Manuel De Luca

Manuel De Luca (born 17 July 1998) is an Italian football player. He plays for Virtus Entella on loan from Torino.

Manuel De Luca
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Südtirol
2013–2014 → Inter (loan)
2014–2015 → Torino (loan)
2015–2017 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Torino 0 (0)
2018 → Renate (loan) 13 (3)
2018–2019 → Alessandria (loan) 35 (10)
2019– → Virtus Entella (loan) 9 (1)
National team
2013 Italy U16 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2019

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.[1]

Loan to Renate

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

Loan to Alessandria

On 28 July 2018, De Luca was signed by Serie C side Alessandria on a season-long loan deal.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] One week later, on 23 September, he played his first entire match for Alessandria, a 3–1 home defeat against Pro Piacenza.[12] On 14 October he scored his second goal in the 39th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Robur Siena.[13] One week later he scored his third goal in the 79th minute of a 1–0 away win over Arzachena.[14] On 28 October he was send off with a red card in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Gozzano.[15] De Luca ended his loan to Alessandria with 37 appearances, 11 goals and 1 assist.[8]

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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 December 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Renate (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 13 3 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 14 3
Alessandria (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 35 10 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 1 37 11
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Career total 57 14 2 0 — 2 1 61 15
  1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 January 2018.
  2. "UFFICIALE: Renate, arriva l'attaccante De Luca dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2018.
  4. "Reggiana vs. Renate - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  5. "Renate vs. Mestre - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. "Santarcangelo vs. Renate - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  7. "Pordenone vs. Renate - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. "Italy - M. De Luca - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. "UFFICIALE: Alessandria, doppio arrivo dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  10. "Alessandria vs. Giana Erminio - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  11. "Juventus II vs. Alessandria - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  12. "Alessandria vs. Pro Piacenza - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  13. "Alessandria vs. Robur Siena - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  14. "Arzachena vs. Alessandria - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  15. "Alessandria vs. Gozzano - 28 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  16. "UFFICIALE: Torino, ceduto Manuel De Luca alla Virtus Entella - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  17. "Virtus Entella vs. Frosinone - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  18. "Virtus Entella vs. Venezia - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  19. "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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