Antonio Barreca

Antonio Barreca

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	3
Youth career
2002–2014	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Torino	37	(0)
2014–2015	→ Cittadella (loan)	38	(1)
2015–2016	→ Cagliari (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2022	Monaco	7	(0)
2019	→ Newcastle United (loan)	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Genoa (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2021	→ Fiorentina (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Lecce (loan)	22	(0)
2022	Cagliari	22	(0)
2023–	Sampdoria	8	(0)
International career
2012–2013	Italy U18	6	(0)
2013	Italy U19	4	(0)
2014	Italy U20	1	(0)
2015–2017	Italy U21	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Antonio Barreca (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Club career

Early career

Born in Turin to Sicilian parents, he grew up in the Torino youth, where he played for each youth category up to the Primavera . ^[2] In 2013–14, he led the Primavera to the finals of the Campionato Primavera, lost on penalties to Chievo. ^{[3] [4]} Coinciding with Torino's injury problems that season he was regularly called up to the first team by Giampiero Ventura.

Loans to Cittadella and Cagliari

In his first season as a professional, Barreca was sent on loan to Cittadella in Serie B. He made his debut in the third round of Coppa Italia, lost 4–1 to Sassuolo. ^[5] Barreca scored his first goal in Serie B on 15 November 2014 in a 5–2 away loss to Carpi. ^[6]

On 17 June 2015, he was loaned to Cagliari with a buyout clause and buy back clause in favour of Torino. ^[7] He made his debut with the Sardi in the eighth round, away to Novara (1–0). He made 15 appearances for Cagliari, led by Massimo Rastelli, who won the championship and were promoted to Serie A. On 26 June 2016 his contract was redeemed by Torino. ^[8]

Torino

He made his debut for Torino on 13 August 2016, in the third round of the Coppa Italia, won 4–1 against Pro Vercelli at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. On 18 September, at age 21, he made his debut in Serie A, entering as a substitute for Christian Molinaro in the first half of the match Torino Empoli (0–0). In December 2016 he was awarded the best young player of the year by the USSI (Unione Stampa Sportiva Italiana). ^[9]

Monaco

On 10 July 2018, he was sold to Ligue 1 club Monaco. ^[10] On 25 August 2022, Barreca's contract with Monaco was terminated by mutual consent. ^[11]

Loans to Newcastle United, Genoa, Fiorentina, and Lecce

On 31 January 2019, Barreca joined Premier League side Newcastle United on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. He made his only appearance coming on as a substitute against Tottenham Hostspur in a 1-0 away loss. ^[12] On 11 July 2019, he joined Genoa C.F.C. on loan with an option to buy. ^[13] On 5 October 2020, he signed for Fiorentina on the same basis. ^[14]

In 2021 he was loaned to Lecce of Serie B.

Return to Cagliari

On 25 August 2022, Barreca signed a three-year contract with Cagliari. ^[15]

Sampdoria

On 18 July 2023, Barreca moved to Sampdoria on a two-year deal. ^[16]

International career

He represented the Italy U-20 team on 6 January 2013 in a match valid for the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament. Gli Azzurrini lost 2–1 away to Poland.

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad on 12 August 2015, in a friendly match against Hungary, played in Telki. ^[17]

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio. ^[18] Italy were eliminated in the semi-finals following a 3–1 defeat to Spain on 27 June. ^{[19] [20]}

Style of play

Barreca mainly covers the role of a left full-back or wing-back, but is often used with good results as a winger: he has notable speed, crossing ability and vision of the game. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Torino	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2016–17		28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	2017–18		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
Cittadella (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	38	1	1	0	–		–		39	1
Cagliari (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	15	0	2	0	–		–		17	0
Monaco	2018–19	Ligue 1	7	0	1	0	1	0	—		9	0
Newcastle United (loan)	2018–19	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Genoa (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Fiorentina (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			119	1	8	0	1	0	0	0	128	1

Honours

Cagliari

• Serie B: 2015–16 ^[22]

References

1. "Antonio Barreca". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. "Antonio Barreca, la qualità c'è e si vede » Toro Next". toronext.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. "Antonio Barreca, il Torino ha trovato il terzino del futuro". iltalentocheverra.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
4. "Regolamento del Campionato Primavera TIM 2012/2013 – "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti"" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Sassuolo vs. Cittadella - 21 August 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
6. "Carpi vs. Cittadella - 15 November 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
7. "UFFICIALE: Torino, preso Avelar dal Cagliari. Barreca in prestito in Sardegna - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". M.tuttomercatoweb.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
8. "Barreca al Toro | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torinofc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
9. "Torino, Barreca "rivelazione dell'anno": il premio dell'Ussi". Tuttosport. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
10. "Barreca all'AS Monaco FC | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
11. "Résiliation à l'amiable du contrat d'Antonio Barreca" (in French). Monaco. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
12. "Antonio Barreca joins Newcastle United".
13. "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dal Monaco ecco Barreca in prestito con diritto" . Retrieved 12 July 2019.
14. "Barreca signs for Fiorentina". ACF Fiorentina. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
15. "Barreca al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
16. "Barreca è blucerchiato: arriva dal Cagliari a titolo definitivo" [Barreca is with the Sampdoria: he arrives from Cagliari on a permanent deal] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
17. "Aramu e Benassi in Nazionale Under 21 | TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE". Torinofc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
18. "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
19. "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
20. James Horncastle (28 June 2017). "Italy fall to familiar foe Spain at U21 Euros but there is hope for the future". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
21. Federico Ciapparoni (19 December 2014). "Barreca a CM: 'Mi ha cercato il Milan'" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
22. "Serie B: Cagliari title, Livorno relegated - Football Italia". Football-italia.net. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

External links

• Antonio Barreca at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Antonio Barreca at Soccerway
• Goal Profile