Gianluca Piccoli (born 30 May 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Prato.

Gianluca Piccoli
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-30) 30 May 1997 (age 26)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Prato
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Varese
2015–2016 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Torino 0 (0)
2016–2017Forlì (loan) 18 (0)
2017–2018Ravenna (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2019Giana Erminio (loan) 29 (1)
2019–2020 Giana Erminio 25 (2)
2020–2021 Livorno 9 (0)
2021–2022 Grosseto 44 (1)
2022–2023 Città di Varese 13 (0)
2023– Prato 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

Club career edit

Torino edit

Piccoli joined to Torino in July 2015 from Serie B club Varese.

Loan to Forlì edit

On 15 July 2016, Piccoli was signed by Serie C club Forlì on a season-long loan deal for the 2016–17 season. On 27 August he made his professional debut in Serie C for Forlì as a substitute replacing Tommaso Tentoni in the 43rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Venezia.[1] On 22 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter and his first entire match for Forlì, a 0–0 away draw against Lumezzane.[2] Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Forlì with 18 appearances, only 5 as a starter, however after losing the play-out matches against Fano, Forli was relegated in Serie D, he was an unused substitute during the play-out.[3]

Loan to Ravenna edit

On 1 August 2017, Piccoli was loaned to Serie C side Ravenna on a season-long loan deal.[4] Four weeks later, on 27 August, he made his debut for Ravenna in Serie C as a substitute replacing Christian Cenci in the 64th minute of a 1–0 home win over Fermana.[5] On 17 September, Piccoli played his first match as a starter in Serie C, a 3–2 away defeat against Ternana, he was replaced by Carmine De Sena in the 53rd minute.[6] On 10 February 2018 he played his first entire match for Ravenna, a 2–1 home defeat against Fano.[7] Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Ravenna with 29 appearances, including only 10 as a starter.[3]

Loan to Giana Erminio edit

On 17 July 2018, Piccoli was signed by Serie C club Giana Erminio on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 29 July he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Antonio Palma in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 away win over Alessandria in the first round of Coppa Italia.[9] On 16 September he made his debut in Serie C for Giana Erminio as a substitute replacing Riccardo Chiarello in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vicenza Virtus.[10] On 17 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Giana Erminio, a 1–1 home draw against Ravenna, he was replaced by Andrea Mandelli in the 74th minute.[11] On 21 October he scored his first professional goal in 65th minute of a 3–0 away win over Virtus Verona.[12] On 11 November he played his first entire match of the season, a 0–0 home draw against Südtirol.[13] Piccoli ended his loan with 30 appearances and 1 goal.[3]

Giana Erminio edit

On 2 July 2019, after one year on loan, Piccoli joined to Serie C club Giana Erminio on a free-transfer and a 2-year contract.[14] On 25 August he played his first match of the season for the club as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Remedi in the 68th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Renate.[15] Three weeks later, on 15 September, he played his first entire match for the club in this season, a 1–1 away draw against Gozzano.[16] One week later, Piccoli scored his first goal of the season in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese.[17] On 13 October he scored his second goal in the 20th minute of a 2–1 home win over Novara.[18] However at the end of the first season at Giana Erminio, after having made 27 appearancesand scored 2 goals, he became a free agent.

Livorno edit

On 6 November 2020, Piccoli joined to Serie C side Livorno on a free-transfer.[19] Only two days later, on 8 November, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Matteo Pallecchi in the 63rd minute, however he was sent-off with a red card in the 92nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Alessandria.[20] On 14 November, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Livorno, a 2–1 home defeat against Carrarese, he was replaced after 82 minute by Lorenzo Pecchia.[21] One weeks later, on 21 November, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away defeat against Grosseto.[22]

Grosseto edit

On 1 February 2021, he moved to Grosseto.[23]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 19 December 2021
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Forlì (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 18 0 0 0 2 0 20 0
Ravenna (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 27 0 0 0 3 0 30 0
Giana Erminio (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 29 1 1 0 1 0 30 1
Giana Erminio 2019–20 Serie C 25 2 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 29 2
Livorno 2020–21 Serie C 9 0 0 0 9 0
Grosseto 2020–21 Serie C 10 1 0 0 2[a] 0 12 1
2021–22 Serie C 17 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
Total 27 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 31 1
Career total 135 4 1 0 10 0 4 0 149 5
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.

Honours edit

Club edit

Torino Primavera

References edit

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Lumezzane vs. Forlì - 22 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Italy - G. Piccoli - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Ravenna, arriva Piccoli dal Torino - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  5. ^ "Ravenna vs. Fermana - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  6. ^ "Teramo vs. Ravenna - 17 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. ^ "Ravenna vs. Fano - 10 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Giana Erminio, dal Torino arriva Piccoli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ^ "Alessandria vs. Giana Erminio - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  10. ^ "Vicenza Virtus vs. Giana Erminio - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  11. ^ "Giana Erminio vs. Ravenna - 17 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  12. ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Giana Erminio - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  13. ^ "Giana Erminio vs. Südtirol - 11 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  14. ^ "UFFICIALE - Giana Erminio, dopo il prestito, biennale per Piccoli". www.tuttoc.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  15. ^ "Giana Erminio vs. Renate - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  16. ^ "Gozzano vs. Giana Erminio - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  17. ^ "Giana Erminio vs. Carrarese - 23 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  18. ^ "Giana Erminio vs. Novara - 13 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  19. ^ "UFFICIALE: Livorno, un altro innesto per Dal Canto. A centrocampo arriva Piccoli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  20. ^ "Alessandria vs. Livorno - 8 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  21. ^ "Livorno vs. Carrarese - 14 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  22. ^ "Grosseto vs. Livorno - 21 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  23. ^ "Buglio nuovo acquisto amaranto" (in Italian). Livorno. 1 February 2021.

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