Jonathan Sabbatini
Jonathan Maximiliano Sabbatini Perfecto (born 31 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League side FC Lugano.

Club career
Sabbatini joined Lugano on 27 August 2012 and played his first match in the Swiss Cup on 15 September 2012, a 4–0 win against FC Olten. Lugano at the time were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. In his third season at the club, he helped Lugano achieve promotion in 2015, comfortably winning the Challenge League. From 2016 onward, he captained the squad.

On 2 May 2021, he played his 300th match for the bianconeri.

On 6 May 2022, at the end of his tenth season at the Cornaredo, he decided to extend his contract for a further season. The agreement includes a further year as the club's scout.

On 17 May 2023, he took an option to extend his contract at Lugano for a further twelfth season.

Personal life
Sabbatini was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds an Italian passport.

Career statistics

Honours
Lugano
Swiss Cup: 2021–22; runner-up: 2015–16, 2022–23
Swiss Challenge League: 2014–15

External links

 Tuttocalciatori profile

References

1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Paysandú
Men's association football midfielders
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
SSD Chieti FC 1922 players
FC Lugano players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland