Luca Valzania
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luca Valzania | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cesena, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Cesena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Cesena | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Cesena (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Cittadella (loan) | 34 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 33 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018 |
Luca Valzania (born 5 March 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Atalanta.
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 B.C. for €6 million.[3]
Loan to Cesena
On 2 July 2015, Valzania was loaned back to Cesena on a season-long loan deal.[4] That transfer window Cesena also signed Moussa Koné and Federico Varano for a total of €6 million.[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 send 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]
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 16 August 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cesena | 2013–14 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Cesena (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Cittadella (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||
Atalanta | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 87 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 94 | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Cesena vs. Empoli - 13 May 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Cesena vs. Napoli - 6 January 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Valzania ceduto all'Atalanta" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Atlanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Cesena vs. Lecce - 9 August 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Cesena vs. Brescia - 5 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Ascoli vs. Cesena - 19 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Torino vs. Cesena - 1 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- 1 2 3 "Italy - L. Valzania - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "Mercato: operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cittadella vs. Cremonese - 7 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Bari 1908 vs. Cittadella - 27 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Trapani vs. Cittadella - 1 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Cittadella vs. Carpi - 22 April 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Luca Valzania è un nuovo giocatore" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Luca Valzania al Pescara" (Press release) (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Brescia vs. Pescara - 12 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Perugia vs. Pescara - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Pescara vs. Virtus Entella - 19 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Pescara vs. Ternana - 2 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Cesena vs. Pescara - 8 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Pescara vs. Venezia - 28 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
External links
- Luca Valzania at Soccerway