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Giovanni Zaro

Giovanni Zaro

Defender - Centre-Back  at Cesena FC
Age32
CitizenshipItaly
Height1.93 m
Footright
BornMay 12, 1994
at Cesena FC 312 days · joined 2025-07-16
👕200+ Apps
Market value €750k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Aurora Pro Patria
top club · 133 apps

Career highs

€1.60m
peak value · 2023
€400k
top transfer fee · 23/24
6
best season · 17/18
1 / 0
int'l caps / goals
389Appearances
28Goals
3Assists
90Yellow cards
2Red cards
172Full matches (90′)
Full nameGiovanni Zaro
Date of birth1994-05-12 (32 yrs)
Place of birthVanzaghello, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height193.00 m
Current clubCesena FC
Joined2025-07-16
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentDavide Palombo
Jul 2025
Transfer: Modena → Cesena
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Cesena FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Modena FC
36 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Südtirol → Modena
23/24 · Transfer · €400k
Jul 2023
23/24 — Modena FC
38 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Südtirol
40 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Modena → Südtirol
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Südtirol
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Modena FC 2018
33 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Pro Patria → Modena
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Modena FC 2018
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Aurora Pro Patria
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Aurora Pro Patria
37 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Aurora Pro Patria
23 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2015
Transfer: Inter → Pro Patria
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Aurora Pro Patria
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2015
Transfer: Pro Patria → Inter
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Aurora Pro Patria
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Inter U19 → Pro Patria
13/14 · Loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Castiglione → Inter U19
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: Inter U19 → Castiglione
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Aurora Pro Patria, FC Castiglione
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Pro Patria → Inter U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Inter Milan Primavera
19 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: AlbinoLeffe U19 → Pro Patria
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — AlbinoLeffe Primavera
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Pro Patria Y. → AlbinoLeffe U19
11/12 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.60m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,437 min
Minutes played by club
Cesena FC 0.0%
Modena FC 24.9%
FC Südtirol 4.2%
Modena FC 2018 28.3%
Aurora Pro Patria 28.7%
FC Castiglione 0.0%
Inter Milan Primavera 2.3%
AlbinoLeffe Primavera 11.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Cesena FC 1 25/26 25/26 3 0 0 0
Modena FC 2 23/24 24/25 74 4 2 3,840
FC Südtirol 2 21/22 22/23 78 5 0 648
Modena FC 2018 2 19/20 20/21 55 2 1 4,366
Aurora Pro Patria 6 13/14 18/19 133 13 0 4,438
FC Castiglione 1 13/14 13/14 4 0 0 0
Inter Milan Primavera 1 12/13 12/13 19 3 0 350
AlbinoLeffe Primavera 1 11/12 11/12 23 1 0 1,795

