Sebastiano Luperto (born 6 September 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Cagliari.

Sebastiano Luperto
Luperto with Napoli in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lecce, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 6
Youth career
Lecce
–2015 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Napoli 22 (0)
2016–2017Pro Vercelli (loan) 32 (0)
2017–2018Empoli (loan) 28 (2)
2020–2021Crotone (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2023Empoli (loan) 60 (2)
2023–2024 Empoli 38 (1)
2024– Cagliari 8 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U18 6 (1)
2014 Italy U19 2 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U20 4 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:49, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

Club career

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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.[2]

On 5 October 2020, he joined Crotone on loan.[3]

On 13 August 2021, Luperto moved on loan to Empoli.[4] On 18 July 2022, he returned to Empoli on a new loan with an obligation to buy.[5]

Empoli

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On 1 July 2023, Luperto officially joined Empoli for €2.5 million.

Cagliari

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On 8 July 2024, Luperto officially joined Cagliari from Empoli for €3.5 million.[6]

International career

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On 25 May 2018, Luperto made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–2 against Portugal.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lecce (loan) 2013–14 Lega Pro 0 0 3 0 3 0
Napoli 2014–15 Serie A 1 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2018–19 12 0 0 0 3 0 15 0
2019–20 9 0 1 0 2 0 12 0
Total 22 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 29 0
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 32 0 0 0 32 0
Empoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 28 2 0 0 28 2
Crotone (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 23 0 0 0 23 0
Empoli (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 24 0 1 0 25 0
2022–23 Serie A 34 2 1 0 35 2
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A 38 1 1 0 39 1
Total 124 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 127 5
Cagliari 2024–25 Serie A 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 209 5 8 0 6 0 0 0 223 5

Honours

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Empoli

Napoli

References

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  1. ^ "Sebastiano Luperto". S.S.C. Napoli. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Napoli vs. Milan - 3 May 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "La retroguardia rossoblù si completa: ecco Luperto!" (in Italian). Crotone. 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Sebastiano Luperto è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Sebastiano Luperto è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Luperto è del Cagliari". Cagliari (in Italian). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ Sebastiano Luperto at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Coppa: Napoli beat Juventus on penalties". Football Italia. 17 June 2020.