Gaetano Vitale

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)
2020−2021	→ 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–	Cavese	18	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

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

Club career

Early career

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

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

Seregno

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

Monopoli

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

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

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

References

1. Gaetano Vitale at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
2. Gaetano Vitale at Soccerway
3. "Gaetano Vitale e il sogno della A - Foggiacalciomania". Foggiacalciomania (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
4. "Calcio, la Salernitana acquista Gaetano Vitale a titolo definitivo dal Sorrento". Positanonews (in Italian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
5. "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.