Sebastiano Desplanches

Sebastiano Desplanches (born 11 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Frosinone on loan from Palermo.

Club career Born in Novara, Desplanches started his career in AC Milan's youth sector. 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. He spent the 2023–24 season as an understudy to Mirko Pigliacelli, and made his Rosanero debut only on the final home game of the season, a 2–2 draw to Ascoli on 5 May 2024.

On 8 August 2025, Desplanches was loaned out to newly-promoted Serie B club Pescara.

On 18 July 2026, Desplanches moved on a new loan to Frosinone in Serie A.

International career Desplanches was born in Italy to a French father and an 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.

Career statistics Club

Honours Italy U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023