Antonio Santurro
Dominican footballer (born 1992)
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Antonio Santurro Bueno (born 29 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Italy, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Santurro Bueno | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bagnolese (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Renate (loan) | 41 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Savoia | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melfi | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Siracusa | 37 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Bologna | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Catania (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Dominican Republic | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna region to a father from Frosinone and a Dominican mother,[1][3] Santurro started his career at the youth teams of Parma F.C. He was a player for their U-16 team in Emilia-Romagna's "Allievi" League in 2007–08 season.[4] He played six games in Campionato Nazionale Primavera (Italian under-20 league) from 2009 to 2011 for Parma's reserves.[5] In 2011 he was transferred to Serie D club Bagnolese.[1]
In 2012 he was signed by Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Renate on loan.[6] In 2013 the contract was extended.[7] In 2014 he left for Lega Pro club Savoia. Circa January 2015 he was loaned to Juve Stabia.[8]
In 2015 he was signed by Melfi. In 2016 he left for another third-tier club Siracusa. The club entered the promotion play-off in 2017, losing to Casertana in the first stage. He was the starting keeper of the team, only missing once due to suspension.[9]
On 11 July 2017, Santurro was signed by Serie A club Bologna.[10] He was recommended by Luca Bucci, goalkeeping coach of Bologna and former coach of Parma youth team.[11] He made his debut for Bologna at home against Roma on 31 March 2018.[12]
On 8 July 2019, Santurro joined to Sambenedettese on loan until 30 June 2020.[13]
On 18 September 2020, he went to Catania on loan.[14]
International career
On 20 May 2022, Santurro received his first call up to the Dominican Republic national football team.[2] He debuted with the Dominican Republic in a 3–2 CONCACAF Nations League loss to French Guiana on 5 June 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute.[17]
