Francesco Di Bartolo (footballer)
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.jpg) Di Bartolo (no. 77) playing for Palermo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Nuova Sondrio (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2023 | |||
Francesco Di Bartolo Zuccarello (born 18 March 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo.
Born and raised in Udine, Di Bartolo joined Udinese's academy in 2013;[2] he then came through the club's youth ranks,[3][4] as he eventually started training with the first team during the 2022–23 season,[5][6] while also featuring for their under-19 squad.[4]
On 8 July 2023, Di Bartolo officially joined Belgian side Lommel on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club.[7][8]
On 25 July 2024, Di Bartolo joined Serie B side Palermo for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.[9][10] Four days later, the club reported that he had sustained a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot during a training session, thus being forced to undergo rehabilitation.[11][12]
On 2 September 2025, with no first team appearances for the Rosanero, Di Bartolo was loaned out to Serie D amateur club Nuova Sondrio, coached by former Palermo player and 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Marco Amelia.[13] On 15 January 2026, Palermo recalled Di Bartolo from loan early.[14]
International career
Di Bartolo has represented Italy at the youth international level, having played for the under-18 and under-19 national teams.[2]
In June 2024, he was included by head coach Bernardo Corradi in the Italian preliminary squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Northern Ireland;[15] however, he was left out of the final squad.[16][17]
