Gabriel Lunetta

Gabriel Lunetta

Lunetta in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Antonio Lunetta
Date of birth	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left winger [1]
Team information
Current team	Catania
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2016	Atalanta Primavera
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Atalanta	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Gubbio (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Renate (loan)	28	(4)
2018–2019	→ Giana Erminio (loan)	19	(1)
2019	→ Südtirol (loan)	13	(4)
2019–2021	→ Reggiana (loan)	43	(2)
2021–2022	→ Alessandria (loan)	33	(3)
2022–2023	Rijeka	7	(1)
2023	→ Südtirol (loan)	14	(0)
2023–2024	Südtirol	13	(0)
2024	Lecco	10	(0)
2024–	Catania	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Gabriel Antonio Lunetta (born 10 August 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group C club Catania. ^[2]

Club career

Atalanta

Loan to Gubbio

On 14 July 2016, Lunetta was loaned to Serie C club Gubbio on a season-long loan deal. On 13 September he made his professional debut in Serie C for Gubbio in a 3–1 home defeat against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Leonardo Candellone in the 46th minute. ^[3] On 30 April 2017 he played his second match for the club as a substitute replacing Daniele Casiraghi in the 82nd minute of a 3–0 away defeat against Bassano Virtus. ^[4] On 13 May he made his third appearance, again as a substitute, replacing Massimo Conti in the 68th minute of a 3–2 home win over Sambenedettese in the first round of play-off. ^[5] Lunetta ended his season-long loan to Gubbio with only this 3 appearances. ^[6]

Loan to Renate

On 11 July 2017, Lunetta was signed by Serie C side Renate on a season-long loan deal. On 30 July, Lunetta made his debut for Renate in a 3–1 home win over Siracusa in the first round of Coppa Italia, he scored his first goal in the 57th minute and he was replaced by Guido Gòmez in the 64th minute. ^[7] On 27 August, Lunetta made his Serie C debut for Renate in a 3–0 home win over Padova, he was replaced by Francesco Finocchio in the 71st minute. ^[8] On 16 September, Lunetta scored his first goal in Serie C in the third minute of a 3–0 away win over Modena. ^[9] On 24 September he played his first entire match for Renate, a 1–0 home win over Reggiana. ^[10] On 8 November he scored his second goal in the 12th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Vicenza. ^[11] Lunetta ended his loan to Renate with 31 appearances, 5 goals and 7 assists. ^[6]

Loan to Giana Erminio and Südtirol

On 23 August 2018, Lunetta was loaned to Serie C club Giana Erminio on a season-long loan deal. ^[12] On 16 September he made his debut for Giana Erminio in Serie C as a substitute replacing Daniele Rocco in the 60th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vicenza Virtus. ^[13] One week later, on 23 September, he played his first match as a starter in a 2–1 home defeat against Imolese, he was replaced by Mbia Seck in the 46th minute. ^[14] On 7 October he scored his first goal for Giana Erminio in the 20th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Rimini. ^[15] On 1 December he played his first entire match for the team, a 4–2 home defeat against FeralpiSalò. ^[16] In January 2019 his loan was interrupted and he left Giana Erminio with 19 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists. ^[6]

On 29 January 2019, Lunetta was signed by Südtirol on a 6-month loan deal. ^[17] On 2 February he made his debut as a substitute replacing Alessandro Fabbri in the 90th minute of a 4–2 away win over AlbinoLeffe. ^[18] One week later, on 9 February, he played his first entire match for the team, a 2–0 home win over Fermana. ^[19] One more week later, on 16 February he scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Gubbio. ^[20] Lunetta ended his 6-month loan to Südtirol with 15 appearances, 4 goals and 1 assist. ^[6]

