Luigi Palumbo

Luigi Palumbo
Personal information
Date of birth30 May 1991
Place of birthAversa, Italy
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Cesena
Youth career
Arzano 99
2006–2007Persicetana
2007–2011Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Cesena0(0)
2011–2013→ Fondi (loan)60(1)
2013–2014→ Arzanese (loan)23(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luigi Palumbo (born 30 May 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Cesena.

Biography

Youth career

Born in Aversa, Campania started his career at Arzano 99.[1] He received a call-up to Campania Regional Junior–Student mixed (Italian: Giovanissimi–Allievi) Representative Team for 2006 National "Spring" Cup (Italian: Coppa Nazionale Primavera, not to be confused with Coppa Italia Primavera)[2] Palumbo won the cup as unused member.[3][4][5] He then left for Persicetana, a team located in San Giovanni in Persiceto, Emilia–Romagna region. He was selected to Emilia–Romagna regional Allievi team for the 2007 edition of 2007 Coppa Nazionale Primavera.[6] Palumbo left for Parma in 2007. He was the member of the reserve in national "spring" league from 2008 to 2011 after a season with Parma's U17 team in national student league (Italian: Campionato Nazionale Allievi).

Cesena-Parma swap

In June 2011, Palumbo was swapped with Thomas Fabbri of A.C. Cesena. Both players was signed by co-ownership deal and valued the 50% registration rights for €1 million. Both clubs had a selling profit of nearly €2 million, however the increase only in form of intangible asset (the contract value of T.Fabbri and L.Palumbo) Both players signed a 4-year contract.[7][8]

L.Palumbo was loaned to Fondi for 2011–12 season, rejoining Parma team-mate Loris Formuso, Andrea Gasparri, Abel Gigli, Domenico Iovinella and Daniele Bernasconi. The loan of Palumbo was renewed for 2012–13 season. The club also signed Zsolt Tamási and Giuseppe Pacini from Parma.

On 20 June 2013 Palumbo joined Cesena outright for €1.5 million, however still part of the mega swap deal.[nb 1]

In July 2013 Palumbo moved to Arzanese.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In 2012–13 financial year, Cesena signed Brandão (on loan with €1.8 million subsidy), Rossi (on loan with €1.2 million subsidy), Palumbo (co-ownership resolution for €1.5 million), Del Pivo (co-ownership resolution for €1.5 million), Adorni (co-ownership for €1 million); sold Parolo (loan for €1 million), Benalouane (co-ownership for €600,000), Paolini (co-ownership for €1 million), Lapadula (co-ownership resolution for €1.4 million);[9] The signing of Parolo to Parma and Milan Djuric returned to Cesena were arranged to July 2013 in 2013–14 financial year.

References

  1. ↑ La Voce di Arzano 4 April 2008 (Italian)
  2. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°63 (2005–06)" (Microsoft Word). Comitato Regionale Campania, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (in Italian) (FIGC). 6 June 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Terza giornata della Coppa Primavera" (in Italian). altromolise.it. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Coppa Primavera, ecco le semifinaliste" (in Italian). altromolise.it. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Evento attività: ALLA CAMPANIA IL TORNEO DELLE RAPPRESENTATIVE REGIONALI". SGS (in Italian) (FIGC). 24 June 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.settoregiovanile.figc.it/regionale/emilia-romagna/com_uff/2004/cu48.pdf
  7. ↑ AC Cesena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (Italian)
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: quante operazioni di mercato per l'Arzanese". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian) (Tutto Mercato Web Network). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

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