Luca Castiglia

Luca Castiglia

Castiglia with Vicenza in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ceva, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cairese
Youth career
0000–1998	Carcarese
1998–2005	Torino
2005–2008	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Juventus	2	(0)
2009–2010	→ Cesena (loan)	1	(0)
2010	→ Reggiana (loan)	8	(0)
2010–2011	→ Viareggio (loan)	31	(2)
2011–2012	SPAL	22	(2)
2012–2013	Vicenza	33	(5)
2013–2015	Juventus	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Empoli (loan)	19	(0)
2014–2015	→ Pro Vercelli (loan)	15	(0)
2015–2018	Pro Vercelli	121	(15)
2018–2022	Salernitana	16	(1)
2019	→ Ternana (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Padova (loan)	20	(4)
2020–2022	→ Modena (loan)	34	(4)
2022	Piacenza	16	(0)
2022–2024	Arezzo	46	(8)
2024–	Cairese	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Luca Castiglia (born 17 March 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Cairese.

Club career

Early career

Born in Ceva, Italy, Castiglia began his youth career with local team, Carcarese, before being scouted by the youth academy of Serie A outfit, Torino Calcio, with whom he joined in 1998. After seven years^{[ citation needed ]} within the youth setup of the Piedmont-based club, Castiglia transferred to city rivals, Juventus Football Club in 2005. Torino bankrupted in 2005 despite winning the promotion back to Serie A; their players were allowed to leave the club for free, although some players were remained for the newly formed entity "Torino FC SpA" for 2005–06 Serie B.

Juventus

After joining Juventus, Castiglia registered with the club's youth sector at the start of the 2005–06 season, having spent some of his formative years in the under-17 team in 2005–06 season, under-18 team in 2006–07 season and the under-20 team for the last 2 seasons of his youth career (2007–08 & 2008–09). He also played once in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera for their under-20 team in 2006–07 season. ^[1]

Castiglia began to earn first-team call-ups during the 2007–08 Serie A campaign, by then coach, Claudio Ranieri. His senior debut came on 27 January 2008, when he came on as a substitute in a 1–3 away victory over Livorno in Serie A league match. ^[2] He made one other senior appearance in Serie A for the club, coming on as an 89th minute substitute in a 3–3 draw at Sampdoria on the final matchday of the 2007–08 Serie A season. He also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during the 2008–09 edition, coming on a substitute in a 0–0 draw with BATE Borisov. In February 2009, he helped guide the Juventus Primavera team to win the Viareggio Cup.

In July 2009, Castiglia was sent out on loan to Serie B club, A.C. Cesena, ^[3] but he was limited to just two first team appearances. ^[4] Re-called by Juventus in January 2010, he was immediately loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Reggiana, ^[5] making 8 league appearances. He made a return to Juventus once more on 30 June 2010, following the expiration of the loan deal, though he was again sent out on loan to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione with F.C. Esperia Viareggio thereafter. ^[6]

With Viareggio, Castiglia made 30 league appearances and 4 appearances in the 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} and on 30 June 2011, he returned to Juventus. Castiglia represented the reserve team during the 2011 pre-season as overage player, along with fellow first team players Albin Ekdal and Oussama Essabr. ^[11]

Co-ownership with SPAL & Vicenza

On 29 August 2011, he was sold to SPAL 1907 in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione in a co-ownership deal. He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2011 in a 1–0 away loss to Taranto. He went on to score 2 goals in 22 league matches for the club during the 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season. On 20 June 2012, however, he returned to Juventus after the co-ownership deal was not renewed.

On 3 August 2012, Juventus sold Castiiglia to Serie B side, Vicenza Calcio on another co-ownership deal for a nominal fee of €500. ^[12] Castiglia was a regular performer for the club during the 2012–13 Serie B, making 33 league appearances and scoring 5 goals, ^[13] though his efforts were not enough to save the club from being relegated to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

Juventus return

Despite the co-ownership deal being renewed in June 2013, Juventus bought back Castiglia on 21 August 2013 for €350,000 ^[14] in order to finalize another transfer for Castiiglia. On 2 September 2013 he joined Serie B outfit Empoli on a season-long loan agreement. ^[15] With 19 appearances in the league, Castiglia helped the club gain promotion back to Serie A for the first time since 2008 after their 2nd-place finish in the 2013–14 Serie B campaign. He returned to Juventus on 30 June 2014.

Pro Vercelli

In summer 2014 Castiglia was signed by Pro Vercelli in a temporary deal. In 2014–15 winter transfer window, Castiglia and Giuseppe Ruggiero joined Pro Vercelli outright, for €1.5 million and €250,000 respectively, with Cristian Bunino moved to Turin, for €1.75 million. ^{[16] [17]}

Salernitana

Loan to Ternana

On 31 January 2019, he joined Ternana on loan. ^[18]

Loan to Padova

On 6 August 2019, he joined Padova on loan with a purchase option. ^[19]

Loan to Modena

On 22 August 2020 he moved on loan to Modena. ^[20]

Piacenza

On 21 January 2021, he signed a contract with Piacenza until 30 June 2023. ^[21]

Arezzo

Castiglia signed with Arezzo in June 2022. ^[22]

References

1. Fullsoccer Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
2. La Gazzetta profile (2007–08) (in Italian)
3. "Ingaggiati Pedrelli e Castiglia". AC Cesena (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
4. La Gazzetta profile (2009–10) (in Italian)
5. "Perfezionato l'acquisto di Luca Castiglia". AC Reggiana 1919 (in Italian). 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
6. "Castiglia in prestito al Viareggio". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
7. "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Sanremese 2–0". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
8. "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Savona 1–1 (1–0)". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
9. "Coppa Italia: Entella Chiavari – Esperia Viareggio 1–3". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
10. "Coppa Italia: Viareggio – Pisa 0–1". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
11. "Juventus passed the test with Del Piero and Vucinic". Juventus FC. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
12. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
13. La Gazzetta profile (2012–13) (in Italian)
14. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
15. "Luca Castiglia è un giocatore dell´Empoli, verrà presentato domani allo stadio Castellani" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
16. "Mercato: Tripla Operazione Con La Juventus" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
17. "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
18. "Mercato: dalla US Salernitana arriva il centrocampista Luca Castiglia" (in Italian). Ternana. 31 January 2019.
19. "Luca Castiglia è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 6 August 2019.
20. "Castiglia si veste di gialloblù" (Press release) (in Italian). Modena. 22 August 2020.
21. "LUCA CASTIGLIA E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA" (in Italian). Piacenza. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
22. "Luca Castiglia è un nuovo calciatore amaranto" (in Italian). Arezzo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

• Luca Castiglia at ESPN FC
• Football.it profile (in Italian)^{[ dead link ]}
• Luca Castiglia at Soccerway
• Luca Castiglia at WorldFootball.net