Leonardo Gatto

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Leonardo Gatto
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Personal information
Full name Leonardo Davide Gatto
Date of birth (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Trebisacce, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sanremese
Number 32
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Pisa 33 (4)
2013–2017 Atalanta 0 (0)
2013–2015Lanciano (loan) 59 (9)
2015–2016Vicenza (loan) 23 (2)
2016Salernitana (loan) 19 (2)
2016–2017Ascoli (loan) 33 (4)
2017–2018 Salernitana 12 (1)
2018–2020 Entella 18 (2)
2018–2019Pro Vercelli (loan) 24 (2)
2019–2020Triestina (loan) 26 (1)
2020–2021 Triestina 5 (0)
2021Pro Vercelli (loan) 19 (1)
2021–2023 Pro Vercelli 45 (6)
2023– Sanremese 7 (0)
International career
2011 Italy U20 2 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U20 "C" 4 (0)
2013 Italy U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

Leonardo Davide Gatto (born 28 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Sanremese.

Contents

Club career

Atalanta

Born in Trebisacce, Calabria, Gatto started his career at Lombard side Atalanta. Gatto was a member of U17 team in 2008–09 season; [1] U18 in 2009–10 [2] and the reserve in 2010–11.

Pisa

In July 2011 the club decided to gift Pisa half of the registration rights in order to farm out the player from the reserve, for a peppercorn of €250. [3] [4] In June 2012 the deal was renewed.

Return to Atalanta and loans

Gatto returned to Atalanta in June 2013 for €75,000. [5] [6]

In the same transfer window he was signed by Lanciano. [7] In July 2014 the loan was renewed. [8]

On 10 July 2015, he was signed by Vicenza in a temporary deal. [9] [10]

On 1 February 2016, Gatto was signed by Salernitana. [11] He picked no.18 from departing Daniele Sciaudone.

In July 2016 Gatto was signed by Ascoli. [12]

Return to Salernitana

On 16 August 2017 Salernitana signed Gatto on a three-year contract. [13]

Entella

On 10 January 2018 Gatto was signed by Entella. [14]

Pro Vercelli

On 24 August 2018 he joined Pro Vercelli on loan. [15]

Triestina

On 8 August 2019 he joined Triestina on loan with an obligation to buy. [16]

Return to Pro Vercelli

On 7 January 2021 he returned to Pro Vercelli on another loan. [17]

International career

Gatto received a U17 call-up in March 2009 [18] He did not enter the final squad for elite qualification nor final tournament. In 2011, he received call-up twice from Italy national under-20 football team. The latter was act as a replacement of Manuel Giandonato. [19]

In the 2012–13 season, Gatto, now an employee of a Lega Pro club, received call-up from Italy U20 Lega Pro team, the feeder team of U21 and dedicated to Lega Pro player (temporary deal excluded). He played the match against Croatia (twice), [20] [21] Russia [22] [23] and Oman. [24] He also played in the unofficial friendly against ACF Fiorentina reserve. [25]

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