Giacomo Ratto

Giacomo Ratto (born 19 April 1986 in Varese, Italy) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Nilandhoo SC of the Central League Zone in the Maldives.

He has played for clubs in many countries, including Panama, Nicaragua, Fiji, Switzerland, Mongolia, Greece, Malta, Iceland and Maldives.

He moved to Luino Calcio in 2005, where he made his senior debut in Promozione, helping the team to a second-place finish in the league and winning the play-offs.

He left Gozo at the end of the contract and joined the preseason at Tauro FC[8] team of the Panamanian top league, during which he played some friendly games before moving back to Italy due to personal problems.

Completing a transfer to UNAN Managua of Nicaragua in July 2014 through agent Carlos Francisco Fariñas[5] on the recommendations of Giampaolo Gronchi of Tauro and Brian Azzopardi of Victoria Wanderers,[1] Ratto recorded his maiden appearance when Los Universitarios were beaten by C.D.

[5][4][10] Failing to land a deal in Albania, Ratto exchanged information with Suva coach Gurjit Singh,[5] sealing an agreement with them in spring 2015 with Spaniard Adrián Garrido Medina,[11] but was unable to take part in the OFC Champions League in view of the fact that there were registration issues.

Fielded at the preseason four-side Bulawayo Football Festival by Tsholotsho of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in 2016,[12] he played the tournament with the Zhwane Boys.

During the remaining 14 games Ratto achieve 4 clean sheets, helping the team to avoid relegation, obtained with the victory of play-outs against Sannat Lions.

[21] After training alone for three months, he signed a contract with Fgura United,[22] a Maltese First Division team, in which, however, he did not play official matches due to restrictions on the use of foreign players.

On September 23, Ratto signed with Club Eydhafushi,[27] through a negotiation conducted by Egyptian agent Ahmed Rashwan at the specific request of coach Mohamed Athif.

On October 18, thanks to positive performances at Club Eydhafushi, he was purchased by Nilandhoo SC[28] to play in Group D of the Central League Zone.