Antonio Caracciolo

For footballer from the 1930s and 1940s, see Antonio Caracciolo (footballer born 1917).

Antonio Aldo Caracciolo (born 30 June 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Pisa.

Antonio Caracciolo

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Aldo Caracciolo
Date of birth	(1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tempio Pausania, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Pisa
Number	4
Youth career
	Inter Milan
2007–2010	Pavia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Pavia	14	(1)
2010	→ Bari (loan)	0	(0)
2010–2012	Genoa	0	(0)
2010–2012	→ Gubbio (loan)	59	(1)
2012–2016	Brescia	92	(2)
2013–2014	→ Cremonese (loan)	24	(3)
2016–2019	Hellas Verona	81	(4)
2019	→ Cremonese (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2020	Cremonese	15	(0)
2020–	Pisa	143	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2025

Career

Caracciolo was a youth product of Lombard club Inter Milan. He was a player of the under-16 team in 2005–06 season.^[2] Caracciolo then left for fellow Lombard club Pavia, at first on loan.^[3]

On 29 January 2010, Bari signed the defender on loan until 30 June 2010.^[4] He was selected as a substitute once under coach Giampiero Ventura, on 16 May 2010, but did not come off the bench.

Genoa

On 20 July 2010, he was signed by Genoa.^[5] He left the club on loan with Gubbio.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2011 he was loaned to Gubbio again but suffered a minor injury in pre-season.^[6]

Brescia

In summer 2012 Caracciolo was farmed to Serie B club Brescia Calcio on a four-year contract on a co-ownership deal.^[7] The club acquired half of the registration rights of the player for a peppercorn fee.^[8] In June 2013 Brescia acquired Caracciolo outright.^[7][9][10]

On 19 July 2013, Caracciolo was transferred to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club U.S. Cremonese on a temporary deal. The club also had an option to sign him outright.^[11][12]

On 1 December 2015, Caracciolo signed a new contract with Brescia, adding two more year to his contract.^[13] However, he was sold in summer 2016.

Verona

On 11 August 2016, Caracciolo was signed by Hellas Verona F.C.^[14][15] He was extremely criticized for this by the Brescia's supporters because Brescia and Verona are huge rivals.^[16] After playing 33 matches he gave his contributions to help Verona to get back to Serie A after 2016 relegation. He made his Serie A debut in a home 0–0 against U.C. Sampdoria where he played the full 90 minutes. He scored his first goal in Serie A (and for Verona) in a surprising 3–0 home win against A.C. Milan.^[17][18]

On 10 March 2018, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win in the Derby della Scala against Chievo.^[19]

Cremonese

On 16 January 2019, Caracciolo joined to Cremonese on loan with an obligation to buy.^[20]

Pisa

On 27 January 2020, he signed with Pisa.^[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gubbio	2010–11	Lega Pro	28	1	2	0	—		1	0	31	1
	2011–12	Serie B	31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		59	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	64	1
Brescia	2012–13	Serie B	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
Cremonese (loan)	2013–14	Lega Pro	24	3	2	0	—		2	0	28	3
Brescia	2014–15	Serie B	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2015–16		40	2	2	0	—		—		42	2
	2016–17		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		92	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	97	2
Hellas Verona	2016–17	Serie B	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2017–18	Serie A	33	2	0	0	—		—		33	2
	2018–19	Serie B	14	2	1	1	—		—		15	3
	Total		80	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	82	5
Cremonese (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Cremonese	2019–20		15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Pisa	2019–20	Serie B	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2020–21		33	2	0	0	—		—		33	2
	2021–22		36	2	1	0	—		—		37	2
	2022–23		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2023–24		24	2	0	0	—		—		24	2
	Total		119	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	120	6
Career total			403	16	16	1	0	0	3	0	422	17