Francesco Caputo

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Francesco Caputo
Caputo with Virtus Entella in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Altamura, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Toritto 20 (14)
2006–2007 Altamura 30 (12)
2007–2008 Noicattaro 29 (11)
2008–2015 Bari 142 (48)
2009–2010 → Salernitana (loan) 36 (6)
2010–2011 → Siena (loan) 14 (3)
2015–2017 Virtus Entella 80 (35)
2017–2019 Empoli 79 (42)
2019–2022 Sassuolo 63 (32)
2021–2022 → Sampdoria (loan) 36 (11)
2022–2023 Sampdoria 15 (1)
2023 → Empoli (loan) 21 (5)
2023–2024 Empoli 21 (3)
International career‡
2020 Italy 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2020

Francesco Caputo (born 6 August 1987), commonly known as Ciccio, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has also represented the Italy national team.

Club career

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Caputo started his career in the Pugliesi amateur divisions, first with Toritto and then with Real Altamura, before joining Bari in the summer of 2008. With the club, Caputo won the Serie B title during the 2008–09 season, but he was excluded from Bari's Serie A plans the following season. In mid-2009, he was loaned to Salernitana, along with his teammates Giuseppe Statella and Gianluca Galasso. The following season, he was loaned out to Siena. He returned to Bari in 2011 and remained at the club for four seasons.[2]

In 2015, he joined Entella on loan with an option to buy;[3] at the end of the season, he was signed outright by the club.[4] He remained with Entella for two seasons, scoring 35 goals.[2]

On 18 August 2017, Empoli signed Caputo on a four-year contract for €2.8 million plus bonuses.[2] He helped Empoli win the Serie B title and achieve promotion to Serie A during the 2017–18 season, forming a prolific attacking partnership with Alfredo Donnarumma; together, the pair scored 49 goals, and Caputo finished as the top scorer in the league, with 26 goals, while Donnarumma finished as the second-highest scorer with 23.[5]

On 13 July 2019, Caputo signed to Sassuolo.[6]

On 31 August 2021, Caputo joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[7]

On 2 January 2023, Caputo returned to his former club Empoli on loan with an obligation to buy should his new club avoid relegation.[8] On 26 August 2024, his contract with Empoli was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

International career

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Caputo was called up to the senior Italy squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Netherlands in September 2020.[10] Caputo made his debut for the national team on 7 October 2020 in a 6–0 home friendly win against Moldova, scoring the match's second goal.[11] In so doing, he became the oldest player in history to score his debut goal for Italy at 33 years and 62 days. This was surpassed by Giacomo Bonaventura, who tallied his inaugural goal at 34 years, one month and 22 days on 14 October 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Malta.[12]

Style of play

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A technically gifted forward, with an eye for goal, Caputo mainly plays as a striker, although he is capable of playing anywhere along the front line. He is mainly known in the media for his pace, work rate, movement off the ball, and his powerful and accurate striking ability.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 August 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bari 2008–09 Serie B 27 10 1 0 28 10
2010–11 Serie A 12 1 3 1 16 2
2011–12 Serie B 28 9 3 1 31 10
2012–13 Serie B 36 17 1 0 37 17
2013–14 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Serie B 38 11 0 0 38 11
Total 141 48 8 2 150 50
Salernitana (loan) 2009–10 Serie B 36 6 2 1 38 7
Siena (loan) 2010–11 Serie B 14 3 0 0 14 3
Virtus Entella 2015–16 Serie B 40 17 0 0 40 17
2016–17 Serie B 40 18 1 0 41 18
2017–18 Serie B 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 80 35 2 0 82 35
Empoli 2017–18 Serie B 41 26 0 0 41 26
2018–19 Serie A 38 16 1 0 39 16
Total 79 42 1 0 80 42
Sassuolo 2019–20 Serie A 36 21 1 0 37 21
2020–21 Serie A 25 11 0 0 25 11
2021–22 Serie A 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 63 32 1 0 64 32
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 36 11 2 0 38 11
Sampdoria 2022–23 Serie A 15 1 2 1 17 2
Empoli (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 21 5 – 21 5
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A 20 3 1 1 21 4
2024–25 Serie A 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 20 3 2 1 22 4
Career total 506 186 20 5 526 191

International

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As of match played 11 October 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2020 2 1
Total 2 1
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Caputo goal.
List of international goals scored by Francesco Caputo[17]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 1  Moldova 2–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

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Bari[16]

Empoli[16]

Individual

References

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