Luca Castiglia

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Luca Castiglia
Vicenza
in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Ceva, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Arezzo
Number 21
Youth career
0000–1998 Carcarese
1998–2005
Torino
2005–2008
Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011
Juventus
2 (0)
2009–2010
Cesena
(loan)
1 (0)
2010
Reggiana
(loan)
8 (0)
2010–2011
Viareggio
(loan)
31 (2)
2011–2012
SPAL
22 (2)
2012–2013
Vicenza
33 (5)
2013–2015
Juventus
0 (0)
2013–2014
Empoli
(loan)
19 (0)
2014–2015
Pro Vercelli
(loan)
15 (0)
2015–2018
Pro Vercelli
121 (15)
2018–2022
Salernitana
16 (1)
2019Ternana (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020Padova (loan) 20 (4)
2020–2022
Modena
(loan)
34 (4)
2022 Piacenza 16 (0)
2022–
Arezzo
0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022

Luca Castiglia (born 17 March 1989) is an Italian professional

Arezzo
.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Juventus Football Club in 2005. Torino bankrupted in 2005 despite winning the promotion back to Serie A; their players were allowed to leave the club for free, although some players were remained for the newly formed entity "Torino FC SpA" for 2005–06 Serie B
.

Juventus

After joining

the club's youth sector at the start of the 2005–06 season, having spent some of his formative years in the under-17 team in 2005–06 season, under-18 team in 2006–07 season and the under-20 team for the last 2 seasons of his youth career (2007–08 & 2008–09). He also played once in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera for their under-20 team in 2006–07 season.[1]

Castiglia began to earn first-team call-ups during the

Sampdoria on the final matchday of the 2007–08 Serie A season. He also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during the 2008–09 edition
, coming on a substitute in a 0–0 draw with BATE Borisov. In February 2009, he helped guide the Juventus Primavera team to win the Viareggio Cup.

In July 2009, Castiglia was sent out on loan to

With Viareggio, Castiglia made 30 league appearances and 4 appearances in the 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro,[7][8][9][10] and on 30 June 2011, he returned to Juventus. Castiglia represented the reserve team during the 2011 pre-season as overage player, along with fellow first team players Albin Ekdal and Oussama Essabr.[11]

Co-ownership with SPAL & Vicenza

On 29 August 2011, he was sold to

Taranto. He went on to score 2 goals in 22 league matches for the club during the 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
season. On 20 June 2012, however, he returned to Juventus after the co-ownership deal was not renewed.

On 3 August 2012, Juventus sold Castiiglia to

Vicenza Calcio on another co-ownership deal for a nominal fee of €500.[12] Castiglia was a regular performer for the club during the 2012–13 Serie B, making 33 league appearances and scoring 5 goals,[13] though his efforts were not enough to save the club from being relegated to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione
.

Juventus return

Despite the co-ownership deal being renewed in June 2013, Juventus bought back Castiglia on 21 August 2013 for €350,000

Empoli on a season-long loan agreement.[15] With 19 appearances in the league, Castiglia helped the club gain promotion back to Serie A for the first time since 2008 after their 2nd-place finish in the 2013–14 Serie B
campaign. He returned to Juventus on 30 June 2014.

Pro Vercelli

In summer 2014 Castiglia was signed by

Pro Vercelli in a temporary deal. In 2014–15 winter transfer window, Castiglia and Giuseppe Ruggiero joined Pro Vercelli outright, for €1.5 million and €250,000 respectively, with Cristian Bunino moved to Turin, for €1.75 million.[16][17]

Salernitana

Loan to Ternana

On 31 January 2019, he joined Ternana on loan.[18]

Loan to Padova

On 6 August 2019, he joined Padova on loan with a purchase option.[19]

Loan to Modena

On 22 August 2020 he moved on loan to

Modena.[20]

Piacenza

On 21 January 2021, he signed a contract with Piacenza until 30 June 2023.[21]

Arezzo

Castiglia signed with

Arezzo in June 2022.[22]

References

  1. ^ Fullsoccer Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  2. ^ La Gazzetta profile (2007–08) (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Ingaggiati Pedrelli e Castiglia". AC Cesena (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ La Gazzetta profile (2009–10) (in Italian)
  5. ^ "Perfezionato l'acquisto di Luca Castiglia". AC Reggiana 1919 (in Italian). 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Castiglia in prestito al Viareggio". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Sanremese 2–0". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio – Savona 1–1 (1–0)". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Coppa Italia: Entella Chiavari – Esperia Viareggio 1–3". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Coppa Italia: Viareggio – Pisa 0–1". FC Esperia Viareggio (in Italian). 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Juventus passed the test with Del Piero and Vucinic". Juventus FC. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  12. C.C.I.A.A.
    (in Italian)
  13. ^ La Gazzetta profile (2012–13) (in Italian)
  14. C.C.I.A.A.
    (in Italian)
  15. ^ "Luca Castiglia è un giocatore dell´Empoli, verrà presentato domani allo stadio Castellani" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Mercato: Tripla Operazione Con La Juventus" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Mercato: dalla US Salernitana arriva il centrocampista Luca Castiglia" (in Italian). Ternana. 31 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Luca Castiglia è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 6 August 2019.
  20. Modena
    . 22 August 2020.
  21. ^ "LUCA CASTIGLIA E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA" (in Italian). Piacenza. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Luca Castiglia è un nuovo calciatore amaranto" (in Italian). Arezzo. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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