Sebastiano Luperto (born 6 September 1996) is an Italian professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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for club
Cagliari
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.
Club career
Luperto is a youth exponent from
Napoli. He made his
Serie A debut on 3 May 2015 against
Milan replacing
David López after 84 minutes in a 3–0 home win.
On 5 October 2020, he joined
Crotone
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on loan.
On 13 August 2021, Luperto moved on loan to
Empoli
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. On 18 July 2022, he returned to Empoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy.
Empoli
On 1 July 2023, Luperto officially joined Empoli for €2.5 million.
Cagliari
On 8 July 2024, Luperto officially joined Cagliari from Empoli for €3.5 million.
International career
On 25 May 2018, Luperto made his debut with the
Italy U21 team in a
friendly
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match lost 3–2 against
Portugal.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Empoli
*
Serie B:
2017–18
Napoli
*
Coppa Italia:
2019–20
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luperto, Sebastiano
Living people
1996 births
Sportspeople from Lecce
Footballers from the Province of Lecce
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Men's association football central defenders
SSC Napoli players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Empoli FC players
FC Crotone players
Cagliari Calcio players
Serie A players
Serie B players