Salvatore Sirigu Biography

Who is Salvatore Sirigu?

Salvatore Sirigu is an Italian professional football player who is known for playing as a goalkeeper for the clubs like Paris Saint Germain and Torino.

His ball-handling, high diving, immediate flexibility, quick reaction, and positioning make him an accomplished football player. Currently, he is one of the players who is included in Italy’s squad for UEFA Euro 2020 by manager Roberto Mancini.

Early Life, Birth Facts, Parents

Salvatore Sirigu was born on 12 January 1987, in Nuoro, Italy is now a mere 34 years old footballer.

Likewise, his parents are Adriano Sirigu, and his mother is a history professor, Paolo Barone. Similarly, he has an elder brother namely Giampaolo Sirigu who is also a football player like him. Salvatore grew up playing football from an early age.

In addition, he is of Italian nationality and his ethnicity is not known. He follows Christianity.

Career, Professional Life

Salvatore Sirigu started to play as a goalkeeper for Palermo from 2006 to 2007 at the time of his early career. He then went to play for Cremonese and Ancona on loan from 2007-08 and 2008-09 respectively. In 2009, he returned to his former club, Palermo, and represented the team till 2011.

After that, he was part of the Ligue 1 club, Paris Saint Germain from 2011 till 2016. With this team, he won 4 consecutive Ligue 1 titles, 4 consecutive Trophée des Champions, 3 consecutive Coupe de la Ligue, 2 consecutive Coupe de France titles. He was also included in the 2012-14 Ligue 1 Team of the Year and 2012-14 Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year. Later in 2016, he played for Spanish clubs like Sevilla and Osasuna in a loan deal from the 2016-2017 season.

Sirigu left Osasuna and joined Torino in 2017 and is currently playing in the same team as a goalkeeper. He also plays in the international level for the Italian National team.

 Rumors and Controversies

There are no rumors and scandals about his personal or professional life. In fact, he is a secretive person.

On 5 April 2021, it was announced that Sirigu tested positive for COVID-19 but eventually won over it.

Body Stats, Eyes, Hair

Salvatore is a sportsman with a good personality. He has a decent height of 6 feet and 3 inches and his weight is 80 kg. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Similarly, he has a fit and muscular body.

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