Luca Baldassin (born 28 May 1994) is an Italian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

Club career

Born in

Vittorio Veneto Vittorio Veneto is a city and ''comune'' situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the Cardinal direction, northeast of Italy, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers, borders with the following municipalities: Alpa ...

, Italy, Baldassin started his career at Northeastern Italian club

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

. He was a player for their under-15 team in 2008–09 season, under-17 team in 2009–10 and 2010–11 season. He was booked 6 times in 2010–11 season. After 2 more seasons for Udinese's reserves, Baldassin moved to Lega Pro 2nd Division club

Poggibonsi Poggibonsi is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy. It is located on the River Elsa (river), Elsa and is the main centre of the Valdelsa, Valdelsa Valley. History The area around Poggibonsi was already settled in the Neolithic ...

. The club relegated, both due to the league position and the reduction of total teams and divisions of

Lega Pro The Lega Italiano Calcio Professionistico (Italian for Professional Football Italian League), commonly known as Lega Pro (Pro League), is the governing body that runs the third tier of professional football competitions in Italy, the Serie C. I ...

. In 2014, he was signed by Lega Pro club

Lumezzane Lumezzane (, locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Brescia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 (), it is one of the largest towns in its province. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a s ...

. On 1 February 2016 Baldassin moved to

Padova Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...

in a 5-month contract. On 10 June 2016 Baldassin was signed by

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona. History The name came from t ...

as a free agent. He and Matteo Brunelli were farmed to Lega Pro

Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...

on loan. He wore number 18 shirt, He was the starting midfielder in the 4-3-3-formation that winning Siracusa in the round 1 of

2016–17 Lega Pro The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, ...

. On 1 September 2016 Baldassin and Brunelli were left for fellow third-tier club Lupa Roma from Chievo via Messina, with Felice Gaetano moved to Messina from

Napoli Naples ( ; ; ) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its province-level municipality is the thir ...

via Lupa Roma. On 24 August 2018, Baldassin joined

Serie C The Serie C (), officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing ...

club Viterbese on permanent basis, after playing for them on loan in the 2017–18 season. On 28 November 2019, he signed a contract with Feralpisalò until June 2021. On 5 October 2020 he moved to

Catanzaro Catanzaro (; or ; ), also known as the "City of the two Seas" (), is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its province and the second most populated comune of the region, behind Reggio Calabr ...

on a two-year contract. On 6 August 2021, he joined Serie C club

Renate Renate is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Renatus. It is common in German, Dutch and Norwegian. Notable people with the given name include: *Renate Aschauer-Knaup (born 1948), German singer (Amon Düül II) * Renate Blaue ...

. On 4 August 2024, Baldassin signed with

Campobasso Campobasso (, ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains. Campobas ...

International career

Baldassin was a player for Lega Pro under-21 representative team at 2013–15

International Challenge Trophy The International Challenge Trophy, originally known as the European Challenge Trophy, was an international association football competition. It is open to national teams featuring semi-professional U-23 footballers who have not yet won senior inte ...

. He also played twice in unofficial friendlies, against

Italy national under-20 football team Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team competes for the Under 20 Elite League, held annually and, if qualified, for the FIFA U-20 Worl ...

and

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldassin, Luca 1994 births Living people Footballers from Vittorio Veneto Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players Serie D players Udinese Calcio players US Poggibonsi players FC Lumezzane players Calcio Padova players AC ChievoVerona players ACR Messina players Lupa Roma FC players US Viterbese 1908 players Feralpisalò players US Catanzaro 1929 players AC Renate players Campobasso FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players 21st-century Italian sportsmen