Luca Ranieri

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Luca Ranieri
Personal information
Full name Luca Ranieri [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Fiorentina
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2018 Fiorentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Fiorentina 34 (2)
2018–2019Foggia (loan) 29 (0)
2020Ascoli (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2021SPAL (loan) 25 (0)
2021–2022Salernitana (loan) 27 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Italy U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Italy U17 4 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U18 6 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U20 5 (0)
2019–2021 Italy U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021

Luca Ranieri (born 23 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina.

Contents

Club career

Fiorentina

Ranieri is the product of ACF Fiorentina youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2015–16 season. [2] Late in the 2017–18 Serie A season he made several bench appearances for Fiorentina's senior squad, but did not see any time on the field. [3]

Loan to Foggia

On 16 July 2018, Ranieri joined Serie B club Foggia on a season-long loan. [4] On 26 August he made his professional debut in Serie B debut for Foggia as a 77th-minute substitute for Emanuele Cicerelli in a 4–2 home win over Carpi. [5] One month later, on 27 October, Ranieri played his first match as a starter, a 2–2 home draw against Lecce, he was replaced by Giuseppe Loiacono in the 69th minute. [6] Three days later, on 30 October, he played his first entire match for the team, a 1–1 away draw against Cittadella. [7] Ranieri ended his season-long loan to Foggia with 29 appearances, including 26 as a starter, and 1 assist. [8]

Loan to Ascoli

After having made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina, on 31 January 2020, Ranieri was loaned to Serie B side Ascoli until the end of the season. [9] On the next day he made his debut for the club in a 3–0 away win over Livorno, he was replaced by Erick Ferigra in the 93rd minute. [10] On 21 June he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against Perugia. [11] Ranieri ended his 6-month loan to Ascoli with only 10 appearances, including 9 as a starter. [8]

Loan to SPAL

On 25 September 2020, Ranieri joined Serie B club SPAL on loan until 30 June 2021. [12]

International career

Ranieri first was called up to represent his country in November 2014 for Italy national under-16 football team friendlies. [13] He was later called up for the Under-17, [14] Under-18, [15] and eventually Under-20 squads. [16]

On 6 September 2019, he made his debut for Italy U21 in a friendly against Moldova. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 29000290
Fiorentina 2019–20 Serie A 302050
2022–23 Serie A90307 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2023–24 Serie A2223010 [lower-alpha 1] 3355
Total3428017300595
Ascoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B100100
SPAL (loan) 2020–21 Serie B25040290
Salernitana (loan) 2021–22 Serie A27100271
Career total12531201731546

Honours

Fiorentina

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