Gaetano Oristanio

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gaetano Oristanio

| image = Gaetano_Oristanio_(cropped).png

| caption = Oristanio with Volendam

| full_name = Gaetano Pio Oristanio

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|9|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vallo della Lucania, Italy

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Venezia

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = –2021

| youthclubs1 = Inter Milan

| years1 = 2021–2024

| clubs1 = Inter Milan

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021–2023

| clubs2 = → Volendam (loan)

| caps2 = 62

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → Cagliari (loan)

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Venezia

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = Italy U17

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam2 = Italy U18

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam3 = Italy U20

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| nationalyears4 = 2022–

| nationalteam4 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps4 = 7

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 14:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024

}}

Gaetano Pio Oristanio (born 28 September 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Venezia}} club Venezia.

Club career

Oristanio played in the youth academy of Inter Milan until 2021.

In August 2021, Oristanio joined Eerste Divisie club Volendam on loan for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |title=Ook Inter-talent Gaetano Oristanio kiest voor huurjaar bij FC Volendam |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/ook-inter-talent-gaetano-oristanio-kiest-voor-huurjaar-bij-fc-volendam/ |website=FC Volendam |language=nl |date=10 August 2021}} He made his debut for the club as a substitute in the 66th minute of the 1–3 league loss to ADO Den Haag on 13 August 2021.{{cite web |title=Vliegende start krijgt geen vervolg; ADO pakt de punten |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/wedstrijdnieuws/vliegende-start-krijgt-geen-vervolg-ado-pakt-de-punten/ |website=FC Volendam |language=nl |date=13 August 2021}} Following 35 appearances, 7 goals and achieving promotion to the Eredivisie on his first season, on 15 July 2022, Oristanio re-joined Volendam on another one-year loan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/gaetano-oristanio-joins-volendam|title=Gaetano Oristanio joins Volendam|date=15 July 2022|access-date=15 July 2022|publisher=Inter Milan}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Gaetano Oristanio verlengt verblijf bij FC Volendam |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/gaetano-oristanio-verlengt-verblijf-bij-fc-volendam/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=FC Volendam |language=nl}}

On 20 July 2023, Oristanio joined Serie A club Cagliari on a one-year loan, with an option to buy and counter option in favour of Inter Milan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/gaetano-oristanio-joins-cagliari-on-loan|title=Gaetano Oristanio joins Cagliari|date=20 July 2023|access-date=20 July 2023|publisher=Inter Milan}}

On 13 July 2024, he was transferred to newly promoted Serie A club Venezia for a €4 million estimated fee.{{cite web |url=https://www.veneziafc.it/news/gaetano-oristanio-al-venezia-fc |title=Gaetano Oristanio al Venezia FC |date=13 July 2024 |website=veneziafc.it |access-date=12 August 2024}}

Career statistics

= Club =

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Volendam (loan) \|2021–22 \|Eerste Divisie \|35	7	0	0	35	7
2022–23 \|Eredivisie \|27	1	0	0	27	1
colspan="2"\|Total !62	8	0	0	62	8
Cagliari (loan) \|2023–24 \|Serie A \|25	2	2	0	27	2
Venezia \|2024–25 \|Serie A \|11	2	0	0	11	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !98	12	2	0	100	12