Luca Antonelli

Luca Antonelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːka antoˈnɛlli]; born 11 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back.

Luca Antonelli

Antonelli with Milan in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	11 February 1987
Place of birth	Monza, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
2003–2004	Monza
2004–2007	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Milan	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Bari (loan)	17	(1)
2008–2011	Parma	58	(1)
2011–2015	Genoa	104	(8)
2015–2018	Milan	53	(4)
2018–2020	Empoli	24	(1)
National team^‡
2005	Italy U19	1	(0)
2007	Italy U20	1	(1)
2010–	Italy	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016

Early life

Antonelli was born in Monza. He is the son of Roberto Antonelli, a former footballer who played for Milan from 1977 until 1982 as a striker.[1]

Club career

After spending a few seasons in the A.C. Milan youth teams, Antonelli made his first team debut in a Coppa Italia game against Brescia on 8 November 2006. On 23 December, he made also his Serie A debut, in a match against Udinese.

In the summer of 2007 Antonelli was loaned out to Serie B club Bari, but he impressed so much that during the January transfer window Parma secured him on loan from Milan for the rest of the Serie A season. He made his first appearance for the Gialloblu against Livorno on 16 March 2008.

Parma

In June 2008, Parma had acquired half of the contractual rights from Milan, for €750,000.[2] While the following summer, he was fully transferred for another €2.5 million, which Milan made a financial income of €1.75 million as the value of the retained half had increased from €0.75 million to €2.5 million.[2][3]

Genoa

In January 2011, Antonelli was transferred to Genoa for €7 million. Genoa also signed Alberto Paloschi for €4.35 million and sold Raffaele Palladino (€3 million) and Francesco Modesto (€2.5 million) to Parma.[4] The club soon sold Domenico Criscito as Antonelli had succeeded Criscito as full back.

Return to A.C. Milan

In February 2015, Antonelli moved back to his debut club Milan, for a fee of €4.5 million[5] signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

On his debut for his return to Milan on 7 February 2015, Antonelli scored a goal from a corner kick off a header to tie the match with Juventus at 1–1, which did not prove decisive, as Milan eventually lost the match 3–1.[7]

Empoli

On 11 August 2018, Antonelli transferred to Empoli.[8] On 5 October 2020 his contract with Empoli was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

International career

Antonelli made his senior international debut with the Italian national team on 3 September 2010 against Estonia in Tallinn.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2020.[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bari (loan)	2007–08	Serie B	17	1	3	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		17	1	3	0	—		—		17	1
Parma	2007–08	Serie A	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2008–09	Serie B	14	0	2	0	—		—		16	0
	2009–10	Serie A	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2010–11		12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		58	1	3	0	—		—		61	1
Genoa	2010–11	Serie A	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2011–12		11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	2012–13		33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2013–14		30	3	1	0	—		—		31	3
	2014–15		19	3	1	0	—		—		20	3
	Total		104	8	5	0	—		—		109	8
Milan	2006–07	Serie A	1	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
	2014–15		12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2015–16		28	3	4	0	—		—		32	3
	2016–17		7	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	9	0
	2017–18		6	0	1	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		13	1
	Total		54	4	8	0	6	1	1	0	69	5
Empoli	2018–19	Serie A	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2019–20	Serie B	7	0	2	1	—		—		9	1
	Total		20	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
Career total			253	14	21	1	6	1	1	0	281	16

1. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 5 September 2016.[12]

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	2	0
2013	4	0
2014	1	0
2015	3	0
2016	3	0
Total	13	0

Honours

Club

Milan[11]

• UEFA Champions League: 2006–07
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2016

References

1. Alex Frosio (22 August 2010). "Suo papà, il sosia di Dustin Hoffman" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. "AC Milan Group 2009 annual report" (PDF). AC Milan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
3. "A.C. Milan comunicato ufficiale". ACMilan.com (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
4. Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian) Require purchase in CCIAA
5. Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
6. "AC Milan official statement". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. "Match Report - Juventus vs. Milan: 3–1". ESPN. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
8. "Transfer Market". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. "Risolto il contratto di Luca Antonelli" (in Italian). Empoli. 5 October 2020.
10. "Bella reazione dell'Italia che in 4 minuti trova la prima vittoria del 2010" [Nice reaction from Italy who in 4 minutes achieve their first victory of 2010] (in Italian). FIGC. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
11. Luca Antonelli at Soccerway
12. "Antonelli, Luca" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

External links

• Luca Antonelli at Soccerway
• AIC Profile (in Italian)
• FIGC Profile (in Italian)