Gianluca Barba (born 27 February 1995) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

Arzignano Arzignano is an industrial town and ''comune'' in the Province of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy. It is located from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo. History In 1413, during a campaign of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Republic of Venice, its ...

Career

Born in Fiorenzuola, Barba began his career on hometown's

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's youth categories, and was promoted to main squad for 2013–14 season, receiving the no. 92 jersey. On 4 December 2013 Barba made his professional debut, starting in a 2-0 home win over

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, for the campaign's

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. On 27 June 2015 Barba was signed by Serie B club

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, with Denis Di Rocco moved to opposite direction. Both players were tagged for €1.5 million, making a paper profit of about €1.5 million on both side. Barba returned to Pro Piacenza on loan in July 2015. On 14 July 2016 Barba was signed by city rival

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. In June 2018, he was signed by

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club

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after spending two seasons with Pro Piacenza. On 24 January 2019, he joined

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on loan. On 1 July 2019, he joined

Pontedera Pontedera (; ) is an Italian comune with a population of 30070, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florence. It houses the headquarte ...

on loan. On 1 September 2020, Barba permanently joined Pontedera on a free contract. On 8 July 2022, he signed with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barba, Gianluca 1995 births Living people People from Fiorenzuola d'Arda Footballers from the Province of Piacenza Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Serie C players Atalanta BC players AS Pro Piacenza 1919 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players AC Monza players AS Giana Erminio players US Città di Pontedera players FC Arzignano Valchiampo players 21st-century Italian sportsmen