galassi remains active with the Italy Men’s National Volleyball Team. He wore number 14 during both the 2026 VNL and EuroVolley and returned to Piacenza on October 1 after completing his national-team commitments.
His current position is therefore markedly different from when he arrived in Piacenza two years earlier. He joined as an established world champion looking for another winning project; he now enters the new season as captain after helping deliver the club’s first European trophy and completing one of the most demanding comeback periods of his career.
Recent Performance Snapshot — October 2026
Galassi began the 2026–27 SuperLega season in Piacenza’s starting lineup.
On October 18, the club opened its campaign away to Pallavolo Padova and won 3–0 in 72 minutes.
Piacenza’s opening-round report credited Galassi with eight points, behind only Alessandro Bovolenta, Manuel Zlatanov and José Miguel Gutierrez in the team’s scoring.
| Match | Result | Galassi Points | Team Attack | Team Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Pallavolo Padova — October 18, 2026 | Win, 3–0 | 8 | 57% | 9 |
The match provided a straightforward bridge from his international summer into the new club season.
He had returned from EuroVolley only at the beginning of October, was named captain two days later and then started the first regular-season match as Piacenza opened with a clean road victory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Gianluca Galassi?
Gianluca Galassi was born on July 24, 1997. He is 29 years old as of October 2026.
How tall is Gianluca Galassi?
Galassi is listed at 201 cm by his current club and Volleyball World. CEV lists a 353 cm spike reach and 338 cm block reach on its individual player profile.
What position does Gianluca Galassi play?
Galassi is a middle blocker. His game is particularly associated with efficient first-tempo attacking and high-level blocking.
Which club does Gianluca Galassi play for?
Galassi plays for Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza in the Italian SuperLega. He joined the club in 2024 and was named captain for the 2026–27 season.
How many World Championships has Gianluca Galassi won?
Galassi is a two-time world champion with Italy. He won the FIVB World Championship in 2022 and again in 2025. He was also named Best Middle Blocker of the 2022 tournament.
Has Gianluca Galassi played at the Olympics?
Yes. Galassi represented Italy at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. At Paris, he scored 46 points in six matches, including 15 blocks.
References
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Gianluca Galassi current player profile
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Current first-team roster
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Galassi signs for three seasons
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Galassi discusses his move from Monza
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Gianluca Galassi earns his university degree
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Medical announcement on Galassi’s January 2026 surgery
- Volleyball.it — Galassi returns to training in March 2026
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — 2026 CEV Cup final first leg
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Piacenza wins the 2026 CEV Cup
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Galassi selected for EuroVolley 2026
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Galassi returns to club training after EuroVolley
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — Gianluca Galassi named captain
- Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza — 2026–27 opening win at Padova
- Vero Volley Monza — Galassi’s 2021–22 season statistics and renewal
- CEV — Monza wins the 2022 CEV Cup
- Lega Pallavolo Serie A — Monza’s three-final 2023–24 season
- CEV — Monza vs Projekt Warszawa, 2024 Challenge Cup final
- FIPAV — Gianluca Galassi senior national-team profile
- Volleyball World — 2022 World Championship Dream Team
- Volleyball World — Gianluca Galassi Paris 2024 statistics
- Volleyball World — Italy vs Poland, VNL 2025
- FIPAV — Italy wins the 2025 World Championship
- Volleyball World — Gianluca Galassi VNL 2026 statistics
- CEV — Italy vs Sweden, EuroVolley 2026
- CEV — Italy vs Finland, EuroVolley 2026 quarterfinal
- Volleyball.it — Galassi on EuroVolley, recovery and fatherhood
- Volleyball World — Gianluca Galassi 2025–26 SuperLega statistics
- CEV — Gianluca Galassi player profile and reach measurements
- CEV — Piacenza 2026 CEV Cup roster and physical data
- Gazzetta dello Sport — Galassi on football and his path into volleyball
