Cristian Galano

Cristian Galano (born 1 April 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Serie B side Pescara.

He is known for being the first footballer to receive a green card for fair play.

Club Career

Bari

Born in Foggia, Apulia, Galano started his career at Serie B and Apulian team Bari. He made his Serie B debut on 23 May 2009 (2nd last round), losing to Salernitana 2–3. He wore no.15 shirt that season. In 2010, he graduated from the under-20 youth team, and loaned to Gubbio, to replace the left of Alessandro Marotta who returned to Bari. He was the third team top-scorer along with Alfredo Donnarumma (both 5), behind Juanito (18) and Martino Borghese (6).

He returned to Bari on 1 July 2011 and signed a new 3-year contract. Galano later extended his contract to 30 June 2016.

Vicenza

On 31 August 2015 Galano was signed by Vicenza Calcio in a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign him outright.

He was assigned number 19 shirt for 2015–16 Serie B, which was vacated by Andrea Cocco. He changed to wear number 11 shirt in the first half of 2016–17 Serie B, which was vacated by Giovanni Sbrissa. Galano left his club again on 31 January 2017, ending 1+1⁄2 years in the Veneto region. In October 2016, he received the first ever green card, an initiative introduced in the Serie B to reward fair play, when he indicated to the referee that a goal-kick should have been awarded instead of a corner.

Bari return

On 31 January 2017 Galano re-joined Bari in a temporary deal, also with an obligation to sign him outright. On the same day Vicenza teammate Filip Raicevic also joined Bari.

Parma

On 3 August 2018, Galano signed with Serie A team Parma a 3-years contract.

Foggia (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Galano joined Serie B side Foggia on loan with an option to buy.