Sebastiano Luperto

Sebastiano Luperto

Luperto with Napoli in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lecce, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cagliari
Number	6
Youth career
	Lecce
0000–2015	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2023	Napoli	22	(0)
2016–2017	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	32	(0)
2017–2018	→ Empoli (loan)	28	(2)
2020–2021	→ Crotone (loan)	23	(0)
2021–2023	→ Empoli (loan)	60	(2)
2023–2024	Empoli	38	(1)
2024–	Cagliari	37	(2)
International career‡
2014	Italy U18	6	(1)
2014	Italy U19	2	(0)
2015–2016	Italy U20	4	(0)
2018–2019	Italy U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:49, 24 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2019

Sebastiano Luperto (born 6 September 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career

Luperto is a youth exponent from Napoli. He made his Serie A debut on 3 May 2015 against Milan replacing David López after 84 minutes in a 3–0 home win. ^[2]

On 5 October 2020, he joined Crotone on loan. ^[3]

On 13 August 2021, Luperto moved on loan to Empoli. ^[4] On 18 July 2022, he returned to Empoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy. ^[5]

Empoli

On 1 July 2023, Luperto officially joined Empoli for €2.5 million.

Cagliari

On 8 July 2024, Luperto officially joined Cagliari from Empoli for €3.5 million. ^[6]

International career

On 25 May 2018, Luperto made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lecce (loan)	2013–14	Lega Pro	0	0	3	0	–		–		3	0
Napoli	2014–15	Serie A	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	2018–19		12	0	0	0	3	0	–		15	0
	2019–20		9	0	1	0	2	0	–		12	0
	Total		22	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	29	0
Pro Vercelli (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	32	0	0	0	–		–		32	0
Empoli (loan)	2017–18	Serie B	28	2	0	0	–		–		28	2
Crotone (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	23	0	0	0	–		–		23	0
Empoli (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2022–23	Serie A	34	2	1	0	–		–		35	2
Empoli	2023–24	Serie A	38	1	1	0	–		–		39	1
	Total		124	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	127	5
Cagliari	2024–25	Serie A	36	1	1	0	–		–		37	1
	2025–26	Serie A	1	1	0	0	–		–		1	1
	Total		37	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	2
Career total			238	7	8	0	6	0	0	0	252	7

Honours

Empoli

• Serie B: 2017–18

Napoli

• Coppa Italia: 2019–20 ^[8]

References

1. "Sebastiano Luperto". S.S.C. Napoli. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. "Napoli vs. Milan - 3 May 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
3. "La retroguardia rossoblù si completa: ecco Luperto!" (in Italian). Crotone. 5 October 2020.
4. "Sebastiano Luperto è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
5. "Sebastiano Luperto è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
6. "Luperto è del Cagliari". Cagliari (in Italian). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
7. Sebastiano Luperto at Soccerway
8. "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.