Luca Cigarini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montecchio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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 | 149 | (7) |
| 2016– | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2016. | |||
Luca Cigarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːka tʃiɡaˈriːni]; born 20 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Sampdoria as a midfielder.
He is nicknamed il Professore (The Professor) due to his intelligent reading of the game. The Italian Media "La Gazzetta dello Sport" has also stated that Cigarini has a similar vision of the game to that of fellow Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
Club career
Parma
He was one of the notable youth products in the 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena.
Atalanta
After Parma was relegated to Serie B in June 2008, he 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.
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.
Sampdoria
After spending five years with Atalanta, Cigarini made the switch from Bergamo to Genoa, signing a permanent deal with Sampdoria.[12]
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.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 August 2012[14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Parma | 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 | |||
| 2008–09 | Atalanta | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | –– | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Napoli | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | –– | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Atalanta | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –– | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | –– | 28 | 2 | |||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Sevilla | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | Italy | 179 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 201 | 14 | |
| Spain | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 217 | 17 | ||
References
- ↑ "Cigarini all'Atalanta" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "Cigarini ancora in nerazzurro" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- 1 2 SSC Napoli FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- ↑ "Atalanta Invest in Cigarini". Football Italia. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ "Mercato Nerazzurro, le operazioni chiuse venerdì 20 giugno" (in Italian). Atlanta BC. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Samp strengthen further, Cigarini arrives from Atalanta - U.C. Sampdoria". 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ "Cigarini replaces Marchisio in Italy squad". Yahoo! News via Reuters. 30 August 2010.
- ↑ "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 (Italian)
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