Gianluca Lapadula
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Lapadula | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Milan | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Juventus | ||
| 2004–2007 | Rivoli Collegno | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Treviso (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Pro Vercelli | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ivrea | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Atletico Roma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Ravenna (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → San Marino (loan) | 35 | (24) |
| 2012–2013 | Cesena | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Frosinone (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Gorica (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | → Teramo (loan) | 38 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Pescara | 40 | (27) |
| 2016– | Milan | 20 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2017. |
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Gianluca Lapadula (born 7 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Milan.
Lapadula was born in Turin, to an Italian father from the region of Apulia and a Peruvian mother. He has a brother named David who was also a forward, in the lower amateur leagues.
He is nicknamed Lapagol, due to his goalscoring prowess, and Sir William (in reference to William Wallace) for his strong temperament.
Lapadula began his career with Juventus before releasing in 2004 because he wasn't doing well in his studies. After that he moved to Rivoli, then left on loan to Treviso in 2006. He returned to Piedmont for Serie C2 side Pro Vercelli from Filadelfia Paradiso Calcio on 31 August 2007. He was a player of the reserve. In 2008–09 season, he left for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (ex–Serie C2) side Ivrea, and was selected to the Lega Pro 2nd Div. A representative team for Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament and scored a goal against 2nd Div. C representative team in the third place match. Eventually, Group A finished as the third. In August 2009 he was signed by Parma and spent one season with the Primavera reserve team. In July 2010 left for Atletico Roma.
He made his debut for Atletico Roma on 8 August 2010, in the Coppa Italia preliminary round, lost in extra time (1–2). In January 2011, Lapadula left for Ravenna. He concluded the 2011–12 season as the topscorer in Group A with 24 goals.
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