Giacomo Calò

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Giacomo Calò

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Giacomo Calò
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Trieste, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cesena
Number	35
Youth career
0000–2012	Triestina
2012–2014	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Sampdoria	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Pontedera (loan)	30	(1)
2017–2019	Juve Stabia	53	(4)
2019–2023	Genoa	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	33	(4)
2020–2021	→ Pordenone (loan)	27	(0)
2021–2022	→ Benevento (loan)	31	(0)
2022–2023	→ Cosenza (loan)	24	(0)
2023–2024	Cosenza	32	(1)
2024–	Cesena	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Giacomo Calò (born 5 February 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cesena.^[1]

Club career

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Calò was born in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, and began his career in the youth sides of local team Triestina. When they experienced financial difficulties in 2012, Calò was released by the club and became a free-agent. He then moved to Genoa and attended the Istituto Socio Economico a Genova, and was soon signed by Sampdoria.^[2] Heralded as a 'new Andrea Pirlo', he rejected interest from other Serie A clubs Juventus, Udinese, Fiorentina and Atalanta, in order to play in the Blucerchiati youth teams.^[3] After his promotion in 2014, he gradually became an important player for the Primavera side, eventually making over fifty appearances and scoring ten goals.

Loan moves

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After two years in the Primavera side, Sampdoria decided to loan Calò out in order for him to gain professional match experience. On 6 July 2016, he moved to Pontedera in Lega Pro.^[4] His debut for the Granata came in a 1–3 Coppa Italia loss to Foggia on 31 July 2016.^[5] Despite beginning the season playing sporadically, he eventually became a more regular feature in the centre of midfield, and scored his first goal for the club on 23 December 2016 in an eventual 1–2 loss to Siena.^[6]

Genoa

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On 25 July 2019, he moved to Genoa and was loaned back to Juve Stabia for the 2019–20 season.^[7]

Loan to Pordenone

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On 16 September 2020, he joined Serie B side Pordenone on loan.^[8]

Loan to Benevento

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On 14 July 2021, he joined Benevento on loan with an option to buy.^[9]

Cosenza

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On 26 August 2022, Calò joined Cosenza on loan with an obligation to buy.^[10]

Cesena

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On 11 July 2024, Calò signed a three-year contract with Cesena.^[11]

References

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^ Giacomo Calò at Soccerway
^ "Alfonso Piselli racconta... Giacomo Calò, un triestino alla Sampdoria" (in Italian). Sportest.it. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "ESCLUSIVA TJ HILTON - La Juve prende il nuovo Buffon, ma si fa soffiare dalla Samp l'erede di Pirlo" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Calò, il talento triestino che si fa le ossa a Pontedera" (in Italian). Il Piccolo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "FOGGIA VS. PONTEDERA 3 - 1". Soccerway. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "ROBUR SIENA VS. PONTEDERA 2 - 1". Soccerway. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ "Calò resta in gialloblù, andrà al Genoa dalla stagione 2020/21" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 25 July 2019.
^ "LA REGIA NEROVERDE A CALÒ, MIGLIOR ASSIST-MAN DELLA B 2019/20" (Press release) (in Italian). Pordenone. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ "GIACOMO CALÒ APPRODA IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Benevento. 14 July 2021.
^ "Giacomo Calò is a Cosenza footballer!" (in Italian). Cosenza. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "GIACOMO CALÒ IS THE NEWEST CESENA FC PLAYER". Cesena. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

External links

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Giacomo Calò at Soccerway

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