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€400K3€800K5€1.2M6€1.6M11/12 — 1 goals (AlbinoLeffe Primavera)111/1212/13 — 3 goals (Inter Milan Primavera)312/1313/1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (Aurora Pro Patria)115/1616/17 — 4 goals (Aurora Pro Patria)416/1717/18 — 6 goals (Aurora Pro Patria)617/1818/19 — 2 goals (Aurora Pro Patria)218/1919/20 — 1 goals (Modena FC 2018)119/2020/21 — 1 goals (Modena FC 2018)20/21 — 1 assists220/2121/2222/23 — 5 goals (FC Südtirol)522/2323/24 — 3 goals (Modena FC)323/2424/25 — 1 goals (Modena FC)24/25 — 2 assists324/2525/2611/12 — €50K12/13 — €100K13/14 — €100K14/15 — €100K15/16 — €100K16/17 — €100K17/18 — €75K18/19 — €125K19/20 — €200K20/21 — €200K21/22 — €350K22/23 — €900K23/24 — €1.6M24/25 — €1.4M25/26 — €750KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Italy Cup Cesena FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 Serie B Cesena FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Italy Cup Modena FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Serie B Modena FC 35 1 2 9 0 2,741
23/24 Italy Cup Modena FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Serie B Modena FC 37 3 0 7 0 1,099
22/23 Italy Cup FC Südtirol 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Serie B FC Südtirol 36 5 0 6 0 648
22/23 Serie B Play-off FC Südtirol 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Coppa Serie C FC Südtirol 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Italy Cup FC Südtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Serie C-A FC Südtirol 32 0 0 12 1 0
21/22 Superc. Serie C FC Südtirol 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Italy Cup Modena FC 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Playoff Serie C Modena FC 2018 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie C - B Modena FC 2018 31 1 1 11 0 2,544
19/20 Coppa Serie C Modena FC 2018 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie C-B Modena FC 2018 21 1 0 9 0 1,822
18/19 Coppa Serie C Aurora Pro Patria 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 PlayOff Lega Pro Aurora Pro Patria 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Serie C-A Aurora Pro Patria 26 2 0 5 0 1,170
17/18 Coppa Serie D Aurora Pro Patria 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Meisterrunde Aurora Pro Patria 4 1 0 2 0 360
17/18 Serie D - B Aurora Pro Patria 32 5 0 7 0 573
16/17 Play-off Serie D Aurora Pro Patria 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie D - B Aurora Pro Patria 22 4 0 4 1 490
15/16 Lega Pro A Aurora Pro Patria 23 1 0 4 0 1,845
14/15 Coppa Lega Pro Aurora Pro Patria 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie C - A Aurora Pro Patria 16 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 Lega Pro 1a - A Aurora Pro Patria 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Lega Pro 2 - A FC Castiglione 4 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Primavera B Inter Milan Primavera 14 3 0 2 0 350
12/13 Primavera Fase Finale Inter Milan Primavera 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Supercoppa Primavera Inter Milan Primavera 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Viareggio Cup Inter Milan Primavera 4 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Primavera B AlbinoLeffe Primavera 22 1 0 4 0 1,795
11/12 Primavera Fase Finale AlbinoLeffe Primavera 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
11/12 2011-07-01 Pro Patria Y. AlbinoLeffe U19 Loan 0
11/12 2012-06-30 AlbinoLeffe U19 Pro Patria Return from loan 100000
12/13 2012-07-20 Pro Patria Inter U19 Transfer 100000
13/14 2013-08-30 Inter U19 Castiglione Loan 100000
13/14 2014-01-16 Castiglione Inter U19 Return from loan 100000
13/14 2014-01-17 Inter U19 Pro Patria Loan 100000
14/15 2015-06-30 Pro Patria Inter Return from loan 100000
15/16 2015-08-01 Inter Pro Patria Transfer 100000
19/20 2019-07-16 Pro Patria Modena Transfer 175000
21/22 2021-07-15 Modena Südtirol Transfer 300000
23/24 2023-07-10 Südtirol Modena Transfer 1500000 €400k
25/26 2025-07-16 Modena Cesena Transfer 750000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 flu 2019-10-12 2019-10-14 3 1
19/20 muscular problems 2019-11-16 2019-11-22 7 1
Current€750k
Peak€1.60m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€700k
€50k€438k€825k€1.21m€1.60m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #21746 1 0 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Serie B FC Südtirol 5 36
17/18 Serie D - B Aurora Pro Patria 5 32
16/17 Serie D - B Aurora Pro Patria 4 22

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
24/25 Serie B Modena FC 2 35
20/21 Serie C - B Modena FC 2018 1 31

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Pro Patria Inter Return from loan €100k
13/14 2014-01-17 Inter U19 Pro Patria Loan €100k
13/14 2014-01-16 Castiglione Inter U19 Return from loan €100k
13/14 2013-08-30 Inter U19 Castiglione Loan €100k
11/12 2012-06-30 AlbinoLeffe U19 Pro Patria Return from loan €100k
11/12 2011-07-01 Pro Patria Y. AlbinoLeffe U19 Loan

