Gianluca Barba (born 27 February 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Arzignano.

Gianluca Barba
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Arzignano
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2013 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Atalanta 0 (0)
2014–2015Pro Piacenza (loan) 19 (1)
2015–2018 Pescara 0 (0)
2015–2016Pro Piacenza (loan) 28 (5)
2016–2017Piacenza (loan) 18 (0)
2017–2018Pro Piacenza (loan) 33 (6)
2018–2020 Monza 16 (0)
2019Giana Erminio (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2020Pontedera (loan) 26 (3)
2020–2022 Pontedera 72 (6)
2022– Arzignano 61 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024

Career

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Born in Fiorenzuola, Barba began his career on hometown's Atalanta's youth categories, and was promoted to main squad for 2013–14 season, receiving the no. 92 jersey.

On 4 December 2013 Barba made his professional debut, starting in a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign's Coppa Italia.[1]

On 27 June 2015 Barba was signed by Serie B club Pescara, with Denis Di Rocco moved to opposite direction.[2][3] Both players were tagged for €1.5 million, making a paper profit of about €1.5 million on both side.[4][5] Barba returned to Pro Piacenza on loan in July 2015.[6][7]

On 14 July 2016 Barba was signed by city rival Piacenza Calcio 1919.[8]

In June 2018, he was signed by Serie C club Monza after spending two seasons with Pro Piacenza.[9] On 24 January 2019, he joined Giana Erminio on loan.[10] On 1 July 2019, he joined Pontedera on loan.[11]

On 1 September 2020, Barba permanently joined Pontedera on a free contract.[12]

On 8 July 2022, he signed with Arzignano.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Coppa Italia - Kone-De Luca: l'Atalanta "vince" il Napoli" [Coppa Italia – Kone-De Luca: Atalanta "defeats" Napoli] (in Italian). Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Alcuni movimenti del Pescara in questa prima fase di mercato" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ "MERCATO ATALANTA: ALCUNE OPERAZIONI" (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ^ Atlanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  5. ^ Delfino Pescara 1936 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. ^ "Pro Piacenza, Barba torna rossonero. Il 29 amichevole con il Genoa". Libertà (in Italian). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Calciomercato: ceduto Gianluca Barba" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Gianluca Barba è un nuovo giocatore del Piacenza Calcio" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio 1919. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Il centrocampista Gianluca Barba è del Monza 1912 !!". Monza 1912 (in Italian). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ^ "GIANLUCA BARBA IN BIANCAZZURRO!" (in Italian). Giana Erminio. 24 January 2019.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE! Gianluca Barba arriva in prestito dal Monza" (Press release) (in Italian). Pontedera. 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Gianluca Barba al Pontedera - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.monzacalcio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Mercato Arzignano, ufficiale: Gianluca Barba firma fino al 2024 ed è il primo acquisto dei giallocelesti". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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