Giacomo Sciacca (born 19 April 1996) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

Born in Desio, in the Province of Monza and Brianza (by-then part of the Province of Milan), Lombardy, to a father originary from Castelvetrano, Sciacca started his career at

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. On 21 July 2015 he was signed by

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club Renate. Sciacca made his professional debut on 14 August, in the first match of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia Lega Pro. On 18 July 2016 he was loaned to Piacenza. On 13 July 2017 Sciacca signed a three-year contract with

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. In August 2018, he joined Imolese in a temporary deal. On 4 October 2020 he joined

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. On 17 August 2021 he joined

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. On 27 January 2023, Sciacca signed with

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until the end of the season.

International career

Sciacca finished as the runner-up with ''Azzurrini ''in the

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. The team finished as the losing side of the round of 16 in the

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. He was in the team that was eliminated from the Elite Round of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sciacca, Giacomo 1996 births Living people People from Desio Footballers from the Province of Monza e Brianza Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football central defenders Inter Milan players AC Renate players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Imolese Calcio 1919 players US Vibonese Calcio players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Taranto FC 1927 players Casertana FC players Potenza Calcio players Serie C players