Fausto Salicioni

Fausto Salicioni
Personal information
Full name Fausto Marino Salicioni Ortiz
Date of birth (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006
Place of birth Viedma, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Youth career
–2025 San Lorenzo
2025– Virtus Entella
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– San Marino U21 2 (0)
2025– San Marino 5 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026

Fausto Marino Salicioni Ortiz (born 20 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Virtus Entella. Born in Argentina, he plays for the San Marino national team.

Early life

Salicioni was born on 20 January 2006. Born in Viedma, Argentina, he is of Sammarinese descent through his great-grandfather.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Salicioni joined the youth academy of Argentine side San Lorenzo. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Italian side Virtus Entella in 2022.[2]

International career

Salicioni is a San Marino international. During the autumn of 2025, he played for the San Marino national under-21 football team for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[2]

Style of play

Salicioni plays as a forward. Argentine news website NoticiasNet wrote in 2025 that he has "a remarkable physical presence... standing at 1.80 meters tall".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "La historia del joven argentino que se prepara para jugar las Eliminatorias del Mundial con la camiseta de San Marino" [The story of the young Argentinian preparing to play in the World Cup Qualifiers wearing the San Marino jersey] (in Spanish). Infobae. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Fausto Salicioni at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "¡Histórico! Conocé al viedmense que debutó en la Selección de San Marino" [Historic! Meet the Viedma native who debuted for the San Marino national team] (in Spanish). NoticiasNet. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
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