Tommaso Cassandro

Tommaso Cassandro
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000
Place of birth Dolo, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Palermo
Youth career
Ambrosiana Sambruson
Padova
Venezia
–2019 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bologna 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Novara (loan) 24 (0)
2020–2023 Cittadella 54 (1)
2023 Lecce 1 (0)
2023–2026 Como 20 (0)
2024–2026 → Catanzaro (loan) 62 (4)
2026– Palermo 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Italy U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2021

Tommaso Cassandro (born 9 January 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Palermo.

Club career

Bologna

Cassandro started playing for the under-19 squad of Bologna in the 2016–17 season.[1] He did not get called up to the senior squad.

Loan to Novara

On 13 August 2019, Cassandro joined Serie C club Novara on loan.[2]

He made his professional Serie C debut for Novara on 26 August 2019 in a game against Juventus U23, starting the game and playing the whole match.[3]

Cittadella

On 29 August 2020, Cassandro joined Serie B club Cittadella on a permanent basis. Bologna retained a buy-back option that may be activated in the 2022–23 season.[4][5]

Lecce

On 17 January 2023, Cassandro signed a three-year contract with Lecce.[6]

Como

On 15 July 2023, Cassandro signed a four-year contract with Como.[7]

Loan to Catanzaro

On 21 August 2024, Cassandro was loaned to Catanzaro, with an option to buy.[8] On 1 September 2025, Cassandro returned to Catanzaro on loan for the 2025–26 season.[9]

Palermo

On 4 July 2026, Cassandro joined Serie B side Palermo.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2024
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Novara (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 24010—250
Cittadella 2020–21 Serie B 12020—140
2021–22 Serie B 24120—261
2022–23 Serie B 18020—200
Total 54160—601
Lecce 2022–23 Serie A 1000—10
Como 2023–24 Serie B 20010—210
Career total 99180001071

References

  1. ↑ Tommaso Cassandro at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: TOMMASO CASSANDRO E' UN GIOCATORE DEL NOVARA" (Press release) (in Italian). Novara. 13 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Novara v Juventus U23 game report". Soccerway. 26 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Tommaso Cassandro" (Press release) (in Italian). Cittadella. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Cassandro to Cittadella" (Press release). Bologna. 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "CASSANDRO È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecce. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "TOMMASO CASSANDRO È UN GIOCATORE DEL COMO" (Press release). Como. 15 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "TOMMASO CASSANDRO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLE AQUILE" [TOMMASO CASSANDRO IS A NEW FOOTBALLER FOR THE EAGLES] (in Italian). Catanzaro. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "TOMMASO CASSANDRO RITORNA IN GIALLOROSSO" [TOMMASO CASSANDRO RETURNS TO THE YELLOW AND RED] (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cassandro è rosanero" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 4 July 2026.