Luca Valzania

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Luca Valzania
Luca Valzania in Como-Spal (17 settembre 2022).jpg
Valzania with SPAL in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Cesena, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ascoli
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2013 Cesena
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Cesena 3 (0)
2015–2022 Atalanta 2 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 17 (0)
2016–2017 → Cittadella (loan) 34 (1)
2017–2018 → Pescara (loan) 33 (5)
2019 → Frosinone (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2022 → Cremonese (loan) 96 (8)
2022– Cremonese 0 (0)
2022–2023 → SPAL (loan) 21 (0)
2024– → Ascoli (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Italy U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2019

Luca Valzania (born 5 March 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie B club Ascoli on loan from Cremonese.

Contents

Club career

Cesena

Valzania started his career at Cesena. On 13 May 2014 he made his professional debut for Cesena in Serie B as a substitute replacing Moro Alhassan in the 76th minute of a 1–0 home win over Empoli. [1] At the end of 2013–14 season Cesena won the Serie B play-off and it was promoted in Serie A. On 6 January 2015, Valzania made his Serie A debut in a 4–1 home defeat against Napoli, he was replaced by Massimo Volta in the 79th minute. [2]

Atalanta

On 30 June 2015, Valzania was sold to Atalanta for €6 million. [3] That transfer window Cesena also signed Moussa Koné and Federico Varano from Atalanta, for a total transfer fee of €6 million. [4]

Loan to Cesena

On 2 July 2015, Valzania was loaned back to Cesena on a season-long loan deal. [5] On 9 August, Valzania made his debut for Cesena in a 4–0 home win over Lecce in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. [6] On 5 September he made his Serie B debut for Cesena in a 2–0 home win over Brescia, he was replaced by Luca Garritano in the 63rd minute. [7] On 19 September he played his first entire match for Cesena, a 3–1 away win over Ascoli. [8] On 1 December he played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, a 4–1 away defeat against Torino. [9] Valzania ended his loan to Cesena with 19 appearances and 1 assist. [10]

Loan to Cittadella

On 15 July 2016, Valzania was loaned to Serie B club Cittadella on a season-long loan deal. [11] On 7 August he made his debut for Cittadella as a substitute replacing Lucas Chiaretti in the 79th minute of a 2–1 home defeat, after extra-time, against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia. [12] On 27 August, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Cittadella in a 2–1 away win over Bari, he was replaced by Andrea Schenetti in the 77th minute. [13] On 1 January 2017, Valzania played his first entire match for Cittadella, a 2–0 away win over Trapani. [14] On 22 April he scored his first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 4–1 home win over Carpi. [15] Valzania ended his season-long loan to Cittadella with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 5 assists. [10]

Loan to Pescara

On 15 July 2017, Valzania left for Pescara on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of season. [16] [17] On 12 August he made his debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Christian Capone in the 59th minute of a 3–1 away win over Brescia in the third round of Coppa Italia. [18] On 3 September, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 65th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Perugia. [19] On 19 September he played his first entire match for Pescara, a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella. [20] On 2 December, Valzania scored twice in a 3–3 home draw against Ternana. [21] On 8 December he was sent off with a red card in the 90th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Cesena. [22] On 28 December, Valzania scored his third goal in the 86th minute of a 1–0 home win over Venezia. [23] Valzania ended his loan to Pescara with 34 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists. [10]

Loan to Frosinone

On 8 January 2019, Valzania joined on loan to Frosinone until 30 June 2019. [24] On 4 February he made his debut for the club in Serie A in a 1–0 home defeat against Lazio, he was replaced by Marcello Trotta after 81 minutes. [25] On 17 March, Valzania scored his first goal for Frosinone, as a substitute, in the 70th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Empoli. [26] Two weeks later, on 31 March he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against SPAL. [27] Three days later, on 3 April, he scored his second goal in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home win over Parma. [28] Valzania ended his season-long loan to Frosinone with 13 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist, however Frosinone was relegated in Serie B. [10]

Cremonese

On 31 August 2019, Valzania joined to Serie B side Cremonese on a season-long loan. [29] On 15 September he made his debut for the club in a 4–1 away defeat against Pisa, he played the entire match. [30] On 5 September 2020, he returned on loan at Cremonese until 30 June 2021. [31] On 16 July 2021, he returned to Cremonese on a third loan. Cremonese held an obligation to purchase his rights in case of promotion to Serie A. [32]

Loan to SPAL

On 31 August 2022, Valzania joined SPAL on loan until 30 June 2023. [33]

Loan to Ascoli

On 5 January 2024, Valzania was loaned by Ascoli. [34]

International career

On 10 October 2017 he made his debut with Italy U21 team as a substitute replacing Alessandro Murgia in the 82nd of a 4–0 home win over Marocco U-20 in an international friendly.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cesena 2013–14 Serie B 1000——10
2014–15 Serie A 2010——30
Cesena (loan) 2015–16 Serie B17020——190
Cittadella (loan) 2016–17 Serie B33110—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
Pescara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B33510——345
Atalanta 2018–19 Serie A 20002 [lower-alpha 2] 0—40
Frosinone (loan) 2018–19 13200——132
Cremonese (loan) 2019–20 Serie B31220——332
2019–20 Serie B37500——375
2019–20 Serie B28110——291
Total968300000998
Career total1971680201020816
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in Serie B play-off.
  2. ↑ All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualification matches.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cesena vs. Empoli - 13 May 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cesena vs. Napoli - 6 January 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ↑ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  4. ↑ Atlanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  5. ↑ "Valzania ceduto all'Atalanta" (in Italian). Cesena. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cesena vs. Lecce - 9 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cesena vs. Brescia - 5 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ascoli vs. Cesena - 19 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Torino vs. Cesena - 1 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Italy - L. Valzania - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mercato: operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). Atalanta. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cittadella vs. Cremonese - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bari 1908 vs. Cittadella - 27 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Trapani vs. Cittadella - 1 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Cittadella vs. Carpi - 22 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Luca Valzania è un nuovo giocatore" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Luca Valzania al Pescara" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Brescia vs. Pescara - 12 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Perugia vs. Pescara - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pescara vs. Virtus Entella - 19 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Pescara vs. Ternana - 2 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Cesena vs. Pescara - 8 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  23. ↑ "Pescara vs. Venezia - 28 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  24. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Frosinone, arriva Valzania a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  25. ↑ "Frosinone vs. Lazio - 4 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  26. ↑ "Empoli vs. Frosinone - 17 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  27. ↑ "Frosinone vs. SPAL - 31 March 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  28. ↑ "Frosinone vs. Parma - 3 April 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  29. ↑ "LUCA VALZANIA IN GRIGIOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cremonese. 31 August 2019.
  30. ↑ "Pisa vs. Cremonese - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  31. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Cremonese, ritorna Valzania in prestito dall'Atalanta".
  32. ↑ "VALZANIA ANCORA GRIGIOROSSO" (in Italian). Cremonese. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  33. ↑ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, non solo Fiordaliso. Dalla Cremonese arriva anche Valzania".
  34. ↑ "#CALCIOMERCATO: LUCA VALZANIA IL PRIMO RINFORZO DI GENNAIO" [#TRANSFER MARKET: LUCA VALZANIA THE FIRST REINFORCEMENT OF JANUARY.] (in Italian). Ascoli. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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