Last 50 matches for Cesena FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-03-17 IT2 Mantova 1911 SSD 3–0 Cesena FC Available
2026-03-14 IT2 Cesena FC 2–2 Frosinone Calcio Available
2026-03-07 IT2 Modena FC 0–0 Cesena FC Available
2026-03-03 IT2 Cesena FC 1–3 AC Monza Available
2026-02-28 IT2 Empoli FC 1–1 Cesena FC Available
2026-02-21 IT2 Cesena FC 2–3 Spezia Calcio Available
2026-02-14 IT2 Cesena FC 0–4 Venezia FC Available
2026-02-10 IT2 Virtus Entella 3–1 Cesena FC Available
2026-02-07 IT2 Cesena FC 2–0 Delfino Pescara Available
2026-01-31 IT2 US Avellino 3–1 Cesena FC Available
2026-01-24 IT2 Cesena FC 1–2 SSC Bari Available
2026-01-17 IT2 AC Reggiana 1919 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2026-01-10 IT2 Cesena FC 0–1 Empoli FC Available
2025-12-27 IT2 US Catanzaro 2–0 Cesena FC Available
2025-12-20 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 Juve Stabia Available
2025-12-13 IT2 Cesena FC 3–2 Mantova 1911 SSD Available
2025-12-08 IT2 Calcio Padova 1–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-11-28 IT2 Cesena FC 1–0 Modena FC Available
2025-11-23 IT2 AC Monza 1–0 Cesena FC Available
2025-11-09 IT2 Cesena FC 3–0 US Avellino Available
2025-11-02 IT2 SSC Bari 1–0 Cesena FC Available
2025-10-28 IT2 Cesena FC 2–1 Carrarese Calcio Available
2025-10-25 IT2 FC Südtirol 0–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-10-18 IT2 Spezia Calcio 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-10-04 IT2 Cesena FC 1–2 AC Reggiana 1919 Available
2025-09-30 IT2 Frosinone Calcio 3–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-09-27 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 Palermo FC Available
2025-09-20 IT2 Venezia FC 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-09-13 IT2 Sampdoria 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-08-30 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 Virtus Entella Available
2025-08-22 IT2 Delfino Pescara 1–3 Cesena FC Available
2025-05-17 IT2 US Catanzaro 1–0 Cesena FC Available
2025-05-13 IT2 Modena FC 0–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-05-09 IT2 Cosenza Calcio 0–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-05-04 IT2 Cesena FC 2–1 Palermo FC Available
2025-05-01 IT2 Mantova 1911 SSD 3–0 Cesena FC Available
2025-04-25 IT2 Cesena FC 0–2 Sassuolo Calcio Available
2025-04-13 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 Frosinone Calcio Available
2025-04-05 IT2 FC Südtirol 1–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-03-30 IT2 Cesena FC 1–2 Juve Stabia Available
2025-03-15 IT2 Cesena FC 0–0 Spezia Calcio Available
2025-03-08 IT2 Brescia Calcio 1–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-03-01 IT2 Cesena FC 2–0 US Salernitana 1919 Available
2025-02-22 IT2 US Cremonese 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-02-16 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 Pisa SC Available
2025-02-09 IT2 AC Reggiana 1919 0–1 Cesena FC Available
2025-02-01 IT2 US Catanzaro 4–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-01-25 IT2 Cesena FC 1–1 SSC Bari Available
2025-01-17 IT2 Sampdoria 1–2 Cesena FC Available
2025-01-12 IT2 Cesena FC 0–0 AS Cittadella Available

Teams faced most often by Giovanni Zaro's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SSC Bari 14 5 5 4 14 15 -1 36%
Brescia Calcio 14 4 6 4 16 18 -2 29%
Cosenza Calcio 12 4 6 2 15 11 +4 33%
Palermo FC 12 2 2 8 12 25 -13 17%
AS Cittadella 12 3 6 3 14 9 +5 25%
Pisa SC 12 6 3 3 20 17 +3 50%
Ternana Calcio 10 5 3 2 15 10 +5 50%
Spezia Calcio 10 0 6 4 8 15 -7 0%
AC Reggiana 1919 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 50%
US Catanzaro 8 2 3 3 10 14 -4 25%
Parma Calcio 1913 8 3 4 1 8 5 +3 38%
US Cremonese 8 2 2 4 9 16 -7 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 3 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 36 2,741 9 0 0 0.3
23/24 38 1,099 7 0 0 0.57
22/23 40 648 7 0 0 0.97
21/22 38 0 12 0 1 0
20/21 33 2,544 11 0 0 0.39
19/20 22 1,822 9 0 0 0.44
18/19 28 1,170 6 0 0 0.46
17/18 37 933 9 0 0 0.87
16/17 23 490 4 0 1 0.92
15/16 23 1,845 4 0 0 0.2
14/15 17 0 3 0 0 0
13/14 9 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 19 350 3 0 0 0.77
11/12 23 1,795 4 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie B
110 apps
9 G
2 A
Serie D - B
54 apps
9 G
0 A
Primavera B
36 apps
4 G
0 A
Serie C-A
102 apps
3 G
0 A
Serie C-B
52 apps
2 G
1 A
Meisterrunde
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Coppa Serie C
8 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Giovanni Zaro

Who is Giovanni Zaro?

Giovanni Zaro is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cesena FC.

How old is Giovanni Zaro?

Giovanni Zaro is 32 years old. He was born on May 12, 1994 in Vanzaghello.

What position does Giovanni Zaro play?

Giovanni Zaro plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Giovanni Zaro play for?

Giovanni Zaro currently plays for Cesena FC.

How many career goals has Giovanni Zaro scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Giovanni Zaro has scored 28 goals in 389 appearances.

What is Giovanni Zaro's market value?

Giovanni Zaro's most recent reported market value is €750k.