Salvatore Caturano (born 3 July 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Catania.
He made his debut in the Serie A on 13 May 2007 for Empoli in a game against Siena when he came on as a substitute for Davide Matteini in the 80th minute at the age of 16 years, 10 months and 10 days.
After had made his Serie B debut in a 2âÂÂ2 home draw against Brescia, on 1 September 2008 he was loaned to Serie C side Taranto on a season-long loan deal. On 14 September he made his Serie C debut for Taranto as a substitute replacing Davide Dionigi in the 63rd minute of a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Benevento. On 21 September, Caturano played his first match as a starter and he scored his first professional goal in the 8th minute of a 1âÂÂ0 away win over ASD Progreditur Marcianise, he was replaced by Tommaso Marolda in the 70th minute, one week later he played his first entire match, a 2âÂÂ0 away defeat against Arezzo. On 16 November, Caturano scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 3âÂÂ0 home win over Virtus Lanciano. On 18 January 2009 he scored twice in a 3âÂÂ0 home win over Cittàdi Foligno. Caturano ended his loan to Taranto with 28 appearances and 5 goals.
After had make only 1 appearance for Empoli in the first part of the season in Coppa Italia, on 1 January 2010, Caturano was signed by Serie C club Viareggio on a 6-month loan deal. On 24 January he made his debut for Viareggio as a substitute replacing Mirko Guadalupi in the 86th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Como. On 31 January, Caturano played his first match as a starter for Viareggio, a 0âÂÂ0 home draw against Monza, he was replaced by Umberto Eusepi in the 65th minute. On 2 May he scored twice in a 2âÂÂ2 away draw against Sorrento, one week later he played his first entire match for Viareggio, a 2âÂÂ2 home draw against Benevento. On 23 May he scored his third goal in the 79th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Paganese in the Serie C play-out. Caturano ended his 6-month loan to Viareggio with 12 appearances and 2 goals.
On 1 August 2010, Caturano was loaned to Serie C side Ravenna on a 6-month loan deal. On 22 August, Caturano made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 2âÂÂ1 away win over Como, he was replaced by Luca Gerbino Polo in the 56th minute. On 29 August he played his first entire match for Ravenna and he scored his first goal in the 36th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Bassano Virtus. On 19 September he scored his second goal in the 2nd minute of a 3âÂÂ2 away defeat against Sorrento. On 14 November he scored his third goal in the 16th minute of a 2âÂÂ1 home win over Lumezzane. Caturano ended his loan to Ravenna with 17 appearances, 15 as a starter, and 3 goals.
On 1 January 2011, Caturano was signed by Serie C side Andria BAT on a 6-month loan deal. On 23 January he made his Serie C debut for Andria BAT as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Lacarra in the 78th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Lucchese. On 13 March he played his first match as a starter, a 1âÂÂ0 home defeat against Foggia, he was replaced by Giuseppe Cozzolino in the 55th minute. On 20 March he played his first entire match for Andria BAT, a 3âÂÂ1 away defeat against Juve Stabia. Caturano ended his loan with only 3 appearances.
On 1 July 2011, Caturano was signed by Serie B club Nocerina on a 6-month loan deal. On 14 August he made his debut for Nocerina as a substitute replacing Diego Farias in the 64th minute of a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Foggia in the second round of Coppa Italia. On 24 September he made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Alessandro Bruno in the 82nd minute of a 2âÂÂ1 home defeat against Torino. On 29 October he played his second match for Nocerina, again as a substitute, a 4âÂÂ2 home win over Sampdoria. On 1 November, Caturato played his first match as a starter, a 2âÂÂ0 away defeat against Empoli, he was replaced by Emanuele Catania in the 46th minute. Caturato ended his loan to Nocerina with 4 appearances and 1 assist.
On 1 January 2012, Caturano was loaned to Serie C club Foligno on a 6-month loan deal. On 15 January he made his Serie C debut for Foligno playing the entire match and scoring his first goal for the club in the 85th minute of a 2âÂÂ2 away draw against Como. On 5 February he scored his second goal in the 11th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Reggiana. On 4 April he scored his third goal in the 37th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Viareggio. Caturato ended his 6-month loan to Foligno with 16 appearances and 3 goals.
On 1 July 2012, Caturato was signed by Serie C club Paganese on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August he made his debut for Paganese as a substitute replacing Luca Orlando in the 62nd minute of a 1âÂÂ0 away defeat against Nocerina in the first round of Coppa Italia. On 23 September he made his Serie C debut for Paganese as a substitute replacing Luca Orlando in the 71st minute of a 0âÂÂ0 home draw against Catanzaro. On 9 December, Caturato played his first match as a starter and he scored his first goal for the club in the 34th minute of a 2âÂÂ2 away draw against Frosinone, he was replaced by Dino Fava in the 74th minute. On 28 March he scored his second goal in the 30th minute of a 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Latina. On 21 January he played his first entire match for Paganese and he scored twice in a 4âÂÂ1 home win over Avellino. Caturano ended his season-long loan to Paganese with 21 appearances and 6 goals.
On 16 August 2018, he joined Virtus Entella on loan from Lecce. Virtus Entella held an option to purchase him at the end of the loan, that option could turn into an obligation if certain conditions were met. He joined the club permanently on a 3-year contract at the end of the season.
On 22 January 2020, he signed with Serie C club Cesena until the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 season.
On 6 August 2022, Caturano moved to Potenza on a two-year contract.
Lecce
Virtus Entella