He won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, defeating compatriot and Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.

[2] His progress in following three years was hampered by persistent injuries and frequent micro-fractures.

[4] In February 2023, he won his first national senior title with 60 m victory at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships in Ancona, beating Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.

Ceccarelli repeated that feat on a European stage at Istanbul 2023 the following month for an Italian 1–2.

[4] He set a new personal best of 6.47 s in the semi-finals to move up to second on the Italian all-time list (behind only Jacobs) and fifth on the European one.