| Saulo Decarli | |
| Fullname: | Saulo Igor Decarli |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Locarno, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.86m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Team Ticino |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Locarno |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Chiasso |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Livorno |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Avellino (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Caps5: | 84 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Eintracht Braunschweig II |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Club Brugge |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs8: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps8: | 28 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Caps9: | 30 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Grasshopper Club Zürich |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Switzerland U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Switzerland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 12 June 2024 |
Saulo Decarli (born 4 February 1992) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a central defender for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich.
In 2013, Decarli was signed by Italian Serie B club Livorno. For the second half of the 2013–14 season he played for Serie B club A.S. Avellino 1912, on loan from Livorno.
On 29 June 2014, Eintracht Braunschweig announced that Decarli had signed a five-year contract with the club.[1] At the end of July 2017, he was temporarily demoted to the club's reserves for "team-damaging behaviour".[2] Subsequently, he was not called up to the first-team squad by manager Torsten Lieberknecht while making one appearance for the reserves.[3]
On 21 August 2017, he transferred to Club Brugge on a three-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Braunschweig was not disclosed.[3] [4]
On 11 June 2019, Bochum announced Decarli as their new signing, for an undisclosed fee. He will take the number 5 jersey. [5]
On 3 June 2022, Eintracht Braunschweig announced the return of Decarli on a free transfer.[6]
On 12 June 2024, he returned to Switzerland, joining Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich on a free transfer.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Locarno | 2010–11 | Swiss Challenge League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Chiasso | 2012–13 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Livorno | 2012–13 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Avellino (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Braunschweig | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[9] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 2[10] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Bochum | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 9 | ||