Alfonso De Lucia

Alfonso De Lucia
Personal information
Date of birthNovember 12, 1983
Place of birthNola, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Livorno
Number1
Youth career
?–2000Napoli
2000–2002Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2007Parma18(0)
2003–2004→ Salernitana (loan)11(0)
2007–Livorno119(0)
National team
2003Italy U-201[2](0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 21, 2009

Alfonso De Lucia (born 12 November 1983 in Nola, Naples) is an Italian association football goalkeeper, currently playing with A.S. Livorno Calcio.

Career

De Lucia made his professional debut as a replacement for injured Cláudio Taffarel during a Serie A league game versus AC Milan on March 30, 2002, at the age of 18. The following season De Lucia did not make any appearance, being later loaned out to Serie B side Salernitana for the 2003–04 season. After his return to Parma in July 2004, he served as a reserve for veteran keeper Luca Bucci, also managing to play 17 more games in three seasons.

On July 2007 De Lucia moved to Livorno in a part exchange bid with Stefano Morrone. He played the 2007–08 again as a reserve, this time behind Italian international Marco Amelia. After Livorno's relegation to Serie B which persuaded Amelia to leave the club, De Lucia was promoted as first-choice goalkeeper, and served as a regular in the 2008–09 campaign that ended in a prompt return to the top flight as playoff winners.

In 2009–10 season, Livorno signed Claudio Bellucci to back De Lucia.

References

  1. "Alfonso De Lucia – Livorno – Campionato di Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  2. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 2009-06-21.