Italian footballer
Luca Antonelli
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Date of birth
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(
1987-02-11
)
11 February 1987
(age 37)
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Place of birth
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Monza
, Italy
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Height
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1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Position(s)
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Left-back
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2003?2004
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Monza
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2004?2007
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A.C. Milan
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2006?2008
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A.C. Milan
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1
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(0)
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2007?2008
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→
Bari
(loan)
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17
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(1)
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2008?2011
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Parma
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58
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(1)
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2011?2015
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Genoa
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104
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(8)
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2015?2018
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A.C. Milan
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53
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(4)
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2018?2020
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Empoli
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25
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(1)
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2021?2022
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Miami FC
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19
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(0)
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Total
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277
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(15)
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2005
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Italy U19
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1
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(0)
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2007
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Italy U20
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1
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(1)
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2010?2016
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Italy
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13
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(0)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2022
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Luca Antonelli
(
Italian pronunciation:
[?luːka
anto?n?lli]
; born 11 February 1987) is a former Italian professional
footballer
who played as a
left-back
.
Early life
[
edit
]
Antonelli was born in
Monza
. He is the son of
Roberto Antonelli
, a former footballer who played for
A.C. Milan
from 1977 until 1982 as a
striker
.
[1]
Club career
[
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]
After spending a few seasons in the
A.C. 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
A.C. Milan
for the rest of the Serie A season. He made his first appearance for the
Gialloblu
against
Livorno
on 16 March 2008.
Parma
[
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]
In June 2008, Parma had acquired half of the contractual rights from Milan, for €750,000.
[2]
While the following summer, he was fully transferred for another €2.5 million, which Milan made a financial income of €1.75 million as the value of the retained half had increased from €0.75 million to €2.5 million.
[2]
[3]
Genoa
[
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]
In January 2011, Antonelli was transferred to Genoa for €7 million. Genoa also signed
Alberto Paloschi
for €4.35 million and sold
Raffaele Palladino
(€3 million) and
Francesco Modesto
(€2.5 million) to Parma.
[4]
The club soon sold
Domenico Criscito
as Antonelli had succeeded Criscito as full back.
Return to A.C. Milan
[
edit
]
In February 2015, Antonelli moved back to his debut club
A.C. Milan
, for a fee of €4.5 million
[5]
signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
[6]
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 eventually lost the match 3?1.
[7]
Empoli
[
edit
]
On 11 August 2018, Antonelli transferred to
Empoli
.
[8]
On 5 October 2020, his contract with Empoli was terminated by mutual consent.
[9]
Miami FC
[
edit
]
On 17 February 2021, Antonelli was signed by
USL Championship
side
Miami FC
.
[10]
On 10 November 2022, after two seasons with Miami, Antonelli announced his retirement from professional football.
[11]
International career
[
edit
]
Antonelli made his senior international debut with the
Italy national team
on 3 September 2010 against
Estonia
in
Tallinn
.
[12]
Career statistics
[
edit
]
Club
[
edit
]
International
[
edit
]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
[14]
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
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Goals
|
Italy
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2010
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2
|
0
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2011
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0
|
0
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2012
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0
|
0
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2013
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4
|
0
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2014
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1
|
0
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2015
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3
|
0
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2016
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3
|
0
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Total
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13
|
0
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Honours
[
edit
]
Milan
[13]
References
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]
External links
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]