Gaetano Vitale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellamare di Stabia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavese | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| −2018 | Sorrento | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018−2020 | Sorrento | 54 | (5) |
| 2020−2022 | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
| 2020−2021 | → Foggia (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2021−2022 | → Seregno (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Monopoli | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Gubbio (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sorrento (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2024 | Sorrento | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cavese | 18 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2024 | |||
Gaetano Vitale (born 4 August 2001) is an Italian footballer who plays as midfielder for Serie C Group C club Cavese.[2]
Club career
Early career
Vitale played for Sorrento Youth Sector.[3] In the 2018–19 season, he was awarded as "best young player of 2018–19 Serie D", making 27 appearances and scoring three goals for Sorrento.[3][4] In the 2019–20 season, he made 26 appearances and scored two goals.[4]
Foggia
On 27 September 2020, Vitale was signed by Salernitana, and was then loaned to Foggia.[5]
Seregno
In the summer 2021, Vitale was loaned to Seregno.[6]
Monopoli
On 20 July 2022, Vitale signed a three-year contract with Monopoli.[7] On 1 September 2022, he was loaned by Gubbio.[8] On 7 July 2023, Vitale returned to Sorrento on loan with an option to buy.[9]
Cavese
On 14 August 2024, Vitale joined Cavese, with Sorrento previously exercising their option to acquire his rights and re-sell them to Cavese.[10]
Style of play
Vitale has been compared to Nicolò Barella for his excellent vision and shooting.[4][5]
References
- ^ Gaetano Vitale at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ Gaetano Vitale at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Gaetano Vitale e il sogno della A - Foggiacalciomania". Foggiacalciomania (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Calcio, la Salernitana acquista Gaetano Vitale a titolo definitivo dal Sorrento". Positanonews (in Italian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Gaetano Vitale e Lorenzo Lucca il tesoro delle nobili del Sud". UsCatanzaro.net (in Italian). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Nuovo acquisto del Seregno: dal Foggia arriva Gaetano Vitale". Monza in Diretta (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "GAETANO VITALE É UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL MONOPOLI" (in Italian). Monopoli. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Due nuovi acquisti in prestito: arrivano Vitale e Di Stefano" (in Italian). Gubbio. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "GAETANO VITALE AL SORRENTO CALCIO" [GAETANO VITALE AT SORRENTO] (in Italian). Monopoli. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 è un nuovo calciatore Biancoblù" [𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 is a new Biancoblù footballer] (in Italian). Cavese. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.