Luca Antonelli

Luca Antonelli
Personal information
Full nameLuca Antonelli
Date of birth11 February 1985
Place of birthMonza, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Milan
Number31
Youth career
2003–2004Monza
2004–2007Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Milan1(0)
2007–2008→ Bari (loan)17(1)
2008–2011Parma58(1)
2011–2015Genoa104(8)
2015–Milan11(1)
National team
2005Italy U191(0)
2007Italy U201(1)
2010–Italy9(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Luca Antonelli (born 11 February 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Milan.

Biography

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

Club career

After spending a few seasons in the AC 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.

In June 2008, Parma had acquired half of the contractual rights from Milan, for €750,000.[1] While the following summer, he was fully transferred for another €2.5 million, which Milan made a final income of €1.75 million as the value of the retained half had increased from €0.75 million to €2.5 million.[1][2]

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 (€3M) and Francesco Modesto (€2.5M) to Parma.[3] The club soon sold Domenico Criscito as Antonelli had succeeded Criscito as full back.

Return to AC Milan

In February 2015, Antonelli moved back to his debut club Milan, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4] 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 fell 3-1 final.

International career

He made his debut with the Italian national team on 3 September 2010 against Estonia in Tallinn.

Statistics

As of 30 June 2009.

Team Season Domestic
League
Domestic
Cup
European
Competition1
Other
Tournaments2
Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2006–07 1 0 2 0 - - - - 3 0
Bari 2007–08 17 1 3 0 - - - - 20 1
Parma 2008 8 0 - - - - - - 8 0
2008–09 14 0 2 0 - - - - 16 0
2009–10 24 1 1 0 - - - - 25 1
Total 46 2 3 0 49 2
Career Total 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 2

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

AC Milan

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "AC Milan Group 2009 annual report" (PDF). AC Milan. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. "A.C. Milan comunicato ufficiale". ACMilan.com (in Italian) (A.C. Milan). 1 July 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian) Require purchase in CCIAA
  4. "AC Milan official statement". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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