Gianluca_Barba
Gianluca Barba
Italian footballer
Gianluca Barba (born 27 February 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Arzignano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arzignano | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Piacenza (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Monza | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Giana Erminio (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Pontedera (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Pontedera | 72 | (6) |
| 2022– | Arzignano | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2022 | |||
Born in Fiorenzuola, Barba began his career on hometown's Atalanta's youth categories, and was promoted to main squad for 2013–14 season, receiving the no. 92 jersey.
On 4 December 2013 Barba made his professional debut, starting in a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign's Coppa Italia.[1]
On 27 June 2015 Barba was signed by Serie B club Pescara, with Denis Di Rocco moved to opposite direction.[2][3] Both players were tagged for €1.5 million, making a paper profit of about €1.5 million on both side.[4][5] Barba returned to Pro Piacenza on loan in July 2015.[6][7]
On 14 July 2016 Barba was signed by city rival Piacenza Calcio 1919.[8]
In June 2018, he was signed by Serie C club Monza after spending two seasons with Pro Piacenza.[9] On 24 January 2019, he joined Giana Erminio on loan.[10] On 1 July 2019, he joined Pontedera on loan.[11]
On 1 September 2020, Barba permanently joined Pontedera on a free contract.[12]
- "Coppa Italia - Kone-De Luca: l'Atalanta "vince" il Napoli" [Coppa Italia – Kone-De Luca: Atalanta "defeats" Napoli] (in Italian). Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- "Alcuni movimenti del Pescara in questa prima fase di mercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "MERCATO ATALANTA: ALCUNE OPERAZIONI" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- Atlanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- Delfino Pescara 1936 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- "Pro Piacenza, Barba torna rossonero. Il 29 amichevole con il Genoa". Libertà (in Italian). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "Calciomercato: ceduto Gianluca Barba" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Gianluca Barba è un nuovo giocatore del Piacenza Calcio" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio 1919. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "Il centrocampista Gianluca Barba è del Monza 1912 !!". Monza 1912 (in Italian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "GIANLUCA BARBA IN BIANCAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Giana Erminio. 24 January 2019.
- "UFFICIALE! Gianluca Barba arriva in prestito dal Monza" (Press release) (in Italian). Pontedera. 1 July 2019.
- "Gianluca Barba al Pontedera - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- "Mercato Arzignano, ufficiale: Gianluca Barba firma fino al 2024 ed è il primo acquisto dei giallocelesti". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- Gianluca Barba at Soccerway