Born in Castellammare di Stabia, the Province of Naples, Schettino started his career at Torino Calcio in the northern city of Turin.
[2] Both club was also swapped Luigi Panarelli and Gabriele Paoletti for Giammarco Frezza and Alberto Maria Fontana.
The rest of €120,000 had been amortized ca 2002–03 season, made Schettino worth for nothing in main accounting table of the players.
In summer 2007, Schettino returned to Piedmont for Serie C2 side Cuneo, where he started to play as a regular starter.
In August 2008, he remained at Piedmont, signed an annual contract with Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Alessandria.