Gianluca Saro

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Gianluca Saro
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 (age 23)
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
2017–2018Cesena (loan)
2018–2019Empoli (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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

Gianluca Saro (San Daniele del Friuli 25 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cremonese.

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Career

Saro 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.

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References

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  2. Barbara, Castellini (9 September 2016). "Da Fagagna alla Juve, la favola di Saro". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. Chiacchio, Nicola (16 August 2019). "Pro Vercelli, ufficiale: ingaggiato Gianluca Saro". Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. "G. Saro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. Saverino, Di Roberto (28 June 2021). "Crotone, è ufficiale l'ingaggio del giovane portiere Gianluca Saro" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. "Grande giornata per Saro e Modesto". Infovercelli24.it (in Italian). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "SARO NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.