| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellamare di Stabia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerignola | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| −2018 | Sorrento | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018−2020 | Sorrento | 54 | (5) |
| 2020−2022 | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
| 2020−2021 | → Foggia (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2021−2022 | → Seregno (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Monopoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Gubbio (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sorrento (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2024 | Sorrento | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Cavese | 33 | (3) |
| 2025– | Cerignola | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 | |||
Gaetano Vitale (born 4 August 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie C Group C club Cerignola. [2]
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]
On 27 September 2020, Vitale was signed by Salernitana, and was then loaned to Foggia. [5]
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]
On 14 August 2024, Vitale joined Cavese, with Sorrento previously exercising their option to acquire his rights and re-sell them to Cavese. [10]
Vitale has been compared to Nicolò Barella for his excellent vision and shooting. [4] [5]