Manuel De Luca

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Manuel De Luca
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2015 Südtirol
2013–2014 → Inter (loan)
2014–2015 → Torino (loan)
2015–2017 Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Torino 0 (0)
2018 → Renate (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019 → Alessandria (loan) 35 (10)
2019–2020 → Virtus Entella (loan) 19 (3)
2020–2021 Chievo 32 (6)
2021– Sampdoria 17 (1)
2021–2022 → Perugia (loan) 33 (10)
International career
2013 Italy U16 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Manuel De Luca (born 17 July 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sampdoria.

Contents

Club career

Torino

De Luca made his first-team debut for Torino on 3 January 2018 in a 2017–18 Coppa Italia quarterfinal against Juventus, coming on as a late substitute as Torino lost 0–2. [2]

Loan to Renate

On 16 January 2018, De Luca was loaned to Serie C side Renate on a 6-month loan deal. [3] On 22 January he made his Serie C debut for Renate as a substitute replacing Antonio Palma in the 58th minute of a 2–0 away defeat against AlbinoLeffe. [4] On 3 February, De Luca played his first entire match for Renate and he scored his first professional goal in the 71st minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Reggiana. [5] On 31 March he received his first red card, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Mestre. [6] On 22 April he scored his second goal in the 55th minute of a 1–0 away win over Santarcangelo. [7] On 6 May he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 away draw against Pordenone. [8] De Luca ended his loan to Renate with 14 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist. [9]

Loan to Alessandria

On 28 July 2018, De Luca was signed by Serie C side Alessandria on a season-long loan deal. [10] On 29 July he made his debut for Alessandria in a 1–0 home defeat against Giana Erminio in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Michele Marconi in the 56th minute. [11] On 16 September he made his Serie C debut for Alessandria and he scored his first goal for the team in the 60th minute of a 2–1 away win over Juventus U23, he was replaced by Erik Panizzi after 82 minutes. [12] One week later, on 23 September, he played his first entire match for Alessandria, a 3–1 home defeat against Pro Piacenza. [13] On 14 October he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Robur Siena. [14] One week later he scored his third goal in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away win over Arzachena. [15] On 28 October he was sent off with a red card in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gozzano. [16] De Luca ended his loan to Alessandria with 37 appearances, 11 goals and 1 assist. [9]

Loan to Virtus Entella

On 17 July 2019, De Luca was loaned to newly Serie B promoted club Virtus Entella on a season-long loan deal. [17] On 14 September he made his Serie B debut for the club as a substitute replacing Claudio Morra in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 home win over Frosinone. [18] Ten days later, on 24 September, De Luca he played his first match as a starter for Virtus Entella, a 2–0 home defeat against Venezia, he was replaced after 62 minutes by Matteo Mancosu. [19] On 14 December he played his first entire match and he also scored his first goal in Serie B for the club in the 40th minute of a 2–0 home win over Empoli. [20] Two weeks later he scored his second goal, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 3–1 away win over Cittadella. [21] On 31 July 2020 he scored his third goal for the club in the 49th minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Cittadella. [22] De Luca ended his loan to Virtus Entella with 19 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, 3 goals and 1 assist. [9]

ChievoVerona

On 22 September 2020, De Luca moved to ChievoVerona. [23] Four days later, on 26 September, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Michael Fabbro for the last 17 minutes of a 0–0 away draw against Pescara. [24] Four more days later, on 30 September, De Luca scored his first goal for Chievo in the 43rd minute of a 1–1 draw against Catanzaro in the second round of Coppa Italia, however Chievo lost 7–6 at penalties, he played the entire match. [25] On 11 December he played his first match as a starter in the league for Chievo, a 3–0 home win over Reggina, he was replaced by Filip Đorđević in the 67th minute. [26]

Sampdoria

On 12 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Sampdoria. [27]

Loan to Perugia

On 26 August 2021, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan. [28]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 23 January 2024 he Joined [EFL club Ipswich Town] for the remainder of the English season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 0010——10
Renate (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 13300—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0143
Alessandria (loan) 2018–19 Serie C351010—1 [lower-alpha 1] 13711
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 19300——193
ChievoVerona 2020–21 Serie B19311——204
Career total781631—218318
  1. 1 2 All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

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References

  1. ↑ "Manuel De Luca". U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva l'attaccante De Luca dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Reggiana vs. Renate - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Renate vs. Mestre - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Santarcangelo vs. Renate - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Pordenone vs. Renate - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Italy - M. De Luca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, doppio arrivo dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Giana Erminio - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Juventus II vs. Alessandria - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Pro Piacenza - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Robur Siena - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Arzachena vs. Alessandria - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Alessandria vs. Gozzano - 28 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Torino, ceduto Manuel De Luca alla Virtus Entella - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Frosinone - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Venezia - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  20. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  21. ↑ "Cittadella vs. Virtus Entella - 29 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Cittadella - 31 July 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "UFFICIALE: MANUEL DE LUCA È GIALLOBLÙ!" (Press release) (in Italian). Chievo. 22 September 2020.
  24. ↑ "Pescara vs. Chievo - 26 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Chievo vs. Catanzaro - 30 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Chievo vs. Reggina - 11 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "De Luca joins Samp on four-year deal". Sampdoria. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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