Jonathan Sabbatini

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Jonathan Sabbatini
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto [1]
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bellinzona
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Virtus Lanciano 7 (0)
2009–2012 Chieti 88 (19)
2012–2024 Lugano 379 (44)
2024– Bellinzona 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024, 16:20 (UTC)

Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto (born 31 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League side Bellinzona. [1]

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Club career

Sabbatini joined Lugano on 27 August 2012 and played his first match in the Swiss Cup on 15 September 2012, [2] a 4–0 win against FC Olten. Lugano at the time were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. In his third season at the club, he helped Lugano achieve promotion in 2015, comfortably winning the Challenge League. From 2016 onward, he captained the squad.

On 2 May 2021, he played his 300th match for the bianconeri. [3] On 6 May 2022, at the end of his tenth season at the Cornaredo, he decided to extend his contract for a further season. [2] The agreement includes a further year as the club's scout. On 17 May 2023, he took an option to extend his contract at Lugano for a further twelfth season. [4]

On 23 June 2024, FC Lugano announced Sabbatini's departure. [5] He decided to not end his playing career and rejected the club's offer of a non-playing position.

On 5 September 2024, Sabbatini signed with Bellinzona. [6]

Personal life

Sabbatini was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds an Italian passport. [7]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2024 [1]
ClubSeasonCompetitionLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Virtus Lanciano 2008–09 Serie C1 7000–70
Total7000–70
Chieti 2009–10 Serie D 23500–235
2010–11 Serie C2 29400–294
2011–12 Serie C2361000–3610
Total881900–8819
Lugano 2012–13 Swiss Challenge League 24220–262
2013–14 32621–347
2014–15 31620–336
2015–16 Swiss Super League 33651–387
2016–17 30300–303
2017–18 334416 [lower-alpha 2] 0435
2018–19 34541–386
2019–20 261103 [lower-alpha 2] 0301
2020–21 30020–320
2021–22 35451–395
2022–23 353612 [lower-alpha 3] 0424
2023–24 364616 [lower-alpha 3] 0485
Total3784439717043451
Career total4736339717052970

Honours

Lugano

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jonathan Sabbatini at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Jonathan Sabbatini bianconero fino al 2023: e fanno undici stagioni". FC Lugano. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jonathan Sabbatini luganese d'adozione". FC Lugano. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Per 'Sabba' una dodicesima stagione in bianconero". FC Lugano. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Grazie Sabba" [Thank you, Sabba] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Benvenuto Jonathan" [Welcome Jonathan] (in Italian). AC Bellinzona. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ↑ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Sabbatini, un cuore che batte per Lugano". rsi.
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