Luca Fusco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Salerno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paganese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Salernitana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2003 | Salernitana | 50 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | → Cavese (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Messina | 49 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Genoa | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Crotone (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Salernitana | 82 | (0) |
| 2010– | Paganese | 46 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luca Fusco (born 31 August 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays for Paganese.
Fusco played over 200 matches at Serie B and 31 at Serie A. He had spent over 7 season at native club Salernitana.
Career
Started his career at Salernitana, he started to play for first team in January 1998 after a loan spell at Serie D club Cavese. He won the 2nd division champion with Salernitana at the end of season. His first taste of Italian top division started on 13 September 1998, the opening match that lost 1–3 to A.S. Roma. His journey at Serie A paused at 24 games, due to the relegation of the Campania team. He played for the club at Serie B until 2003, which he was signed by league rival Messina. He played 42 out of possible 46 league matches, and followed the team promoted to Serie A again, this time as 4th place. But before he joined Genoa of Serie C1 in January 2006, he just played 7 Serie A matches in the previous 1½ Serie A seasons, partially due to injuries. After won the Serie B promotion with Geona, again, he was not in the plan of Genoa, which originally promoted Serie A in 2005 but suffered from its scandal. He was loaned to Crotone but faced relegation again.
In August 2007, Fusco re-joined Salernitana,[1] which relegated to Serie C1 since 2005. Fusco regained his fit as a regular starter, won the promotion with club as champion in 2008, and avoided relegation by finished at 14th, just one point away from the relegated team.
He became a free agent after Salernitana relegated. On 2 November 2010 he joined Paganese.[2]
Honours
- Serie B Champion: 1998
- Serie C1 Champion: 2008
- Serie D Champion: 1997
- Serie C1 Promotion Playoffs Winner: 2006
References
- ↑ "Il Grifo draga gli sviluppi di mercato" (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: INGAGGIATO LUCA FUSCO". Paganese Calcio 1926 (in Italian). 2 November 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.