Giovanni Zaro

Giovanni Zaro
Zaro in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Vanzaghello, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ravenna
Number 24
Youth career
–2012 Pro Patria
2011–2012 → AlbinoLeffe (loan)
2012–2014 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Castiglione (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 → Pro Patria (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2019 Pro Patria 118 (11)
2019–2021 Modena 52 (2)
2021–2023 Südtirol 68 (5)
2023–2025 Modena 72 (4)
2025–2026 Cesena 36 (1)
2026– Ravenna 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Italy U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 march 2012

Giovanni Zaro (born 12 May 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie C Group B club Ravenna.

Club career

Born in Vanzaghello, Zaro made his senior debut on 16 November 2013 for Serie C2 club Castiglione against Rimini, on loan from Inter Milan.

For the 2014–15 season, Zaro was loaned to Pro Patria, and signed for the club the next year. Zaro played more than 100 matches for the club in six seasons.

On 11 July 2019, he left Pro Patria and joined Serie C club Modena.

On 15 July 2021, Zaro joined Südtirol.

On 11 July 2023, he returned to Modena.

On 16 July 2025, Zaro signed a two-year contract with Cesena.

International career

Zaro was a youth international for Italy.

Honours

Pro Patria

References

  1. 1 2 FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Giovanni Zaro at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Rimini vs. Castiglione - 16 noviembre 2013 - Soccerway". el.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sorpresa allo "Speroni", Zaro dice addio alla Pro Patria".
  5. ↑ "Modena Fc, è fatta per gli arrivi di Giovanni Zaro e Lorenzo De Grazia". Parlandodisport.it. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Giovanni Zaro wechselt zum FC Südtirol" (Press release) (in German).
  7. ↑ "CALCIOMERCATO: ZARO È DEL MODENA" (Press release) (in Italian). Modena. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "GIOVANNI ZARO IS A NEW FOOTBALLER OF CESENA FC". Cesena. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.