De Luca with Atalanta in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Angera, Italy | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Varese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Varese | 49 | (13) |
2012–2013 | → Atalanta (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2013–2018 | Atalanta | 17 | (4) |
2014–2017 | → Bari (loan) | 92 | (17) |
2017 | → Vicenza (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 37 | (7) |
2018–2021 | Virtus Entella | 70 | (13) |
2018–2019 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Triestina | 26 | (4) |
2022– | Catania | 38 | (8) |
2024 | → Pergolettese (loan) | 7 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | Italy U20 | 7 | (2) |
2011 | Italy U21 Serie B | 2 | (1) |
2012 | Italy U21 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 |
Giuseppe De Luca (born 11 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Catania.
Club career
[edit]De Luca began the youth career in Varese. He was the joint-top-scorer in 2011 Viareggio Youth Cup, along with Internazionale's Simone Dell'Agnello. He made his first team debut in a friendly match.[1] Since then he played 4 Serie B matches and scored 1 goal. He then became one of Varese's key players in the two following campaigns.
On 30 August 2012, De Luca joined Atalanta on loan for the 2012–13 Serie A season.[2] As part of the deal, Atalanta's Moussa Koné moved in the opposite direction.[3] He made his Serie A debut on 18 September, against Milan. His top flight goal came on 4 November, the last of a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria. He appeared regularly for La Dea, mainly as a backup to Germán Denis.
On 18 June 2013, Atalanta decided to buy him outright and activated the buyout clause in the loan deal. He went loaned to Serie B side Bari along with a teammate Matteo Contini on 20 July 2014.[4]
On 7 July 2018, he joined Romanian club CFR Cluj on loan from Virtus Entella, who bought out his rights from Atalanta following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.[5][6]
On 26 July 2021, he joined Serie C club Triestina.[7]
On 19 January 2024, De Luca moved on loan to Pergolettese.[8]
International career
[edit]De Luca played once for the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in 2010–11 season, scored a goal. He also played twice for the U20 national team in 2010–11 season.
In 2011–12 season De Luca played once for Italy U21 Serie B team in October. On 9 November 2011, he scored one goal for Italy U20 in a 3–0 victory over Ghana.[9] He also started the next match, the fifth game of Four Nations Tournament against Switzerland; the unofficial friendly against "U21 Serie B team" in December 2011;[10] against Macedonia in January 2012; 6th match of Four Nations, against Germany in February 2012 and in April 2012 against Denmark.
In April 2012 De Luca received his first formal U21 call-up, De Luca already received a call-up to training camp in March[11] (which he played the practice match against Frosinone.[12][13]). Ciro Ferrara made an experimental squad without U21 regular.[14][15] After 2 players withdrew,[16] the team did not have Serie A players, but three players from the reserve team of the Serie A club[17] and 16 Serie B players. Despite inferior, Italy won Scotland 4–1.[18] De Luca played the match as the substitute of Nicola Sansone.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]CFR Cluj
References
[edit]- ^ "Amichevole Morazzone – Varese 0–5. Lepore alla Paganese". AS Varese 1910 (in Italian). 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ UFFICIALE: Atalanta, colpo De Luca (OFFICIAL: Atalanta, De Luca signed); Tutto Mercato Web, 30 August 2012 (in Italian)
- ^ "PRIMO ALLENAMENTO IN NERAZZURRO PER DE LUCA" [FIRST TRAINING SESSION IN BLACK AND BLUE FOR DE LUCA]. Atalanta BC (in Italian). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Arrivano De Luca e Contini dall'Atalanta (Arrival of De Luca and Contini from Atalanta)". F.C. Bari 1908 (in Italian). 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "De Luca va in prestito al Cluj" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 7 July 2018.
- ^ "BINE AI VENIT, GIUSEPPE DE LUCA!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Triestina, colpo in attacco: Giuseppe De Luca è ufficialmente alabardato!". Trieste Cafe. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "L' ATTACCANTE GIUSEPPE DE LUCA ARRIVA ALLA PERGOLETTESE" [THE ATTACKER GIUSEPPE DE LUCA ARRIVES AT PERGOLETTESE.] (in Italian). Pergolettese. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Amichevole Italia vs Ghana 3–0 (1' Boakye aut., 3' De Luca, 27' Fischnaller) FOTO". Tutto Nazionali (in Italian).
- ^ http://www.legaserieb.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=74bba39b-b1a6-44f8-8f1d-e2c6164fcff4&groupId=115051[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bardi infortunato lascia il ritiro. Domani amichevole con il Frosinone". FIGC (in Italian). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "U.21 beats Frosinone. Ferrara: "We can do more"". FIGC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "BUON TEST CONTRO GLI AZZURRINI". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "AMICHEVOLE IN SCOZIA. TRA I 19 AZZURRINI PRIMA CONVOCAZIONE PER LONGO" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Such as forward Fabio Borini, Mattia Destro, Manolo Gabbiadini, Alberto Paloschi, midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy, goalkeeper Francesco Bardi
- ^ Faraoni, Marrone
- ^ Longo, Viviani and De Sciglio
- ^ "Scotland U21 1-4 Italy U21". BBC Sport.
External links
[edit]- Giuseppe de Luca at FIGC.it (in Italian)
- Giuseppe De Luca at Soccerway
- Giuseppe De Luca – UEFA competition record (archive)