Saulo Decarli (born 4 February 1992) is a Swiss

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

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In 2013, Decarli was signed by Italian

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club

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

. For the second half of the 2013–14 season he played for Serie B club

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, on loan from Livorno. On 29 June 2014,

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

announced that Decarli had signed a five-year contract with the club. At the end of July 2017, he was temporarily demoted to the club's reserves for "team-damaging behaviour". Subsequently, he was not called up to the first-team squad by manager

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while making one appearance for the reserves. On 21 August 2017, he transferred to

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

on a three-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Braunschweig was not disclosed. On 11 June 2019,

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announced Decarli as their new signing, for an undisclosed fee. He will take the number 5 jersey. On 3 June 2022,

announced the return of Decarli on a free transfer. On 12 June 2024, he returned to Switzerland, joining

side

on a free transfer. On 17 June 2025, his contract was extended for a further two years until summer 2027.

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Honours

; Clubs ; Club Brugge K.V *

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

: 2017–18 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

;

2.Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ; ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked belo ...

: 2020-21

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Decarli, Saulo 1992 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Locarno players FC Chiasso players US Livorno 1915 players US Avellino 1912 players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players Club Brugge KV players VfL Bochum players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Serie B players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Belgian Pro League players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Sportspeople from Locarno Footballers from Ticino 21st-century Swiss sportsmen