Luca Cigarini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montecchio Emilia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Parma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Parma | 70 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Atalanta | 23 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Napoli | 28 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sevilla (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Atalanta | 150 | (7) |
| 2016– | Sampdoria | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Italy U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2008 | Italy Olympic Team | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 12 October 2011 (UTC). |
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Luca Cigarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːka tʃiɡaˈriːni]; born 20 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Sampdoria as a midfielder.
He is nicknamed il Professore (The Professor) due to his intelligent reading of the game. The Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport has also stated that Cigarini has a similar vision of the game to that of fellow Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo.
He was one of the notable youth products in the 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena.
After Parma was relegated to Serie B in June 2008, he was sold to Atalanta in join-ownership bid, for €4.5 million on 11 July.
On 3 July 2009 Napoli signed the talented and hard-working playmaker from Atalanta on a five-year deal for €10.5 million. Atalanta paid Parma €3.5 million plus half the registration rights of Alessio Manzoni to sign Cigarini outright.
On 2 August 2010, Napoli sent Cigarini to Sevilla FC on a loan deal for the 2010-2011 season for €292,500, upon conclusion of the season, Sevilla will have the option to purchase the midfielder for €7 million.
Cigarini returned to Atalanta on loan in summer 2011 for free. On 4 July 2012 the loan was renewed for €1.25 million loan fee.
On 5 July 2013, after spending two seasons on loan with Atalanta, a co-ownership deal was agreed to with Napoli for €2.75 million. Cigarini continued to play for Atalanta for the upcoming 2013–14 Serie A season. Cigarini scored his first goal of the season against Lazio on 20 October. In June 2014 Atalanta acquired Cigarini outright for €2.35 million. Atalanta paid €5.75 million transfer fee in total to re-acquire Cigarini.
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