Loan to Reggio Audace

On 14 August 2019, Lunetta was loaned to newly promoted Serie C side Reggio Audace on a season-long loan deal. ^[21] Ten days later, on 24 August, he made his debut for the club in Serie C as a substitute replacing Mattia Marchi in the 85th minute and he scored his first goal in the 93rd minute of a 4–1 home win over FeralpiSalò. ^[22] Eight days later, on 1 September, he scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 81st minute of a 2–1 away win over Ravenna. ^[23] On 15 September, Lunetta played his first match as a starter for the club, a 3–0 away win over Südtirol, he was replaced by Riccardo Martinelli in the 72nd minute. ^[24] Lunetta ended his season-long loan with 17 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assist and he also helped the club to reach the promotion in Serie B. ^[6]

On 31 August 2020 his loan was extended for another season. ^[25]

Loan to Alessandria

On 16 July 2021, he joined Alessandria on a season-long loan. ^[26]

Rijeka

On 31 August 2022, Lunetta signed with Rijeka in Croatia. ^[27]

Return to Südtirol

On 12 January 2023, Lunetta returned to Südtirol on loan until the end of the season. Südtirol held an obligation to purchase his rights permanently if the club avoided relegation from Serie B, which they did, making the transfer permanent. ^[28]

Lecco

On 1 February 2024, Lunetta moved to Lecco. ^[29]

Catania

On 29 August 2024, Lunetta signed a three-year contract with Catania. ^[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 August 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gubbio (loan)	2016–17	Serie C	2	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	3	0
Renate (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	28	4	3	1	—		—		31	5
Giana Erminio (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	19	1	0	0	—		—		19	1
Südtirol (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	13	4	—		—		2 [a]	0	15	4
Reggio Audace (loan)	2019–20	Serie C	14	2	0	0	—		3 [a]	0	17	2
Career total			76	11	3	1	—		6	0	85	12

1. Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

1. Gabriel Lunetta at WorldFootball.net
2. Gabriel Lunetta at Soccerway
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 13 September 2016.
4. "Bassano Virtus vs. Gubbio - 30 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
5. "Gubbio vs. Sambenedettese - 13 May 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
6. "Italy - G. Lunetta - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
7. "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. "Renate vs. Calcio Padova - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
9. "Modena Renate 0 - 3 | Disastro senza fine e siamo solo all'inizio..." ModenaToday. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
10. "Renate vs. Reggiana - 24 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
11. "Vicenza vs. Renate - 8 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
12. "UFFICIALE: Giana Erminio, dall'Atalanta arriva Lunetta - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 25 August 2018.
13. "Vicenza Virtus vs. Giana Erminio - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
14. "Giana Erminio vs. Imolese - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
15. "Giana Erminio vs. Rimini - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
16. "Giana Erminio vs. FeralpiSalò - 1 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
17. "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, preso Lunetta in prestito fino a giugno - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
18. "AlbinoLeffe vs. Südtirol - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
19. "Südtirol vs. Fermana - 9 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
20. "Südtirol vs. Gubbio - 16 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
21. "UFFICIALE - Reggiana, Lunetta in prestito dal\'Atalanta". www.tuttoc.com (in Italian). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
22. "Reggiana vs. FeralpiSalò - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
23. "Ravenna vs. Reggiana - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
24. "Südtirol vs. Reggiana - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
25. "UFFICIALE - Reggiana, rinnovato il prestito di Lunetta dall\'Atalanta. "Tornare era ciò che volevo. Avventura in B stimolante"". www.tuttob.com (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
26. "GABRIEL LUNETTA È UN GIOCATORE DEI GRIGI" (in Italian). Alessandria. 16 July 2021.
27. "Gabriel Lunetta: Cilj je podignuti ekipu i odvesti Rijeku u Europu" (in Croatian). Rijeka. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
28. "Gabriel Lunetta kehrt zum FCS zurück" (in German). Südtirol. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
29. "Ufficiale: arriva Lunetta a titolo definitivo dal Südtirol" [Official: Lunetta arrives permanently from Südtirol] (in Italian). Lecco. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
30. "Gabriel Lunetta al Catania" [Gabriel Lunetta joins Catania] (in Italian). Catania. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

External links

• Gabriel Lunetta at Soccerway