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Luca Ranieri

Luca Ranieri

Italian footballer (born 1999)

Luca Ranieri (born 23 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina, which he captains, and the Italy national team.

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Club career

Fiorentina

Ranieri is the product of ACF Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season.[2] Late in the 2017–18 Serie A season he made several bench appearances for Fiorentina's senior squad, but did not see any time on the field.[3]

Loan moves

On 16 July 2018, Ranieri joined Serie B club Foggia on a season-long loan.[4] On 26 August he made his professional debut in Serie B debut for Foggia as a 77th-minute substitute for Emanuele Cicerelli in a 4–2 home win over Carpi.[5] One month later, on 27 October, Ranieri played his first match as a starter, a 2–2 home draw against Lecce, he was replaced by Giuseppe Loiacono in the 69th minute.[6] Three days later, on 30 October, he played his first entire match for the team, a 1–1 away draw against Cittadella.[7] Ranieri ended his season-long loan to Foggia with 29 appearances, including 26 as a starter, and 1 assist.[8]

On 31 January 2020, after having made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina, Ranieri moved to Serie B club Ascoli on loan until the end of the season.[9] The next day, he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 away victory against Livorno, he was replaced by Erick Ferigra in the 93rd minute.[10] On 21 June, Ranieri played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against Perugia.[11] Ranieri ended his 6-month loan to Ascoli with only ten appearances, including nine as a starter.[8] On 25 September, he joined Serie B club SPAL on loan until 30 June 2021.[12]

International career

Ranieri first was called up to represent his country in November 2014 for Italy national under-16 football team friendlies.[13] He was later called up for the Under-17,[14] Under-18,[15] and eventually Under-20 squads.[16]

On 6 September 2019, Ranieri debuted for Italy U21 in a friendly match against Moldova.[17] On 9 June 2025, he debuted for the Italian senior squad in a 2–0 victory of a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Moldova.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 9 June 2025[19]
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Honours

Fiorentina

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Fiorentina v Lazio game report". ESPN. 18 April 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Ranieri è del Foggia" (in Italian). Foggia. 16 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Foggia vs. Lecce". Soccerway. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Cittadella vs. Foggia". Soccerway. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Italy - L. Ranieri - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Ranieri Seals Loan Move to Ascoli". Viola Channel. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Livorno vs. Ascoli". Soccerway. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Ascoli vs. Perugia". Soccerway. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. [12]
    Begellini, Luca. "Ufficiale: SPAL, poker di arrivi: fatta per Sernicola, Brignola, Okoli e Ranieri". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian).
  13. [13]
    "Under-16 Ranieri statistics" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  14. [14]
    "Under-17 Ranieri statistics" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Under-18 Ranieri statistics" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Inizia il cammino verso i Mondiali. Gli Azzurrini superano il primo test contro il San Marino" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 8 August 2018.
  17. [17]
    "Successo all'esordio per Nicolato, la nuova Under si presenta con un poker alla Moldavia" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 6 September 2019.
  18. [18]
    Currò, Enrico (9 June 2025). "Spalletti saluta con una vittoria, ma l'Italia fatica anche con la Moldova: 2–0". La Reppublica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  19. [19]
    "Luca Ranieri". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  20. [20]
    Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  21. [21]
    Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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