Giacomo Satalino (born 20 May 1999) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Reggiana, on loan from

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Club career

Fiorentina

Satalino started playing for

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side

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's under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season. In that season and the next, he appeared on the bench as a backup for the senior squad 26 times in different competitions, but did not see any time on the field.

Sassuolo

In July 2017, Satalino transferred to fellow-Serie A club

, and spent the 2017–18 season in their under-19 squad. In the 2018–19 season, he appeared on the bench for the senior squad 17 times, but again did not see any field time.

Loan to Renate

On 31 July 2019, Satalino joined

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club Renate on a season-long loan. He made his professional league debut on 25 August 2019, in a season-opening game against

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. He established himself as first-choice goalkeeper for Renate early in the season.

Loan to Cesena

On 1 September 2020, Satalino went to

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on loan, also in the Serie C. He began the season as a starter, but was injured in his sixth game; upon recovery from the injury he could not reclaim the first-goalkeeper spot that had been taken over by

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Loan to Monopoli

On 15 January 2021 he was loaned to

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Return to Sassuolo and Serie A debut

Satalino made his

debut for Sassuolo on 22 May 2022 against

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, on the last day of the 2021–22 season with 8 minutes left in the game that Sassuolo lost 0–3.

Loan to Carrarese

On 2 August 2022, Satalino was loaned by

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International career

Satalino made his first appearances representing his country internationally in 2014, in friendly games for the under-16 team. He also played at under-17 and under-18 levels.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Satalino, Giacomo 1999 births Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bari Footballers from Apulia Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers ACF Fiorentina players US Sassuolo Calcio players AC Renate players Cesena FC players SS Monopoli 1966 players Carrarese Calcio players Serie C players Serie A players Italy men's youth international footballers