Stefano Greco Explained

Stefano Greco
Birth Date:21 February 1999
Birth Place:Galatina, Italy
Height:1.85 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Audace Cerignola
Youthclubs1:Sporting Soleto
Youthclubs2:Lecce
Youthyears3:2015–2019
Youthclubs3:Roma
Years1:2017–2022
Clubs1:Roma
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2020
Clubs2:Vibonese (loan)
Caps2:20
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Pro Patria (loan)
Caps3:34
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Potenza (loan)
Caps4:11
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–2024
Clubs5:Gubbio
Caps5:17
Goals5:0
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:Audace Cerignola
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Italy U15
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Italy U16
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2015
Nationalteam3:Italy U17
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2016
Nationalteam4:Italy U18
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:4 May 2024
Ntupdate:7 October 2016

Stefano Greco (born 21 February 1999) is an Italian football player who plays for club Audace Cerignola.

Club career

Roma

He is a product of Roma youth teams and started appearing for their Under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season.

He first appeared for Roma's senior squad on 14 July 2018 in a pre-season friendly against Latina.[1] He was called up to the senior squad on several occasions in the 2018–19 Serie A seasons, but did not make any appearances.

Loan to Vibonese

On 18 July 2019, Greco was loaned to Serie C club Vibonese on a season-long loan deal.[2] He made his professional Serie C debut for Vibonese on 25 August 2019 in a season-starting game, a 1–0 away defeat against Monopoli.[3] He established himself as Vibonese first-choice goalkeeper early in the season. Three weeks later, on 15 September, Greco kept his first clean sheet for the club, a 3–0 home win over Rende.[4] Greco ended his season-long loan to Vibonese with 20 appearances, 30 goals conceded and only 1 clean sheet and he also remaining an unused substitute for 9 other league matches.[5]

Loan to Pro Patria

On 12 August 2020, Greco was signed by Serie C club Pro Patria on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 27 September he made his debut for the club and he also kept his first clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Carrarese.[7] Ten days later, on 7 October, he kept his second clean sheet in a 1–0 away win over Olbia, and on 10 October, his third in a 0–0 home draw against Pistoiese.[8] [9] Greco helped the club to reach the play-off, however the club lost 3–1 against Juventus U23 in the first round and he ended his season-long loan with 35 appearances, 27 goals conceded and 18 clean sheets.

Gubbio

On 9 February 2023, Greco signed with Gubbio.[10]

International career

He was first called up to represent his country in 2014 with the Under-15 squad.[11]

He later appeared for Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 squads, all in friendlies. He was not selected for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad despite receiving call-ups at qualification stage.

Career statistics

Club

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SeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vibonese (loan)2019–20Serie C20000200
Pro Patria (loan)2020–21Serie C340001[12] 0350
Career total5400010550

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sky Sports. Latina v Roma game report. 14 July 2018.
  2. Vibonese. CALCIOMERCATO UFFICIALE A Vibo il portiere Stefano Greco ed il centrocampista Luigi Mendola. 18 July 2019. Italian.
  3. Web site: Soccerway. Monopoli v Vibonese game report. 25 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Vibonese vs. Rende - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com. 2019-10-03.
  5. Web site: Italy - S. Greco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. 2020-08-19. uk.soccerway.com.
  6. Web site: UFFICIALE: Pro Patria, arriva il portiere Greco in prestito dalla Roma - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. 2020-08-19. www.tuttomercatoweb.com. it.
  7. Web site: Carrarese vs. Pro Patria - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway. 2020-10-10. uk.soccerway.com.
  8. Web site: Olbia vs. Pro Patria - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway. 2020-10-10. uk.soccerway.com.
  9. Web site: Pro Patria vs. Pistoiese - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway. 2021-05-22. uk.soccerway.com.
  10. Web site: A.S. Gubbio 1910. Il portiere Stefano Greco alla corte di Piero Braglia. 9 February 2023. 10 February 2023. it.
  11. Web site: Italian Football Federation. Greco Italy U15 profile by FIGC. Italian. 2 October 2019.
  12. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.