Luca Belardinelli (born 14 March 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Empoli.

Luca Belardinelli
Belardinelli with Südtirol
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Empoli
Youth career
0000–2021 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Empoli 0 (0)
2021–2022Pro Vercelli (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023Südtirol (loan) 30 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Italy U18 5 (0)
2020 Italy U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2020

Club career

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Belardinelli was raised in the youth system of Empoli and was first called up to the senior team in January 2019.[2]

For the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pro Vercelli in Serie C.[3]

On 9 July 2022, Belardinelli joined Südtirol in Serie B on loan.[4] He made his Serie B debut for Südtirol on 14 August 2022 in a game against Brescia.[5]

International career

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Belardinelli represented Italy in friendlies for the Under-18 and Under-19 squads.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Luca Belardinelli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Cagliari v Empoli game report". Soccerway. 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ "BENVENUTO LUCA BELARDINELLI!" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Luca Belardinelli wechselt zum FC Südtirol" (in German). Südtirol. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Brescia v Südtirol game report". Soccerway. 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Belardinelli Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Belardinelli Italy U19 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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