Manuel De Luca
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bolzano, Italy | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Perugia | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Südtirol | ||
2013–2014 | → Inter (loan) | ||
2014–2015 | → Torino (loan) | ||
2015–2017 | Torino | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Renate (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Alessandria (loan) | 35 | (10) |
2019–2020 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Chievo | 32 | (6) |
2021– | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
2021– | → Perugia (loan) | 12 | (6) |
National team | |||
2013 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021 |
Manuel De Luca (born 17 July 1998) is an Italian football player. He plays for Perugia on loan from Sampdoria as a forward.
Club career[]
Torino[]
De Luca made his first-team debut for Torino on 3 January 2018 in a 2017–18 Coppa Italia quarterfinal against Juventus, coming on as a late substitute as Torino lost 0–2.[1]
Loan to Renate[]
On 16 January 2018, De Luca was loaned to Serie C side Renate on a 6-month loan deal.[2] On 22 January he made his Serie C debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Antonio Palma in the 58th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against AlbinoLeffe.[3] On 3 February, De Luca played his first entire match for Renate and he scored his first professional goal in the 71st minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Reggiana.[4] On 31 March he received his first red card, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Mestre.[5] On 22 April he scored his second goal in the 55th minute of a 1–0 away win over Santarcangelo.[6] On 6 May he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 away draw against Pordenone.[7] De Luca ended his loan to Renate with 14 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.[8]
Loan to Alessandria[]
On 28 July 2018, De Luca was signed by Serie C side Alessandria on a season-long loan deal.[9] On 29 July he made his debut for Alessandria in a 1–0 home defeat against Giana Erminio in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Michele Marconi in the 56th minute.[10] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut for Alessandria and he scored his first goal for the team in the 60th minute of a 2–1 away win over Juventus U23, he was replaced by Erik Panizzi after 82 minutes.[11] One week later, on 23 September, he played his first entire match for Alessandria, a 3–1 home defeat against Pro Piacenza.[12] On 14 October he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Robur Siena.[13] One week later he scored his third goal in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away win over Arzachena.[14] On 28 October he was sent off with a red card in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gozzano.[15] De Luca ended his loan to Alessandria with 37 appearances, 11 goals and 1 assist.[8]
Loan to Virtus Entella[]
On 17 July 2019, De Luca was loaned to newly Serie B promoted club Virtus Entella on a season-long loan deal.[16] On 14 September he made his Serie B debut for the club as a substitute replacing Claudio Morra in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 home win over Frosinone.[17] Ten days later, on 24 September, De Luca he played his first match as a starter for Virtus Entella, a 2–0 home defeat against Venezia, he was replaced after 62 minutes by Matteo Mancosu.[18] On 14 December he played his first entire match and he also scored his first goal in Serie B for the club in the 40th minute of a 2–0 home win over Empoli.[19] Two weeks later he scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 3–1 away win over Cittadella.[20] On 31 July 2020 he scored his third goal for the club in the 49th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Cittadella.[21] De Luca ended his loan to Virtus Entella with 19 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, 3 goals and 1 assist.[8]
ChievoVerona[]
On 22 September 2020, De Luca moved to ChievoVerona.[22] Four days later, on 26 September, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Michael Fabbro for the last 17 minutes of a 0–0 away draw against Pescara.[23] Four more days later, on 30 September, De Luca scored his first goal for Chievo in the 43rd minute of a 1–1 draw against Catanzaro in the second round of Coppa Italia, however Chievo lost 7–6 at penalties, he played the entire match.[24] On 11 December he played his first match as a starter in the league for Chievo, a 3–0 home win over Reggina, he was replaced by Filip Đorđević in the 67th minute.[25]
Sampdoria[]
On 12 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Sampdoria.[26]
Loan to Perugia[]
On 26 August 2021, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan.[27]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 1 February 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Renate (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
Alessandria (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 37 | 11 | |
Virtus Entella (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
ChievoVerona | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
Career total | 78 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 83 | 18 |
References[]
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 January 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva l'attaccante De Luca dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Reggiana vs. Renate - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Renate vs. Mestre - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Santarcangelo vs. Renate - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Pordenone vs. Renate - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ a b c "Italy - M. De Luca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, doppio arrivo dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Alessandria vs. Giana Erminio - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Juventus II vs. Alessandria - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "Alessandria vs. Pro Piacenza - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "Alessandria vs. Robur Siena - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
- ^ "Arzachena vs. Alessandria - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Alessandria vs. Gozzano - 28 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Torino, ceduto Manuel De Luca alla Virtus Entella - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Frosinone - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Venezia - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Cittadella vs. Virtus Entella - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Cittadella - 31 July 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: MANUEL DE LUCA È GIALLOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Chievo. 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Pescara vs. Chievo - 26 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Chievo vs. Catanzaro - 30 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Chievo vs. Reggina - 11 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "De Luca joins Samp on four-year deal". Sampdoria. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "MANUEL DE LUCA!" (in Italian). Perugia. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links[]
- Manuel De Luca at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Bolzano
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Torino F.C. players
- A.C. Renate players
- U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Virtus Entella players
- A.C. ChievoVerona players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- A.C. Perugia Calcio players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players