Gaetano Monachello (; born 3 March 1994) is an Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a striker for club Lumezzane.

Club career

Monachello was called up for the squad in ''Allievi Nazionali'' U-17 team and also participated in The 2011 Granatkin Memorial in Moscow which took place from 3 to 9 January 2011 In March 2012, he signed a contract with SC Tavriya, which was confirmed in June 2012. But two weeks later, in July 2012 it was announced that his club would be

FC Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk (, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football came to the Donetsk region in the time of the Russian Empire when the industr ...

of the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

. In January 2013, Monachello left Metalurh Donetsk for

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

on a free transfer signing for six months. Monachello then transferred to

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...

in June 2013. Two months later it was announced that he would play on loan for Monaco's Belgian partner football club Cercle Brugge until the end of the 2013–14 football season. He made his debut on 10 August 2013, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minutes, as Cercle Brugge and Lierse drew 1–1. His first goal came on 5 October 2013, when he scored the club's first goal game before setting up the second in a 2–1 win over

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

. He mostly came on as a substitute in the second half, as his minutes significantly decreased. After five months at the club, his loan spell with Cercle Brugge ended.After the end of the loan Gaetano had to choose his next station for his career.Despite interest from Bolton , Bournemouth and Blackpool he chose his next team to be the Cretan side Ergotelis F.C as he played for the 2013-14 season scoring two goals. Monachello signed for

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on 23 July 2015. Monachello signed for

US Palermo Palermo Football Club () is an Italian professional Association football, football club based in Palermo, Sicily, that currently plays in Serie B. It is part of the City Football Group. Founded for the first time on 1 November 1900 as Anglo Pal ...

on 31 August 2017. On 15 January 2020, his loan to

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone. The name comes from Lati ...

was terminated early. On the same day, he was loaned to

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. On 3 October 2020, he moved to

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club

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on a permanent basis. On 25 January 2022, he was transferred to

club Mantova on a permanent basis. On 26 July 2024, Monachello joined Lumezzane on a two-season deal.

International career

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 8 September 2015, in a qualification march against

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monachello, Gaetano 1994 births Living people People from Agrigento Footballers from Sicily Men's association football forwards Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Inter Milan players FC Metalurh Donetsk players Olympiakos Nicosia players AS Monaco FC players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Ergotelis F.C. players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Atalanta BC players SSC Bari players Palermo FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Venezia FC players Modena FC 2018 players Mantova 1911 players FC Lumezzane players Ukrainian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Italian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Italian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Italian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Sportspeople from the Province of Agrigento 21st-century Italian sportsmen