Giuseppe_De_Luca_(footballer)

Giuseppe De Luca (footballer)

Giuseppe De Luca (footballer)

Italian footballer

Giuseppe De Luca (born 11 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Pergolettese on loan from Catania.

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Club career

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

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

Club

CFR Cluj

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    UFFICIALE: Atalanta, colpo De Luca (OFFICIAL: Atalanta, De Luca signed); Tutto Mercato Web, 30 August 2012 (in Italian)
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "De Luca va in prestito al Cluj" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 7 July 2018.
  6. [6]
    "BINE AI VENIT, GIUSEPPE DE LUCA!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 7 July 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Triestina, colpo in attacco: Giuseppe De Luca è ufficialmente alabardato!". Trieste Cafe. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. [8]
    "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.
  9. [9]
    "Amichevole Italia vs Ghana 3–0 (1' Boakye aut., 3' De Luca, 27' Fischnaller) FOTO". Tutto Nazionali (in Italian).
  10. [10]
    http://www.legaserieb.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=74bba39b-b1a6-44f8-8f1d-e2c6164fcff4&groupId=115051%5B%5D
  11. [11]
    "Bardi infortunato lascia il ritiro. Domani amichevole con il Frosinone". FIGC (in Italian). 27 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  12. [12]
    "U.21 beats Frosinone. Ferrara: "We can do more"". FIGC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  13. [13]
    "BUON TEST CONTRO GLI AZZURRINI". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  14. [14]
    "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.
  15. [15]
    Such as forward Fabio Borini, Mattia Destro, Manolo Gabbiadini, Alberto Paloschi, midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy, goalkeeper Francesco Bardi
  16. [16]
    Faraoni, Marrone
  17. [17]
    Longo, Viviani and De Sciglio
  18. [18]
    "Scotland U21 1-4 Italy U21". BBC Sport.
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