Giuseppe De Luca (footballer)
- Not to be confused with Cesena player, Giuseppe De Luca (born 1993)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe De Luca | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Angera, Italy | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bari | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Varese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Varese | 49 | (13) |
2012–2013 | → Atalanta (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Atalanta | 17 | (4) |
2014–2015 | → Bari (loan) | 39 | (10) |
2015– | Bari | 35 | (7) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | Italy U20 | 7 | (2) |
2011 | Italy U21 Serie B | 2 | (1) |
2012 | Italy U21 | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 10 September 2015 (UTC). |
Giuseppe De Luca (born 11 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Bari.
Club career
De Luca 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 in a season-long loan,[2] and 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.
On 30 August 2012, De Luca joined Atalanta on loan for the 2012–13 Serie A season. As part of the deal, Atalanta's Moussa Koné moved in the opposite direction.[3] 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]
International career
De Luca played once for Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in 2010–11 season, scored a goal. He also played twice for Italy national under-20 football 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.[5] 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;[6] 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[7] (which he played the practice match against Frosinone.[8][9]). Ciro Ferrara made an experimental squad without U21 regular.[10][11] After 2 players withdrew,[12] the team did not had Serie A players, but three players from the reserve team of the Serie A club[13] and 16 Serie B players. Despite inferior, Italy won Scotland 4–1.[14] De Luca played the match as the substitute of Nicola Sansone.
References
- ↑ "Amichevole Morazzone – Varese 0–5. Lepore alla Paganese.". AS Varese 1910 (in Italian). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ UFFICIALE: Atalanta, colpo De Luca (OFFICIAL: Atalanta, De Luca signed); Tutto Mercato Web, 30 August 2012 (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. 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. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "AMICHEVOLE IN SCOZIA. TRA I 19 AZZURRINI PRIMA CONVOCAZIONE PER LONGO" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 April 2012. 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
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17849719
External links
- Giuseppe De Luca profile at Soccerway
- FIGC (Italian)