Gianluca Piccoli (born 30 May 1997) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Torino

Piccoli joined to

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in July 2015 from Serie B club

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Loan to Forlì

On 15 July 2016, Piccoli was signed by

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Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

on a season-long loan deal for the 2016–17 season. On 27 August he made his professional debut in Serie C for Forlì as a substitute replacing Tommaso Tentoni in the 43rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 22 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter and his first entire match for Forlì, a 0–0 away draw against

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. Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Forlì with 18 appearances, only 5 as a starter, however after losing the play-out matches against

Fano Fano () is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by pop ...

, Forli was relegated in

, he was an unused substitute during the play-out.

Loan to Ravenna

On 1 August 2017, Piccoli was loaned to

side

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on a season-long loan deal. Four weeks later, on 27 August, he made his debut for Ravenna in Serie C as a substitute replacing Christian Cenci in the 64th minute of a 1–0 home win over Fermana. On 17 September, Piccoli played his first match as a starter in Serie C, a 3–2 away defeat against

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, he was replaced by Carmine De Sena in the 53rd minute. On 10 February 2018 he played his first entire match for Ravenna, a 2–1 home defeat against

. Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Ravenna with 29 appearances, including only 10 as a starter.

Loan to Giana Erminio

On 17 July 2018, Piccoli was signed by

club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Antonio Palma in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 away win over

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in the first round of

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. On 16 September he made his debut in Serie C for Giana Erminio as a substitute replacing Riccardo Chiarello in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vicenza Virtus. On 17 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Giana Erminio, a 1–1 home draw against

, he was replaced by Andrea Mandelli in the 74th minute. On 21 October he scored his first professional goal in 65th minute of a 3–0 away win over

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. On 11 November he played his first entire match of the season, a 0–0 home draw against

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. Piccoli ended his loan with 30 appearances and 1 goal.

Giana Erminio

On 2 July 2019, after one year on loan, Piccoli joined to

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on a free-transfer and a 2-year contract. On 25 August he played his first match of the season for the club as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Remedi in the 68th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against

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. Three weeks later, on 15 September, he played his first entire match for the club in this season, a 1–1 away draw against Gozzano. One week later, Piccoli scored his first goal of the season in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 13 October he scored his second goal in the 20th minute of a 2–1 home win over

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. However at the end of the first season at Giana Erminio, after having made 27 appearancesand scored 2 goals, he became a free agent.

Livorno

On 6 November 2020, Piccoli joined to

side

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on a free-transfer. Only two days later, on 8 November, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Matteo Pallecchi in the 63rd minute, however he was sent-off with a red card in the 92nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against

. On 14 November, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Livorno, a 2–1 home defeat against

, he was replaced after 82 minute by Lorenzo Pecchia. One weeks later, on 21 November, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away defeat against

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Grosseto

On 1 February 2021, he moved to

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Torino Primavera *

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: 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Piccoli, Gianluca 1997 births Living people Italian men's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football midfielders Torino FC players Forlì FC players Ravenna FC players AS Giana Erminio players US Livorno 1915 players US Grosseto 1912 players ASD Città di Varese players AC Prato players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen