Luca Bertoni (born 19 June 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Bertoni started his football career at

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, playing in their

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. On 11 July 2012, after finishing his youth formation with Milan, he joined

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in a season-long loan, and made his senior debuts with the

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side. On 12 July 2013, Bertoni moved to

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in a co-ownership deal with Milan. He made his division debut on 24 August, starting in a 0–1 loss at

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. He returned in 2014 to the previous team

, in the Lega Pro. On 18 July 2016, Bertoni completed a loan move to

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. The club also had the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. He was handed squad number 70, and made his competitive debut on 3 August in the returning leg of Champions League third qualifying round against Red Bull Salzburg, playing in the last two minutes in an eventual 2–0 away defeat (3–0 on aggregate). Bertoni made his first Albanian Superliga appearance in the opening league match on 7 September against Luftëtari Gjirokastër, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–0 win. Following the dismissal of

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, Bertoni did not play in October, and on 25th, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent. On 3 July 2018, Bertoni signed for Italian club Pro Patria in an undisclosed fee.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoni, Luca 1992 births Living people People from Vizzolo Predabissi Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players AC Milan players FC Südtirol players AC Carpi players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Alcione Milano players Kategoria Superiore players FK Partizani Tirana players Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan 21st-century Italian sportsmen