Fuel injector for an internal combustion engine with multihole atomizer

A fuel injector (1) having a valve body (6), which is provided with a valve (7) operated by an electromagnetic actuator (5) and capable of controlling the flow of fuel, and with a cylindrical, tubular container (14) closed by a sealing element (18); the sealing element (18) is arranged so as to close a lower end of the tubular container (14), is provided with a multihole atomiser (26) and a valve seat (17), and is composed solely of a cylindrically symmetrical main body (27), which comprises the valve seat (17) and ensures fluid-tight closure of the lower end of the tubular container (14), and of a perforated disc (28), which is welded coaxially to the main body (27) and defines the multihole atomiser (26) in conjunction with an underlying truncated conical surface (29) defined in the main body (27).