Luca Rossettini

Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Padova .

Luca Rossettini

Personal information
Date of birth	9 May 1985
Place of birth	Padua, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Club information
Current team	Padova
Youth career
	Padova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Padova	44	(3)
2007–2012	Siena	108	(1)
2012–2015	Cagliari	95	(3)
2015–2016	Bologna	29	(3)
2016–2017	Torino	30	(1)
2017–2019	Genoa	23	(0)
2018–2019	→ Chievo (loan)	21	(0)
2019–2021	Lecce	26	(0)
2021–	Padova	0	(0)
National team
2005	Italy U20[1]	1	(0)
2008	Italy U23[1]	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2021

Club career

Padova

Rossettini spent his youth years at hometown club Padova.

Siena

Rossettini joined Siena in a co-ownership deal on 28 August 2007 for €1.2 million. The deal was made permanent when Siena bought out the contract from Padova in June 2008 for another €1.2 million.[2][3]

Cagliari

On 21 June 2012, he was signed by Cagliari for €1.6 million.[4][5]

Bologna

On 23 June 2015, Rossettini was sold to Bologna[6][7] for €2.5 million transfer fee.[8]

Torino

On 16 August 2016, Rossettini was sold to Torino F.C..[9]

Genoa

On 18 August 2017, he was sold to Genoa.

Chievo Verona

On 8 August 2018, Rossettini joined to Chievo Verona on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.[10][11]

Lecce

On 12 July 2019 he was signed by Lecce.

Padova

On 12 January 2021 he was signed by Padova.

International career

In November 2014, Rossettini received his first national team call-up.[12] He was capped once for Italy's Olympic team against the Netherlands Olympic team in February 2008 in a friendly match.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Padova	2004–05	Serie C	7	0	0	0	—	—	7	0
	2005–06		14	2	1	0	—	—	15	2
	2006–07		23	1	0	0	—	—	23	1
	Total		44	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	45	3
Siena	2007–08	Serie A	25	0	1	0	—	—	25	0
	2008–09		17	0	1	0	—	—	18	0
	2009–10		2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
	2010–11	Serie B	33	0	2	0	—	—	35	0
	2011–12	Serie A	31	1	2	0	—	—	33	1
	Total		108	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	114	1
Cagliari	2012–13	Serie A	28	0	3	0	—	—	31	0
	2013–14		35	0	1	0	—	—	36	0
	2014–15		32	3	2	0	—	—	34	3
	Total		95	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	101	3
Bologna	2015–16	Serie A	29	3	1	0	—	—	30	3
Torino	2016–17		30	1	1	0	—	—	31	1
Genoa	2017–18		23	0	2	0	—	—	25	0
Chievo (loan)	2018–19		21	0	2	0	—	—	23	0
Lecce	2019–20		26	0	1	0	—	—	27	0
Career total			376	11	20	0	0	0	0	0	396	11

References

1. FIGC (in Italian)
2. "UFFICIALE: Siena, riscattato Rossettini". TUTTO MERCATO WEB. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
3. A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
4. "Dal Siena arriva il difensore Rossettini" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
5. A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
6. "Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
7. "Luca Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
8. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
9. "Rossettini al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
10. "UFFICIALE: ChievoVerona, dal Genoa arriva il difensore Rossettini". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
11. "ROSSETTINI GRAN RINFORZO IN DIFESA". genoacfc.it (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
12. "Conte calls another 14 players for Albania: Okaka, Rossettini and Sturaro new names". FIGC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
13. "Venti Azzurrini per l'amichevole Italia-Olanda. La novità è Rossettini" (in Italian). FIGC. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

External links

• Profile at Soccerway
• (in Italian) A.C. Siena Official Player Profile
• (in Italian) Gazzetta Dello Sport Player Profile