Gianluca Saro

Gianluca Saro
Personal information
Date of birth	25 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	San Daniele del Friuli, (UD) Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Cremonese
Number	21
Youth career
	A.S.D. Ancona
	Donatello
2015–2016	Pro Vercelli
2016–2019	Juventus
2017–2018	→ Cesena (loan)
2018–2019	→ Empoli (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Pro Vercelli
2021–2022	Crotone
2022–	Cremonese
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2024

Gianluca Saro (San Daniele del Friuli 25 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cremonese.

Career

Saro was born in San Daniele del Friuli.^[1]

After playing youth football for A.S.D. Ancona and Donatello Calcio Udine, he joined Pro Vercelli's youth set-up in 2015, before joining Juventus' academy a year later.^[2] He later played for Cesena and Empoli's youth teams on loan from Juventus, before returning to Pro Vercelli in 2019.^[3] He made 51 Serie C appearances over two seasons with the club.^[4] In summer 2021, Saro signed for Serie B club Crotone on a contract until 2025.^[5] On 30 January 2022, he made his Serie B debut in a 1–1 draw with Parma.^[6]

On 12 August 2022, Saro signed with Cremonese in Serie A taking shirt number 13.^[7] In the 2023-24 season he played with the shirt no. 21 with Cremonese relegated to Serie B.

References

^ ^a ^b "Gianluca Saro". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ Barbara, Castellini (9 September 2016). "Da Fagagna alla Juve, la favola di Saro". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ Chiacchio, Nicola (16 August 2019). "Pro Vercelli, ufficiale: ingaggiato Gianluca Saro". Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "G. Saro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ Saverino, Di Roberto (28 June 2021). "Crotone, è ufficiale l'ingaggio del giovane portiere Gianluca Saro" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Grande giornata per Saro e Modesto". Infovercelli24.it (in Italian). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "SARO NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

External links

Gianluca Saro at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)

[auto-1] "Gianluca Saro". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[2] Barbara, Castellini (9 September 2016). "Da Fagagna alla Juve, la favola di Saro". Mondo Udinese (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[3] Chiacchio, Nicola (16 August 2019). "Pro Vercelli, ufficiale: ingaggiato Gianluca Saro". Football Scouting (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[4] "G. Saro: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[5] Saverino, Di Roberto (28 June 2021). "Crotone, è ufficiale l'ingaggio del giovane portiere Gianluca Saro" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[6] "Grande giornata per Saro e Modesto". Infovercelli24.it (in Italian). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[7] "SARO NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). Cremonese. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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