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Sebastiano Desplanches (born 11 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo.
Club career
Born in Novara, Desplanches started his career in AC Milan's youth sector. On 1 September 2022, he left Milan and signed with Serie C club Vicenza.
On 5 January 2023, he was loaned to fellow third-tier club Trento until the end of the season.
On 17 July 2023, Desplanches joined Serie B side Palermo for an undisclosed fee, signing a five-year contract with the club.
International career
Desplanches was born in Italy to a French father and Italian mother. He is a youth international for Italy, having represented the Italy U15s, U16s, U18s and U19s.
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the UEFA Under-19 European Championship in Slovakia, where Italy reached the semi-finals before getting knocked out by eventual champions England.
In May 2023, he was included in the Italy U20 squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final, but he eventually received the Golden Glove award as the tournament's best goalkeeper.
On 8 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
Honours
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Glove: 2023
- IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team: 2023