Manuel De Luca

Italian footballer (born 1998)

Manuel De Luca
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2015 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 17 (1)
2021–2022 → Perugia (loan) 33 (10)
International career
2013 Italy U16 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Manuel De Luca (born 17 July 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sampdoria.

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.[2]

Loan to Renate

On 16 January 2018, De Luca was loaned to Serie C side Renate on a 6-month loan deal.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 31 March he received his first red card, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Mestre.[6] On 22 April he scored his second goal in the 55th minute of a 1–0 away win over Santarcangelo.[7] On 6 May he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 away draw against Pordenone.[8] De Luca ended his loan to Renate with 14 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.[9]

Loan to Alessandria

On 28 July 2018, De Luca was signed by Serie C side Alessandria on a season-long loan deal.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] One week later, on 23 September, he played his first entire match for Alessandria, a 3–1 home defeat against Pro Piacenza.[13] On 14 October he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Robur Siena.[14] One week later he scored his third goal in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away win over Arzachena.[15] On 28 October he was sent off with a red card in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gozzano.[16] De Luca ended his loan to Alessandria with 37 appearances, 11 goals and 1 assist.[9]

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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20] Two weeks later he scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 3–1 away win over Cittadella.[21] On 31 July 2020 he scored his third goal for the club in the 49th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Cittadella.[22] De Luca ended his loan to Virtus Entella with 19 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, 3 goals and 1 assist.[9]

ChievoVerona

On 22 September 2020, De Luca moved to ChievoVerona.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]

Sampdoria

On 12 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Sampdoria.[27]

Loan to Perugia

On 26 August 2021, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan.[28]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 23 January 2024 he Joined [EFL club Ipswich Town] for the remainder of the English season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

  1. ^ "Manuel De Luca". U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva l'attaccante De Luca dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Reggiana vs. Renate - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Renate vs. Mestre - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Santarcangelo vs. Renate - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Pordenone vs. Renate - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Italy - M. De Luca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, doppio arrivo dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Alessandria vs. Giana Erminio - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Juventus II vs. Alessandria - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Alessandria vs. Pro Piacenza - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Alessandria vs. Robur Siena - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Arzachena vs. Alessandria - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Alessandria vs. Gozzano - 28 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  17. ^ "UFFICIALE: Torino, ceduto Manuel De Luca alla Virtus Entella - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Frosinone - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Venezia - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Cittadella vs. Virtus Entella - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Cittadella - 31 July 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  23. ^ "UFFICIALE: MANUEL DE LUCA È GIALLOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Chievo. 22 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Pescara vs. Chievo - 26 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Chievo vs. Catanzaro - 30 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Chievo vs. Reggina - 11 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  27. ^ "De Luca joins Samp on four-year deal". Sampdoria. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  28. ^ "MANUEL DE LUCA!" (in Italian). Perugia. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

External links

  • Manuel De Luca at Soccerway
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