Luca Pellegrini (footballer, born 1999) explained

Luca Pellegrini
Full Name:Luca Pellegrini[1]
Birth Date:1999 3, df=yes[2]
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Height:1.78 m[3]
Position:Left-back, left wing-back
Currentclub:Lazio
(on loan from Juventus)
Clubnumber:3
Youthclubs1:Cinecittà Bettini
Youthyears2:–2011
Youthclubs2:Nuova Tor Tre Teste
Youthyears3:2011–2018
Youthclubs3:Roma
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Roma
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Cagliari (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–
Clubs3:Juventus
Caps3:18
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Cagliari (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Genoa (loan)
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
Caps6:9
Goals6:0
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Lazio (loan)
Caps7:26
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalteam1:Italy U16
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalteam2:Italy U17
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2016
Nationalteam3:Italy U18
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2016–2017
Nationalteam4:Italy U19
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018–2019
Nationalteam5:Italy U20
Nationalcaps5:7
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2018–2020
Nationalteam6:Italy U21
Nationalcaps6:5
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2020
Nationalteam7:Italy
Nationalcaps7:1
Nationalgoals7:0
Club-Update:23:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:11 November 2020

Luca Pellegrini (born 7 March 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back or left wing-back for club Lazio, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Roma

On 17 April 2018, Pellegrini signed his first professional contract with A.S. Roma keeping him at the club until 2021.[4]

Pellegrini joined the first team in the 2018–19 season, aged 19. He made his professional and Serie A debut in a 4–0 win over Frosinone on 26 September 2018, making the assist for Aleksandar Kolarov's goal.[5] [6] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 2 October 2018, in the group stage match won 5–0 against FC Viktoria Plzeň.

Loan to Cagliari

On 31 January 2019, Pellegrini joined Cagliari on loan until 30 June 2019.[7]

Juventus

On 30 June 2019, Luca Pellegrini joined Serie A champions Juventus for €22 million, with Leonardo Spinazzola moving in the opposite direction for €29.5 million.[8] On 19 August 2019, he rejoined Cagliari on loan for the 2019–20 season.[9] On 26 September 2020, Pellegrini moved to Genoa on a one-year loan.[10] He moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on a one-year loan on 12 August 2022.[11] On 31 January 2023, Pellegrini was recalled from the Eintracht loan and loaned to Lazio instead, with an option to buy.[12] On 17 August 2023, Pellegrini rejoined Lazio on a two-year loan with the option to make the deal permanent, which becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met.[13]

International career

Pellegrini made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly match lost 1–0 against Belgium.

With the Italy U20 side he took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which Italy achieved a fourth–place finish.[14]

He received his first call up to the Italy senior squad for the team's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Armenia and Finland in September 2019.[15]

He made his senior debut with Italy on 11 November 2020, featuring as a substitute in a 4–0 friendly win over Estonia in Florence.[16]

Despite appearing in earlier qualifiers,[17] he was not selected for Italy's 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad. He was unavailable for selection as he was suffering from a persistent adductor muscle injury beginning in February 2021.[18]

Style of play

Although he usually plays as a left-back, Pellegrini has also been used as an offensive-minded central midfielder, known as the "mezzala" role, in Italian. A physically powerful and technically gifted defender, he is also known for his quality, stamina, consistency, and work-rate. Regarded in the media as a promising young player, in July 2019 he was included in UEFA.com's "50 for the future" list of "ones to watch in 2019–20."[6] [19] [20] [21]

Career statistics

Club

[22]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma2018–19Serie A40002060
Cagliari (loan)2018–19Serie A120120
2019–20Serie A24000240
Total36000360
Genoa (loan)2020–21Serie A11010120
Juventus2021–22Serie A180201000210
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)2022–23Bundesliga901040140
Lazio (loan)2022–23Serie A70001080
2023–24Serie A191204010261
Total261205010341
Career total104160130101241

International

[22]

Honours

Juventus

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy . FIFA . 6 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Luca Pellegrini: Overview . ESPN . 21 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Luca Pellegrini . Eintracht Frankfurt . de . 3 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927213952/https://profis.eintracht.de/2022-2023/kader/luca-pellegrini/ . 27 September 2022 . dead .
  4. Web site: Luca Pellegrini signs long-term contract with Roma. www.asroma.com.
  5. Web site: Roma vs. Frosinone - 26 September 2018 - Soccerway. us.soccerway.com.
  6. Web site: Luca Pellegrini, chi è il nuovo talento della Roma: dal no al Liverpool all'esordio in A . sport.sky.it . Italian . Pietrella . Francesco . 27 September 2018 . 30 January 2020 .
  7. Web site: UFFICIALE: Cagliari, rinforzo a sinistra. Preso il giovane Luca Pellegrini. 31 January 2019. Italian.
  8. Web site: Benvenuto in bianconero a Luca Pellegrini!. Juventus.com. 1 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Juventus starlet Pellegrini returns to Cagliari on loan. 19 August 2019. 20 August 2019.
  10. News: Luca Pellegrini in prestito al Genoa - Juventus. 26 September 2020. 26 September 2020. Juventus F.C.. it.
  11. Web site: 12 August 2022 . Luca Pellegrini in prestito all’Eintracht . 12 August 2022 . Juventus F.C. . it.
  12. Web site: S.S. Lazio. Luca Pellegrini in biancoceleste a titolo temporaneo. 31 January 2023. 31 January 2023. it.
  13. Web site: Luca Pellegrini è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste. 17 August 2023. S.S. Lazio.
  14. Web site: Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615095302/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/mina-sparks-historic-finish-for-ecuador . dead . 15 June 2019 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 14 June 2019.
  15. News: Italia, in 26 per Armenia e Finlandia: prima chiamata per Luca Pellegrini – Archived copy . La Gazzetta dello Sport . Italian . 30 August 2019 . 7 September 2020 .
  16. Web site: A Grifo brace and goals from Bernardeschi and Orsolini secure a comfortable win against Estonia. www.figc.it. 11 November 2020. 12 November 2020.
  17. Web site: UEFA. Republic of Ireland U21 v Italy U21 2021 Euro qualifier summary. 10 June 2019. 9 July 2021.
  18. Web site: GonfiaLaRete. Infortunio Pellegrini, si ferma di nuovo il calciatore del Genoa. Pellegrini injury, the Genoa player stops again. 20 February 2021. it.
  19. Web site: Luca Pellegrini: 'Carichi per i quarti. Mezzala anche in futuro? Dipende...' . www.calciomercato.com . Italian . 7 June 2019 . 30 January 2020 .
  20. Web site: Luca Pellegrini is Bianconero! . Juventus F.C. . 30 June 2019 . 30 January 2020 .
  21. Web site: 50 for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch in 2019/20 . UEFA.com . 30 July 2019 . 30 January 2020 .
  22. Web site: Luca Pellegrini. Soccerway. 11 November 2020.