Jonathan Sabbatini

Uruguayan footballer (born 1988)

Jonathan Sabbatini
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Virtus Lanciano 7 (0)
2009–2012 Chieti 88 (19)
2012–2024 Lugano 379 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024, 16:20 (UTC)

Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto (born 31 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer who last played 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]

On 23 June 2024, FC Lugano announced Sabbatini's departure.[5] He decided to not end his playing career and rejected the club's offer of a non-playing position.

Personal life

Sabbatini was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds an Italian passport.[6]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2024[7]
Club Season Competition League National cup[a] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Virtus Lanciano 2008–09 Serie C1 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Total 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[b] 0 43 5
2018–19 34 5 4 1 – 38 6
2019–20 26 1 1 0 3[b] 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[c] 0 42 4
2023–24 36 4 6 1 6[c] 0 48 5
Total 378 44 39 7 17 0 434 51
Career total 473 63 39 7 17 0 529 70
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Lugano

External links

  • Jonathan Sabbatini at Soccerway
  • (in Italian) Tuttocalciatori profile

References

  1. ^ a b "J. SABBATINI". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jonathan Sabbatini bianconero fino al 2023: e fanno undici stagioni". FC Lugano. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Sabbatini luganese d'adozione". FC Lugano. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Per 'Sabba' una dodicesima stagione in bianconero". FC Lugano. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Grazie Sabba" [Thank you, Sabba] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Sabbatini, un cuore che batte per Lugano". rsi.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Sabbatini". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2024.