Luca Castiglia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Castiglia | ||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ceva, Piedmont, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SPAL 1907 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Carcarese | ||
| 1998-2005 | Torino | ||
| 2005–2008 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Juventus | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cesena (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Reggiana (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | → F.C.E. Viareggio (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2011– | SPAL 1907 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Luca Castiglia (born 17 March 1989 in Ceva) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for SPAL 1907.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Castiglia began his youth career with local team, Carcarese, before joining the youth set-up of Serie A outfit, Torino F.C. in 1998. After seven years within the youth set-up of the Turin based club, Castiglia transferred to city rivals, Juventus F.C. in 2005.
[edit] Juventus
After joining Juventus, Castiglia joined the club's youth set-up at the start of the 2005–2006 season.[citation needed], having spent some of his formative years in the Campionato Primavera under-20 league format between all Serie A and Serie B teams. The Juventus under-20's won the youth title that year. Luca plays a central role in the midfield and looks to distribute forward as he is a good passer of the ball. Some even compared him to Andrea Pirlo[says who?] in the way that he controls the midfield. Then Juventus coach, Claudio Ranieri decided to call him up to the senior side for parts of the 2007–08 Serie A season. His first senior game came as a substitute on 27 January 2008, when Juventus played Livorno in Serie A league match, and won 3–1. In February 2009, he led the Juventus Primavera team to win the Viareggio Cup. He was considered one of the[says who?] more promising stars from that year's Juventus youth system along with the likes of Sebastian Giovinco, Claudio Marchisio, Paolo De Ceglie, Domenico Criscito, and Dario Venitucci.
[edit] Loans
In July 2009, Castiglia was sent out on loan to Serie B club, A.C. Cesena,[1] but he managed just two first team appearances, partially due to injury, and hence, he was called back by Juventus in January 2010. He was then immediately loaned to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club A.C. Reggiana 1919,[2] and made 9 appearances. He made a return to Juventus, following the expiration of the loan deal in July 2010, but was again sent out on loan to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione with F.C. Esperia Viareggio.[3]
He played played 30 times in the league and 4 times in the cup.[4][5][6][7] On June 30, 2011, Castiglia returned to Juventus.
In August 2011, he moved to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione side SPAL 1907 on a free transfer.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ingaggiati Pedrelli e Castiglia" (in Italian). AC Cesena. 10 July 2009. http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2113:ingaggiati-pedrelli-e-castiglia&catid=1:news&Itemid=124. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Perfezionato l'acquisto di Luca Castiglia" (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 29 January 2011. http://www.reggianacalcio.it/index.php?prt=newsp&id=0002320. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Castiglia in prestito al Viareggio" (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 21 July 2010. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=823&Itemid=120. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio - Sanremese 2-0." (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 15 August 2010. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=855&Itemid=120. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Esperia Viareggio - Savona 1-1 (1-0)" (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 25 August 2010. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=862&Itemid=120. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Entella Chiavari - Esperia Viareggio 1- 3" (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 1 September 2010. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=873&Itemid=120. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Viareggio - Pisa 0-1" (in Italian). FC Esperia Viareggio. 27 October 2010. http://www.esperiaviareggio.it/sito/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=940&Itemid=120. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
