| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Virtus Lanciano | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Chieti | 88 | (19) |
| 2012– | Lugano | 358 | (42) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto (born 31 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League side FC Lugano.[1]
Club career
Sabbatini joined Lugano on 27 August 2012 and played his first match in the Swiss Cup on 15 September 2012,[2] a 4–0 win against FC Olten. Lugano at the time were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. In his third season at the club, he helped Lugano achieve promotion in 2015, comfortably winning the Challenge League. From 2016 onward, he captained the squad.
On 2 May 2021, he played his 300th match for the bianconeri.[3]
On 6 May 2022, at the end of his tenth season at the Cornaredo, he decided to extend his contract for a further season.[2] The agreement includes a further year as the club's scout.
On 17 May 2023, he took an option to extend his contract at Lugano for a further twelfth season.[4]
Personal life
Sabbatini was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds an Italian passport.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 4 June 2023[6]
| Club | Season | Competition | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Virtus Lanciano | 2008–09 | Serie C1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Chieti | 2009–10 | Serie D | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | Serie C2 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Serie C2 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | 36 | 10 | ||
| Total | 88 | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | 88 | 19 | |||
| Lugano | 2012–13 | Swiss Challenge League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 39 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Total | 342 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 386 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 437 | 59 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 481 | 65 | ||
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Lugano
External links
- Jonathan Sabbatini at Soccerway
- (in Italian) Tuttocalciatori profile
References
- 1 2 "J. SABBATINI". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- 1 2 "Jonathan Sabbatini bianconero fino al 2023: e fanno undici stagioni". FC Lugano. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Jonathan Sabbatini luganese d'adozione". FC Lugano. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "Per 'Sabba' una dodicesima stagione in bianconero". FC Lugano. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Sabbatini, un cuore che batte per Lugano". rsi.
- ↑ "Jonathan Sabbatini". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.