![]() Di Bartolo (no. 77) playing for Palermo in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2023 | Udinese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2023 |
Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello (born 18 March 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo.
Born and raised in Udine, Di Bartolo joined Udinese's academy in 2013; [1] he then came through the club's youth ranks, [2] [3] as he eventually started training with the first team during the 2022–23 season, [4] [5] while also featuring for their under-19 squad. [3]
On 8 July 2023, Di Bartolo officially joined Belgian side Lommel on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club. [6] [7]
On 25 July 2024, Di Bartolo joined Serie B side Palermo for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. [8] [9] Four days later, the club reported that he had sustained a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot during a training session, thus being forced to undergo rehabilitation. [10] [11]
Di Bartolo has represented Italy at youth international level, having played for the under-18 and under-19 national teams. [1]
In June 2024, he was included by head coach Bernardo Corradi in the Italian preliminary squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Northern Ireland; [12] however, he was left out of the final squad. [13] [14]
Di Bartolo's father is from Palermo, [1] [15] while his grandfather is from Agrigento. [16]