Luca Antonelli (; born 11 February 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Early life Antonelli was born in Monza. He is the son of Roberto Antonelli, a former footballer who played for A.C. Milan from 1977 until 1982 as a striker.
Club career 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 A.C. Milan for the rest of the Serie A season. He made his first appearance for the Gialloblu against Livorno on 16 March 2008.
Parma 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.
Genoa In January 2011, Antonelli was transferred to Genoa for €7 million. Genoa also signed Alberto Paloschi for €4.35 million and sold Raffaele Palladino (€3 million) and Francesco Modesto (€2.5 million) to Parma.Parma FC Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 Require purchase in CCIAA The club soon sold Domenico Criscito as Antonelli had succeeded Criscito as full back.
Return to A.C. Milan In February 2015, Antonelli moved back to his debut club A.C. Milan, for a fee of €4.5 millionGenoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.
On his debut for his return to Milan on 7 February 2015, Antonelli scored a goal from a corner kick off a header to tie the match with Juventus at 1–1, which did not prove decisive, as Milan eventually lost the match 3–1.
Empoli On 11 August 2018, Antonelli transferred to Empoli. On 5 October 2020, his contract with Empoli was terminated by mutual consent.
Miami FC On 17 February 2021, Antonelli was signed by USL Championship side Miami FC. On 10 November 2022, after two seasons with Miami, Antonelli announced his retirement from professional football.
International career Antonelli made his senior international debut with the Italy national team on 3 September 2010 against Estonia in Tallinn.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBari (loan)2007–08Serie B17130——171Parma2007–08Serie A8000——802008–09Serie B14020——1602009–10Serie A24110——2512010–1112000——120Total58130——611Genoa2010–11Serie A11100——1112011–1211020——1302012–1333110——3412013–1430310——3132014–1519310——203Total104850——1098A.C. Milan2006–07Serie A1020——302014–1512100——1212015–1628340——3232016–177010—1Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana0902017–18601061—131Total544806110695Empoli2018–19Serie A13000——1302019–20Serie B12121——1422020–210000——00Total251210000272Miami FC2021USLC110——0011020228000—0080Total190000000190Career total27815211611030517
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly201020201100201200201340201410201530201630Total130
Honours Milan UEFA Champions League: 2006–07 Supercoppa Italiana: 2016
References
External links
AIC Profile FIGC Profile