Italian footballer (born 1996)
Luca Valzania
Valzania with SPAL in 2022 |
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Date of birth |
(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 28) |
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Place of birth |
Cesena, Italy |
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Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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Current team |
Pescara |
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0000–2013 |
Cesena |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2013–2015 |
Cesena |
3 |
(0) |
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2015–2022 |
Atalanta |
2 |
(0) |
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2015–2016 |
→ Cesena (loan) |
17 |
(0) |
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2016–2017 |
→ Cittadella (loan) |
34 |
(1) |
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2017–2018 |
→ Pescara (loan) |
33 |
(5) |
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2019 |
→ Frosinone (loan) |
13 |
(2) |
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2019–2022 |
→ Cremonese (loan) |
96 |
(8) |
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2022–2024 |
Cremonese |
0 |
(0) |
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2022–2023 |
→ SPAL (loan) |
21 |
(0) |
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2024 |
→ Ascoli (loan) |
13 |
(0) |
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2024– |
Pescara |
0 |
(0) |
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2017–2019 |
Italy U21 |
11 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019 |
Luca Valzania (born 5 March 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie C Group B club Pescara.
Club career
Cesena
Valzania started his career at Cesena. On 13 May 2014 he made his professional debut for Cesena in Serie B as a substitute replacing Moro Alhassan in the 76th minute of a 1–0 home win over Empoli.[1] At the end of 2013–14 season Cesena won the Serie B play-off and it was promoted in Serie A. On 6 January 2015, Valzania made his Serie A debut in a 4–1 home defeat against Napoli, he was replaced by Massimo Volta in the 79th minute.[2]
Atalanta
On 30 June 2015, Valzania was sold to Atalanta for €6 million.[3] That transfer window Cesena also signed Moussa Koné and Federico Varano from Atalanta, for a total transfer fee of €6 million.[4]
Loan to Cesena
On 2 July 2015, Valzania was loaned back to Cesena on a season-long loan deal.[5] On 9 August, Valzania made his debut for Cesena in a 4–0 home win over Lecce in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[6] On 5 September he made his Serie B debut for Cesena in a 2–0 home win over Brescia, he was replaced by Luca Garritano in the 63rd minute.[7] On 19 September he played his first entire match for Cesena, a 3–1 away win over Ascoli.[8] On 1 December he played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, a 4–1 away defeat against Torino.[9] Valzania ended his loan to Cesena with 19 appearances and 1 assist.[10]
Loan to Cittadella
On 15 July 2016, Valzania was loaned to Serie B club Cittadella on a season-long loan deal.[11] On 7 August he made his debut for Cittadella as a substitute replacing Lucas Chiaretti in the 79th minute of a 2–1 home defeat, after extra-time, against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia.[12] On 27 August, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Cittadella in a 2–1 away win over Bari, he was replaced by Andrea Schenetti in the 77th minute.[13] On 1 January 2017, Valzania played his first entire match for Cittadella, a 2–0 away win over Trapani.[14] On 22 April he scored his first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 4–1 home win over Carpi.[15] Valzania ended his season-long loan to Cittadella with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 5 assists.[10]
Loan to Pescara
On 15 July 2017, Valzania left for Pescara on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of season.[16][17] On 12 August he made his debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Christian Capone in the 59th minute of a 3–1 away win over Brescia in the third round of Coppa Italia.[18] On 3 September, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 65th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Perugia.[19] On 19 September he played his first entire match for Pescara, a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella.[20] On 2 December, Valzania scored twice in a 3–3 home draw against Ternana.[21] On 8 December he was sent off with a red card in the 90th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Cesena.[22] On 28 December, Valzania scored his third goal in the 86th minute of a 1–0 home win over Venezia.[23] Valzania ended his loan to Pescara with 34 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists.[10]
Loan to Frosinone
On 8 January 2019, Valzania joined on loan to Frosinone until 30 June 2019.[24] On 4 February he made his debut for the club in Serie A in a 1–0 home defeat against Lazio, he was replaced by Marcello Trotta after 81 minutes.[25] On 17 March, Valzania scored his first goal for Frosinone, as a substitute, in the 70th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Empoli.[26] Two weeks later, on 31 March he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against SPAL.[27] Three days later, on 3 April, he scored his second goal in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home win over Parma.[28] Valzania ended his season-long loan to Frosinone with 13 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist, however Frosinone was relegated in Serie B.[10]
Cremonese
On 31 August 2019, Valzania joined to Serie B side Cremonese on a season-long loan.[29] On 15 September he made his debut for the club in a 4–1 away defeat against Pisa, he played the entire match.[30]
On 5 September 2020, he returned on loan at Cremonese until 30 June 2021.[31] On 16 July 2021, he returned to Cremonese on a third loan. Cremonese held an obligation to purchase his rights in case of promotion to Serie A.[32]
Loan to SPAL
On 31 August 2022, Valzania joined SPAL on loan until 30 June 2023.[33]
Loan to Ascoli
On 5 January 2024, Valzania was loaned by Ascoli.[34]
Return to Pescara
On 30 August 2024, Valzania returned to Pescara in Serie C.[35]
International career
On 10 October 2017 he made his debut with Italy U21 team as a substitute replacing Alessandro Murgia in the 82nd of a 4–0 home win over Marocco U-20 in an international friendly.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 August 2022
References
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