Sebastiano Luperto

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Sebastiano Luperto
FC Salzburg gegen SSC Napoli (UEFA Euroleague Achtelfinalruckspiel 14. Marz 2019) 19 (cropped).jpg
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
–2015 Napoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2023 Napoli 22 (0)
2016–2017Pro Vercelli (loan) 32 (0)
2017–2018Empoli (loan) 28 (2)
2020–2021Crotone (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2023Empoli (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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lecce (loan) 2013–14 Lega Pro 003030
Napoli 2014–15 Serie A 100010
2015–16 00001010
2018–19 1200030150
2019–20 901020120
Total220106000290
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 32000320
Empoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B28200282
Crotone (loan) 2020–21 Serie A23000230
Empoli (loan) 2021–22 Serie A24010250
2022–23 Serie A34210352
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A38110391
Total12453000001275
Cagliari 2024–25 Serie A36110371
2025–26 Serie A110011
Total372100000382
Career total23878060002527

Honours

Empoli

Napoli

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.