Gaetano Vitale (born 4 August 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie C Group C club Cavese.[2]

Gaetano Vitale
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Castellamare di Stabia, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cavese
Number 3
Youth career
0000−2018 Sorrento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018−2020 Sorrento 54 (5)
2020−2022 Salernitana 0 (0)
2020−2021Foggia (loan) 32 (2)
2021−2022Seregno (loan) 29 (1)
2022–2024 Monopoli 0 (0)
2022–2023Gubbio (loan) 24 (0)
2023–2024Sorrento (loan) 36 (4)
2024 Sorrento 0 (0)
2024– Cavese 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

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Early career

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Vitale played for Sorrento Youth Sector.[3] In the 2018–19 season, he was awarded as "best young player of 2018–19 Serie D", making 27 appearances and scoring three goals for Sorrento.[3][4] In the 2019–20 season, he made 26 appearances and scored two goals.[4]

Foggia

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On 27 September 2020, Vitale was signed by Salernitana, and was then loaned to Foggia.[5]

Seregno

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In the summer 2021, Vitale was loaned to Seregno.[6]

Monopoli

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On 20 July 2022, Vitale signed a three-year contract with Monopoli.[7] On 1 September 2022, he was loaned by Gubbio.[8] On 7 July 2023, Vitale returned to Sorrento on loan with an option to buy.[9]

Cavese

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On 14 August 2024, Vitale joined Cavese, with Sorrento previously exercising their option to acquire his rights and re-sell them to Cavese.[10]

Style of play

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Vitale has been compared to Nicolò Barella for his excellent vision and shooting.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Gaetano Vitale at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ Gaetano Vitale at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Gaetano Vitale e il sogno della A - Foggiacalciomania". Foggiacalciomania (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Calcio, la Salernitana acquista Gaetano Vitale a titolo definitivo dal Sorrento". Positanonews (in Italian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Gaetano Vitale e Lorenzo Lucca il tesoro delle nobili del Sud". UsCatanzaro.net (in Italian). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Nuovo acquisto del Seregno: dal Foggia arriva Gaetano Vitale". Monza in Diretta (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "GAETANO VITALE É UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL MONOPOLI" (in Italian). Monopoli. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Due nuovi acquisti in prestito: arrivano Vitale e Di Stefano" (in Italian). Gubbio. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  9. ^ "GAETANO VITALE AL SORRENTO CALCIO" [GAETANO VITALE AT SORRENTO] (in Italian). Monopoli. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  10. ^ "𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 è un nuovo calciatore Biancoblù" [𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 is a new Biancoblù footballer] (in Italian). Cavese. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.