Luca Cigarini
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Montecchio Emilia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2004 | Parma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Parma | 70 | (4) |
2004–2005 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 33 | (4) |
2008–2009 | Atalanta | 23 | (3) |
2009–2011 | Napoli | 28 | (2) |
2010–2011 | → Sevilla (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Atalanta | 150 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Sampdoria | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Cagliari | 71 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Italy U21 | 20 | (1) |
2008 | Italy Olympic Team | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:49, 30 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC). |
Luca Cigarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːka tʃiɡaˈriːni]; born 20 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Cagliari as a midfielder.
Club career
Parma
Cigarini was one of the notable youth products in the 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena.[citation needed]
Atalanta
After Parma was relegated to Serie B in June 2008, Cigarini was sold to Atalanta in join-ownership bid, for €4.5 million on 11 July.[1][2]
Napoli
On 3 July 2009, Napoli signed the talented and hard-working playmaker from Atalanta on a five-year deal for €10.5 million.[3] Atalanta paid Parma €3.5 million plus half the registration rights of Alessio Manzoni to sign Cigarini outright.[4]
On 2 August 2010, Napoli sent Cigarini to Sevilla FC on a loan deal for the 2010–2011 season for €292,500,[5] upon conclusion of the season, Sevilla will have the option to purchase the midfielder for €7 million.[citation needed]
Return to Atalanta
Cigarini returned to Atalanta on loan in summer 2011 for free.[6] On 4 July 2012, the loan was renewed for €1.25 million loan fee.[7][8]
On 5 July 2013, after spending two seasons on loan with Atalanta, a co-ownership deal was agreed to with Napoli for €2.75 million.[9] Cigarini continued to play for Atalanta for the upcoming 2013–14 Serie A season.[10] Cigarini scored his first goal of the season against Lazio on 20 October. In June 2014 Atalanta acquired Cigarini outright for €2.35 million.[9][11] Atalanta paid €5.75 million transfer fee in total to re-acquire Cigarini.[citation needed]
Sampdoria
After spending five years with Atalanta, Cigarini made the switch from Bergamo to Genoa, signing a permanent deal with Sampdoria.[12]
Cagliari
In 2017, Cigarini moved to Serie A rivals Cagliari in an exchange deal with Nicola Murru.[13]
International career
On 7 September 2007, Cigarini scored his first ever goal (which was also the winning goal) with the Italy U-21 squad in a 2–1 victory over the Faroe Islands in a UEFA U-21 Qualifying match. He was also part of Pierluigi Casiraghi's Olympic team that won the 2008 Toulon Tournament. He also played for Italy in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Cigarini received his first call-up to the senior team on 30 August 2010. New coach Cesare Prandelli named him in the squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers as an injury replacement for Claudio Marchisio.[14]
Honors
Italy U21
Style of play
Luca Cigarini usually plays as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, although he is also capable of playing as a central midfielder. He is mostly known for his ability to orchestrate his team's attacking moves, courtesy of his technical qualities and precise long passing. As a youngster, he was nicknamed il Professore (The Professor) by Cesare Prandelli, his Parma youth manager at the time, due to his playmaking abilities and intelligent reading of the game. The Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport has also stated that Cigarini has a similar vision of the game to that of fellow Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo.[16][17][18][19]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Parma | 2005–06 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | –– | 21 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
Total | 70 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
Atalanta | 2008–09 | Serie A | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | –– | 24 | 3 | |
Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Napoli | 2009–10 | Serie A | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | –– | 29 | 2 | |
Total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Sevilla | 2010–11 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||
Atalanta | 2011–12 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –– | 32 | 1 | |
2012–13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | –– | 29 | 2 | |||
2013–14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | –– | 36 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –– | 34 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | –– | 26 | 2 | |||
Total | 150 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | ||
Sampdoria | 2016–17 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –– | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Cagliari | 2017–18 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | –– | 27 | 2 | |
2018–19 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –– | 28 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –– | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
Career total | 352 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 392 | 23 |
References
- ^ "Cigarini all'Atalanta" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ "Cigarini ancora in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ a b SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ^ "Atalanta Invest in Cigarini". Football Italia. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Mercato Nerazzurro, le operazioni chiuse venerdì 20 giugno" (in Italian). Atlanta BC. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Samp strengthen further, Cigarini arrives from Atalanta – U.C. Sampdoria". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Official: Cigarini joins Cagliari". Football Italia. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Cigarini replaces Marchisio in Italy squad". Yahoo! News via Reuters. 30 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19078.pdf
- ^ Andrea Schianchi (22 January 2012). "A Pirlo basta un lampo per accecare l'Atalanta" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Scheda di Luca Cigarini, amonapoli.it
- ^ Cigarini, il nuovo Pirlo: «Napoli nel mio destino»[permanent dead link], corrieredellosport.it
- ^ Cigarini: «Stregato dal Napoli e da Donadoni»[permanent dead link] Corrieredellosport.it
- ^ "L. Cigarini". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Luca Cigarini » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Luca Cigarini Statistics". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
External links
- Player profile on Napoli's official website
- Luca Cigarini National Team Stats at FIGC.it (in Italian)
- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from the Province of Reggio Emilia
- Association football midfielders
- Italian footballers
- Italy youth international footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Olympic footballers of Italy
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio players
- Atalanta B.C. players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- Sevilla FC players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Serie A players
- La Liga players