Luca Del Papa (born 7 February 1994) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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** Power forward (basketball)
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.
Career
Born in
Montesilvano
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, in the Province of Pescara, Abruzzo region, Del Papa started his career at
Delfino Pescara 1936
Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional football in Italy, Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo.
The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C, but will play in Serie B in the 2025–26 s ...
. On 5 August 2010 he was signed by
Juventus
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in a
co-ownership deal worth €300,000 over a 3-year contract,
[Delfino Pescara 1936 Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 ]
PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
/ref> as part of the deal that transferred Riccardo Maniero
Riccardo Maniero (born 26 November 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Savoia.
Career Juventus and loans
Maniero began his youth career with Juventus and was promoted to the Primavera reserve team in 2005. ...
to Pescara for €450,000.[ Del Papa was a member of Juve's U17 team during the 2010–11 season, as well as its reserve team during the 2011–12 season. However, he only played once for the latter due to injury. At age 18 he signed a new 3-year contract with Juventus. Circa January 2013 Del Papa left for the Hungarian club ]Budapest Honvéd FC
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(re-joining Juve teammate Raffaele Alcibiade
Raffaele Alcibiade (born 23 May 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Pro Patria.
Club career Juventus
Alcibiade began his career with Italian and European powerhouse Juventus. He started out in youth r ...
); however, he was only able to play for their second team. On 19 June 2013 Del Papa was acquired by Juventus outright, with Maniero moved to Abruzzo in the same formula.
On 28 August 2013 Del Papa and Alberto Gallinetta were signed by Lega Pro Seconda Divisione
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History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging ...
club Chieti
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from Juventus.
References
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Italian men's footballers
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
Juventus FC players
Budapest Honvéd FC II players
SSD Chieti FC 1922 players
Men's association football forwards
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Footballers from the Province of Pescara
1994 births
Living people
21st-century Italian sportsmen