Giacomo Calò (born 5 February 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cesena.
[1] Calò was born in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, and began his career in the youth sides of local team Triestina.
[2] Heralded as a 'new Andrea Pirlo', he rejected interest from other Serie A clubs Juventus, Udinese, Fiorentina and Atalanta, in order to play in the Blucerchiati youth teams.
[3] After his promotion in 2014, he gradually became an important player for the Primavera side, eventually making over fifty appearances and scoring ten goals.
After two years in the Primavera side, Sampdoria decided to loan Calò out in order for him to gain professional match experience.