Emanuele Gatto (born 11 August 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Ancona-Matelica.

Emanuele Gatto
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ancona-Matelica
Number 8
Youth career
2013 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Lumezzane 26 (1)
2014 Torino 0 (0)
2014 Siena 0 (0)
2014–2018 Chievo 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Lumezzane (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016Cuneo (loan) 31 (0)
2016–2017Santarcangelo (loan) 26 (3)
2018–2019 Alessandria 44 (1)
2019–2022 Südtirol 84 (0)
2022– Ancona-Matelica 63 (0)
International career
2011 Italy U17[1] 5 (0)
2011–2012 Italy U18[1] 10 (2)
2012–2013 Italy U19[1][2] 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Club career

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Torino

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Born in Turin, Piedmont, Gatto started his career at hometown club Torino. He was called up to the first team on two occasions between 2011 and 2013,[3][4] without ever debuting. In 2012–13, he was the captain of the Primavera side.[5]

Lumezzane

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On 16 July 2013 Gatto was sold to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Lumezzane in co-ownership deal.[6] The club finished as the 14th (out of 16 teams) in Group A of 2013–14 season. However the club was not relegated, as the prime and second divisions were merged into one division – Lega Pro Divisione Unica.

Siena

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On 20 June 2014 Torino bought back Gatto,[7] but included him in the transfer of Marcelo Larrondo to Torino from Siena outright.[8][9] However, on 15 July 2014 Siena announced that the club failed to register in 2014–15 Serie B, thus the club went into liquidation.[10]

Chievo

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On 8 August 2014 Gatto was signed by Serie A club Chievo. On 11 August 2014 he returned to Lumezzane.[11] On 28 July 2015 he was signed by Cuneo in another loan.[12] On 27 July 2016 he was signed by Santarcangelo in another loan.[13]

In 2017–18 season, both Emanuele Gatto and Massimiliano Gatto were remained in Verona for the first team of Chievo.

Alessandria

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On 5 January 2018 Chievo announced that Gatto was sold to Alessandria.[14]

Südtirol

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On 14 July 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with 1-year extension option with Südtirol.[15]

U.S. Ancona

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On 8 July 2022, Gatto signed a two-year deal with Ancona-Matelica.[16]

International career

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Gatto made his U19 national debut on 23 August 2012, against Croatia.[2][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c FIGC database (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b March Report (in Croatian)
  3. ^ "Padova vs. Torino - 14 December 2011 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Torino vs. Siena - 13 January 2013 - Soccerway".
  5. ^ "Emanuele Gatto in Under 19". toro.it. 23 June 2016.
  6. ^ "IL CENTROCAMPO SI RAFFORZA CON IL NAZIONALE GATTO" (in Italian). AC Lumezzane. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  7. ^ "IL NAZIONALE GATTO RIENTRA AL TORO" (in Italian). AC Lumezzane. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Il quadro definitivo delle compartecipazioni" (in Italian). AC Siena. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Gatto: quindici giorni per il trasferimento al Siena" (in Italian). Toro.it. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Comunicato Ac Siena" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. ^ "E'FATTA PER EMANUELE GATTO" (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Ingaggiato Emanuele Gatto" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo Calcio. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Alonzi, Cesaretti e Gatto nuovi giocatori del Santarcangelo" (in Italian). santarcangelocalcio.net. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Official: Emanuele Gatto going to U.S. Alessandria 1912" (Press release). A.C. ChievoVerona. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Im Mittelfeld kommt Emanuele Gatto" (Press release) (in German). Südtirol. 14 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Calciomercato: Gatto è un nuovo giocatore dell'Ancona" (in Italian). Ancona-Matelica. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Hrvatska pobijedila Italiju u Kostreni" (in Croatian). sportcom.hr. 23 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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