Ezequiel Schelotto

Banfield

Schelotto began his football adventure in his native country, Argentina, in the minor divisions of Banfield. But he did not debut in the first team as he emigrated to European football.

Cesena

Schelotto joined Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Cesena in July 2008. Then, in April 2009, his transfer was finally cleared by FIFA. During that season, following his approved transfer, Schelotto played six matches out of a possible seven for Cesena, scoring one goal and helping Cesena to achieve promotion back up to the second tier Serie B.

Atalanta

Cesena (loan)

In June 2009, Schelotto was signed by Serie A side Atalanta on a co-ownership deal for €250,000 and, in July 2009, he was instantly loaned back to his previous club, Cesena. During the 2009–10 Serie B campaign, Schelotto made 40 league appearances, scoring six goals. Of his 40 matches, 33 of them were from the starting XI. He earned just €82,750 in the 2009–10 season. On 24 June 2010, Schelotto was signed outright by Atalanta for an additional €2.5 million fee, which were just relegated to the Serie B following an 18th-place finish during the 2009–10 Serie A, whilst Cesena earned their second consecutive promotion as the club earned promotion to the top flight following a top three Serie B finish. Following his purchase, the player was again loaned back to the Emilia-Romagna-based club, along with veteran midfielder Fabio Caserta and central defender Maximiliano Pellegrino.…

As a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy (the latter due to his ancestry), Schelotto was eligible to play internationally for both countries. In November 2009, he was called up to the Italian national under-21 team, and was immediately featured in the starting lineup in a game against Hungary on 13 November. Since making his debut, he played all available 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches, and unusually as right back in the last qualification match against Wales in September. In that match, Italy beat Wales 1–0 and narrowly topped Wales as the group winner. He assisted Stefano Okaka to score the second goal in the first leg of the playoff round against Belarus but missed the second leg due to suspension. Italy were eventually eliminated due to a 0–3 loss against Belarus in Borisov. On 10 August 2012, he was called up by Cesare Prandelli to the Italian senior team for a friendly against England, where he made his debut in the 2–1 defeat.

Club

As of end of 2019–20 season

International

As of match played on 15 August 2012

Born in Buenos Aires, Schelotto also holds an Italian passport due to his Italian descent from Cogoleto (GE), in Liguria, where his great-great-grandfather Giovanni Battista Francesco Schelotto emigrated from in the late 19th century. He is the fifth of seven children – including five males – two of whom are also footballers.