Gianni Cassaro

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Gianni Cassaro
Personal information
Full name Ian Cassaro Usart
Date of birth (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Lloret de Mar, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
CE Sabadell
Youth career
2008–2011 Lloret
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Lloret 65 (0)
2014–2016 Olot 1 (0)
2015–2016Europa (loan) 36 (0)
2016–2018 Peralada 49 (0)
2018–2019 Talavera 33 (0)
2019–2020 UCAM Murcia 5 (0)
2020–2021 Yeclano 25 (0)
2021–2023 Villarreal B 15 (0)
2023–2024 Real Murcia 7 (0)
2024– CE Sabadell 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024

Ian "Gianni" Cassaro Usart (born 10 April 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CE Sabadell. [1]

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Club career

Cassaro was born in Lloret de Mar, Girona, Catalonia to an Italian father, and made his senior debut with hometown side CF Lloret in Primera Catalana in 2011. On 5 August 2014, he moved straight to Segunda División B after signing for UE Olot, [2] but spent the campaign as a backup option.

On 19 June 2015, Cassaro was loaned to Tercera División side CE Europa, for one year. [3] On 22 July 2016, he moved to Girona FC, being a third-choice of the main squad while playing for farm team CF Peralada in the third division. [4]

On 1 June 2018, Cassaro agreed to a deal with CF Talavera de la Reina, still in the third division. [5] On 26 June of the following year, after being a regular starter, he moved to fellow league team UCAM Murcia CF, [6] but was only a second-choice behind Julio Iricibar.

On 20 August 2020, Cassaro signed for Yeclano Deportivo also in the division three, [7] being an undisputed starter as his side suffered relegation. On 25 August 2021, he joined Villarreal CF's reserves in Primera Federación; [8] an initial third-choice option to Iker Álvarez and Filip Jörgensen, he contributed with seven appearances during the campaign as his side achieved promotion to Segunda División.

On 22 June 2022, Cassaro renewed his contract with the Yellow Submarine for a further year. [9] He made his professional debut at the age of 30 on 17 September, starting in a 3–1 home win over CD Lugo. [10]

In July 2024, Cassaro joined Segunda Federación – Group 3 club CE Sabadell. [11]

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References

  1. Gianni Cassaro at Soccerway
  2. "Gianni Cassaro ja és jugador de la UEO" [Gianni Cassaro is already a player of UEO] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. "L'Europa tanca la incorporació de quatre jugadors: Gianni, Rubi, Fran Bea i Pedro Bilbao" [Europa sign four players: Gianni, Rubi, Fran Bea and Pedro Bilbao] (in Catalan). CE Europa. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. "El Girona incorpora el porter Gianni Cassaro" [Girona sign the goalkeeper Gianni Cassaro] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. "Ian Gianni Cassaro, primer fichaje del CF Talavera de la Reina para la próxima temporada en Segunda B" [Ian Gianni Cassaro, first signing of CF Talavera de la Reina for the following season in Segunda B] (in Spanish). La Voz de Talavera. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "El portero Gianni Cassaro, segundo fichaje del UCAM Murcia" [Goalkeeper Gianni Cassaro, second signing of UCAM Murcia] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. "El Yeclano firma a Gianni, ex portero de UCAM, y al lateral Pedro García" [Yeclano sign Gianni, former UCAM goalkeeper, and the full-back Pedro García] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. "Gianni, reinforcement between the sticks for Villarreal B". Villarreal CF. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. "Gianni signs a new contract with Villarreal B". Villarreal CF. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. "El Villarreal B navega firme en casa ante un espeso Lugo" [Villarreal B cruise solidly at home against a thick Lugo] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. "Gianni Cassaró, nou jugador del CE Sabadell" [Gianni Cassaró, new player for CE Sabadell]. www.cesabadellfc.com (in Spanish). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.