Gianluca Saro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | San Daniele del Friuli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cittadella (on loan from Cremonese) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Pro Vercelli | 51 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Crotone | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cremonese | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Reggiana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Cittadella (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 | |||
Gianluca Saro (born 25 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group A club Cittadella on loan from 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.
On 1 September 2025, Saro moved on loan to Reggiana.[8] He did not make any appearances for Reggiana in the first half of the season, and on 30 January 2026 he moved on a new loan to Cittadella instead.[9]
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.
- ^ "Gianluca Saro è granata: prestito annuale dalla Cremonese" [Gianluca Saro joins the Granata on a one-year loan from Cremonese.] (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Saro in prestito al Cittadella" [Saro will be on loan to Cittadella] (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
External links
- Gianluca Saro at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)