Gianluca Di Chiara

Gianluca Di Chiara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Palermo, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Parma
Number	77
Youth career
2003–2007	Parma [2]
2007–2011	Reggiana [2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Reggiana	1	(0)
2011–2014	Palermo	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Pavia (loan)	29	(1)
2013–2014	→ Latina (loan)	3	(0)
2014–2017	Catanzaro	24	(0)
2015	→ Lecce (loan)	8	(1)
2015–2016	→ Foggia (loan)	32	(0)
2016–2017	→ Perugia (loan)	40	(1)
2017	Perugia	0	(0)
2017–2020	Benevento	32	(0)
2018	→ Carpi (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2020	→ Perugia (loan)	24	(1)
2020–2022	Perugia	0	(0)
2020–2022	→ Reggina (loan)	66	(2)
2022–2023	Reggina	32	(0)
2023–	Parma	25	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Italy U19 [3]	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Gianluca Di Chiara (born 26 December 1993) ^[2] is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Parma.

Career

Reggiana

Born in Palermo, Sicily, Di Chiara started his career at Emilian club Parma, ^{[2] [4]} and then Reggiana. He was a member of Reggiana's Allievi under-17 team in 2009–10 season. ^[5] He made his first team debut in 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro ^[2] and league debut in the last round of 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. ^[2]

Palermo

On 29 June 2011, his hometown club Palermo signed Di Chiara in co-ownership deal for €140,000 in a three-year contract. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Di Chiara received call-up from Italy national under-19 football team during his stay with Palermo. ^[9] In June 2012 Palermo bought Di Chiara outright for another €200,000, as well as adding two more year to the contract. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

On 26 June 2012, he was signed by Pavia in a temporary deal which Pavia received €25,466 as premi di valorizzazione. ^{[2] [13] [14]} On 9 July 2013, Di Chiara and Dario Maltese were signed by Latina. ^{[15] [16]}

Catanzaro

On 15 January 2014, Di Chiara was signed by Catanzaro in a temporary deal. ^[17] On 22 July 2014, Catanzaro signed Di Chiara outright. ^{[18] [19]} On 22 January 2015, Di Chiara and Scuffia were signed by fellow Lega Pro club Lecce in temporary deals, with an option to purchase. ^{[20] [21]}

On 3 August 2015, he was signed by Foggia in a temporary deal. ^[22] On 10 August 2016, Di Chiara left for Serie B club Perugia. ^[23]

Benevento

Loan to Perugia

On 16 July 2019, he returned to Perugia on loan with an obligation to buy. ^[24]

Reggina

On 23 September 2020, he joined Reggina on a two-year loan. ^[25] On 12 August 2022, Di Chiara returned to Reggina on a permanent basis and signed a multi-year contract. ^[26]

Parma

On 31 August 2023, Di Chiara signed a two-year contract with Parma. ^[27] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team.

Honours

Parma

• Serie B: 2023–24

References

1. Lega Serie B profile ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}(in Italian)
2. "Pavia, Di Chiara si propone "In fascia darò tutto"". la Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
3. FIGC Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
4. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°3/E (2007–08)" [Press Release N°3/E (2007–08)](PDF). Commissione Premi di Preparazione (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 27 August 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
5. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°41 (2009–10)" [Press Release N°41 (2009–10)](PDF). Settore Giovanile Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian). FIGC. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2015.
6. "Movimenti di mercato" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
7. "IL PALERMO SI RINFORZA ECCO UN PRIMO BILANCIO" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
8. U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
9. "Euro. Preparation and test match on Wednesday in Coverciano". FIGC. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
10. U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
11. "Ufficiale: Ardizzone tutto granata, Di Chiara al Palermo" (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
12. "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
13. "DI CHIARA IN PRESTITO AL PAVIA" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
14. U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
15. "MALTESE E DI CHIARA AL LATINA" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
16. "Quattro colpi per il Latina" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
17. "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
18. "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA ANCORA IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
19. "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
20. "UFFICIALE: SCUFFIA, DI CHIARA E PAGANO LASCIANO IL CATANZARO" [Official: Scuffia, Di Chiara and Pagano leave Catanzaro] (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
21. "Di Chiara e Scuffia in giallorosso" [Di Chiara and Scuffia in "Yellow-Red"] (in Italian). US Lecce. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
22. "Di Chiara è del Foggia" (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
23. "Di Chiara è un giocatore biancorosso" (in Italian). AC Perugia Calcio. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
24. "DI CHIARA E IEMMELLO AL PERUGIA" (in Italian). Benevento. 16 July 2019.
25. "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 23 September 2020.
26. "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA TORNA IN AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
27. "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA IS A CROCIATO". Parma. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

External links

• Gianluca Di Chiara at Soccerway