Pantaleo Creti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zurich | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Monza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Grasshopper | 3 | (1) |
| 2026– | Grasshopper II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Italy U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Italy U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2024 | |||
Pantaleo Creti (born 22 July 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swiss club Grasshopper. Born in Italy, he has represented Italy and has been called up to represent Uganda internationally at youth level.[1]
Early life
Creti was born on 22 July 2008 in Italy. Born to an Ugandan mother and an Italian father, he moved with his family to Lecce, Italy at the age of four.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Creti joined the youth academy of Italian side Monza. Following his stint there, he signed for Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zurich ahead of the 2025–26 season.[3] On 30 August 2025, in just his second appearance for Grasshoppers, he scored just a minute after being subbed on against FC Thun in the 83rd minute of the game.[4]
International career
Creti is an Italy youth international and has been called up to represent Uganda internationally at youth level. During the autumn of 2025, he was called up to the provisional squad of the Uganda national under-17 football team for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Style of play
Creti plays as a defender. Italian magazine Sprint e Sport wrote in 2025 that he is "not just a bulwark in defense, but a true engine in attack. Creti has shown himself to have a trained foot, capable of churning out assists".[5]
References
- ^ Pantaleo Creti at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Il Monza a "Offside Racism"" [Il Monza a "Offside Racism"] (in Italian). RAI. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "GC Zürich verpflichtet Pantaleo Creti" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "GC erkämpft sich einen Punkt beim Leader Thun" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Lascia il Monza per andare all'estero ed è già protagonista: il nuovo Cafù è un classe 2008" [He left Monza to go abroad and is already making a name for himself: the new Cafu is a player born in 2008] (in Italian). Sprint e Sport. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
External links
- Pantaleo Creti at WorldFootball.net