Guillaume René Gigliotti (born 9 November 1989) is a French footballer who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Career

Born in Istres, Gigliotti finished his formation with Monaco, making his senior debuts with the reserve team in the 2007–08 season. In July 2010, he moved to Italy, signing with Novara. After appearing sparingly with the club, he was loaned to

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in August 2011. After being a regular with Foggia (contributing with 31 appearances and 2 goals), Gigliotti signed with

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, with Flavio Lazzari moved to opposite direction. However, he only appeared once with Empoli, playing the last minutes in a 3–1 home win over Varese. On 3 September 2013 Gigliotti moved to Spain, signing a contract with

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on free transfer. On 2 February 2014 he was signed by Foggia Calcio. On 16 July 2018 he joined Serie B club Salernitana, signing a 3-year contract. On 31 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with Serie B club

. On 5 October 2020 he moved to Chievo on a two-year contract. On 19 January 2023, Gigliotti returned to

and signed a contract until June 2024.

Personal life

Guillaume's brother,

David Gigliotti David Gigliotti (born 30 May 1985 in Martigues) is a French footballer who currently plays for GS Consolat in the Championnat National. International career He participated in the 2005 and 2006 Toulon Tournaments, earning the award of leading ...

, is also a professional footballer. He is of Argentine descent through his father.

Honours

Bari * Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gigliotti, Guillaume 1989 births Living people People from Istres Footballers from Bouches-du-Rhône French people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players AS Monaco FC players Serie B players Serie C players Novara FC players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Empoli FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players US Salernitana 1919 players FC Crotone players AC ChievoVerona players SSC Bari players Segunda División B players CF Badalona players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy