LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas Lights FC announced on Wednesday the club has signed midfielder Giorgio Probo to a contract through the 2025 USL Championship season with a club option for 2026. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

The Italian midfielder joins the Lights having been key player for Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League in 2024 and 2025. He made 44 total appearances, recording six goals and five assists during his season-and-a-half with Halifax.

“We’re excited to welcome Giorgio to the Lights,” said Lights Sporting Director Gianleonardo Neglia. “He is a versatile attacking midfielder who has shown an ability to create opportunities at a good level in the college and professional game. We believe his profile will be a good fit for Head Coach Devin Rensing’s tactical system, and he’ll provide a boost to our attacking options as we head into the final stretch of the season.”

An Atalanta BC academy product, Probo spent his youth development years playing for Virtus Bergamo, Virtus CiseranoBergamo 1909, and Borgosesia in the Italian Serie D, amassing over 4,000 minutes of playing time in the Italian fourth tier.

He then moved to the United States in pursuit of a college education, first joining Iowa Western Community College. Probo played 19 matches for the Reivers, scoring three goals and giving out six assists before transferring to Creighton University.

With the Creighton Blue Jays, Probo played 40 matches from 2022 to 2023, scoring five goals and notably contributing with 21 assists. He was named to the All-Big East Conference Third Team and the Big East All-Tournament Team in 2022. In 2023, he was named the Big East Co-Midfielder of the Year and selected as part of the All-Big East First Team.

Probo also played for Vermont Green in USL League Two in the summer of 2023, making 12 appearances and contributing with a single-season club record of seven assists.

In 2024, Probo joined Halifax Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League, making his pro debut on April 13, 2024, against Pacific FC. From that point forward, he totaled 44 appearances across all competitions for the Nova Scotia side, contributing with six goals and five assists.