Riccardo Spaltro (born 19 February 2000) is an Italian

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player who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

SPAL

He started playing for the Under-19 squad of

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in the 2016–17 season. He has not been called up to the senior squad.

Loans to Serie D

In 2017–18 and 2018–19 he was loaned to

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clubs Clodiense and

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respectively, achieving promotion to

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with Arzignano.

Loan to Cavese

On 9 July 2019 he signed his first professional contract with SPAL and was loaned to

club Cavese for the 2019–20 season. He made his professional Serie C debut for Cavese on 25 August 2019 in a game against

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. He started the game and was substituted in the 77th minute.

Return to SPAL

Upon his return from the Cavese loan, he made his

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debut for SPAL on 10 April 2021 against

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Renate

On 20 January 2022, he moved to

club

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Crotone

On 25 August 2022, Spaltro signed with

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who purchased his rights from SPAL (which, in turn, earlier bought him back from Renate).

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