Gianluca Saro (San Daniele del Friuli 25 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cremonese.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | San Daniele del Friuli, (UD) Italy | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
A.S.D. Ancona | |||
Donatello | |||
2015–2016 | Pro Vercelli | ||
2016–2019 | Juventus | ||
2017–2018 | → Cesena (loan) | ||
2018–2019 | → Empoli (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Pro Vercelli | 51 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Crotone | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Cremonese | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024 |
Career
editSaro was born in San Daniele del Friuli.[1]
After playing youth football for A.S.D. Ancona and Donatello Calcio Udine, he joined Pro Vercelli's youth set-up in 2015, before joining Juventus' academy a year later.[2] He later played for Cesena and Empoli's youth teams on loan from Juventus, before returning to Pro Vercelli in 2019.[3] He made 51 Serie C appearances over two seasons with the club.[4] In summer 2021, Saro signed for Serie B club Crotone on a contract until 2025.[5] On 30 January 2022, he made his Serie B debut in a 1–1 draw with Parma.[6]
On 12 August 2022, Saro signed with Cremonese in Serie A taking shirt number 13.[7] In the 2023-24 season he played with the shirt no. 21 with Cremonese relegated to Serie B.
References
edit- ^ a b "Gianluca Saro". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Barbara, Castellini (9 September 2016). "Da Fagagna alla Juve, la favola di Saro". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Chiacchio, Nicola (16 August 2019). "Pro Vercelli, ufficiale: ingaggiato Gianluca Saro". Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "G. Saro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Saverino, Di Roberto (28 June 2021). "Crotone, è ufficiale l'ingaggio del giovane portiere Gianluca Saro" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Grande giornata per Saro e Modesto". Infovercelli24.it (in Italian). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "SARO NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
External links
edit- Gianluca Saro at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)