Saulo Decarli (born 4 February 1992) is a retired Swiss footballer who played as a central defender, most recently for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper.
Career
In 2013, Decarli was signed by Italian Serie B club Livorno. For the second half of the 2013–14 season he played for Serie B club Avellino, on loan from Livorno.
On 29 June 2014, Eintracht Braunschweig announced that Decarli had signed a five-year contract with the club. At the end of July 2017, he was temporarily demoted to the club's reserves for "team-damaging behaviour". Subsequently, he was not called up to the first-team squad by manager Torsten Lieberknecht while making one appearance for the reserves.
On 21 August 2017, he transferred to Club Brugge on a three-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Braunschweig was not disclosed.
On 11 June 2019, VfL Bochum announced Decarli as their new signing, for an undisclosed fee. He will take the number 5 jersey.
On 3 June 2022, Eintracht Braunschweig announced the return of Decarli on a free transfer.
On 12 June 2024, he returned to Switzerland, joining Swiss Super League side Grasshopper on a free transfer. On 17 June 2025, his contract was extended for a further two years until summer 2027. On 10 August 2025, he scored his first goal in a Grasshopper jersey with the opening goal of a 1–1 draw away against Servette. On 31 August 2026, he departed Grasshopper and ended his active playing career.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLocarno2010–11Swiss Challenge League23200––2322011–1230100––301Total533000000533Chiasso2012–13Swiss Challenge League10100––101Livorno2012–13Serie B16000––160Avellino (loan)2013–14Serie B10000––100Braunschweig2014–152. Bundesliga17010––1802015–1629130––3212016–1728200–2Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs0302Total743400020803Club Brugge2017–18Belgian First Division A1112000101412018–19902Appearances in the Belgian Super Cup and the Belgian Cup01000120Total201401010261Bochum2019–202. Bundesliga22110––2312020–215010––602021–22Bundesliga1000––10Total281200000301Braunschweig2022–232. Bundesliga14110––1512023–2416000––160Total301100000311Grasshopper2024–25Swiss Super League17020—202102025–2611130——1412026–270000——00Total281500020351Career total26911160105029411
Honours
Clubs
Club Brugge K.V
Belgian Pro League: 2017–18 Belgian Super Cup: 2018
Bochum
2.Bundesliga: 2020-21
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