Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luca Antonelli | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Monza, Italy | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Milan | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Monza | ||
2004–2007 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Milan | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Bari (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Parma | 58 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Genoa | 104 | (8) |
2015– | Milan | 47 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Italy U20 | 1 | (1) |
2010– | Italy | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016 |
Luca Antonelli (born 11 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Milan.
Antonelli was born in Monza. He is the son of Roberto Antonelli, a former footballer who played for Milan from 1977 until 1982 as a striker.
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 Milan for the rest of the Serie A season. He made his first appearance for the Gialloblu against Livorno on 16 March 2008.
In June 2008, Parma had acquired half of the contractual rights from Milan, for €750,000. 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.
In January 2011, Antonelli was transferred to Genoa for €7 million. Genoa also signed Alberto Paloschi for €4.35 million and sold Raffaele Palladino (€3M) and Francesco Modesto (€2.5M) to Parma. The club soon sold Domenico Criscito as Antonelli had succeeded Criscito as full back.