Giuseppe De Luca | |
Birth Date: | 11 October 1991 |
Birth Place: | Angera, Italy |
Height: | 1.68m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Catania |
Clubnumber: | 25 |
Youthclubs1: | Varese |
Years1: | 2011–2013 |
Caps1: | 49 |
Goals1: | 13 |
Clubs1: | Varese |
Years2: | 2012–2013 |
Caps2: | 18 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Clubs2: | → Atalanta (loan) |
Years3: | 2013–2018 |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Clubs3: | Atalanta |
Years4: | 2014–2017 |
Caps4: | 92 |
Goals4: | 17 |
Clubs4: | → Bari (loan) |
Years6: | 2017 |
Caps6: | 17 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Clubs6: | → Vicenza (loan) |
Years7: | 2017–2018 |
Caps7: | 37 |
Goals7: | 7 |
Clubs7: | → Virtus Entella (loan) |
Years8: | 2018–2021 |
Caps8: | 70 |
Goals8: | 13 |
Clubs8: | Virtus Entella |
Years9: | 2018–2019 |
Caps9: | 3 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Clubs9: | → CFR Cluj (loan) |
Years10: | 2021–2022 |
Caps10: | 26 |
Goals10: | 4 |
Clubs10: | Triestina |
Years11: | 2022– |
Caps11: | 38 |
Goals11: | 8 |
Clubs11: | Catania |
Years12: | 2024 |
Caps12: | 7 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Clubs12: | → Pergolettese (loan) |
Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | 3 May 2024 |
Giuseppe De Luca (born 11 October 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Catania.
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]
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.
CFR Cluj