Luca Ghiringhelli (born 23 January 1992) is an Italian professional

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who plays for

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club

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as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Ghiringhelli started playing football with local amateur team Don Orione, before joining

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in 2002. He spent nine seasons in the club's youth system and he was a member of the

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side who won the

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in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.

SPAL

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Ghiringhelli moved to

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club

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in a co-ownership deal. He made a total of 22 league appearances for the club. At the end of the season, the co-ownership was resolved in favour of Milan via a blind auction.

Novara

For the 2012–13 season, Ghiringhelli joined

side

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, once again in a co-ownership deal with Milan. He scored his first goal with Novara in the match

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Juve Stabia

On 18 June 2013,

bought out the full ownership rights of Ghiringhelli. On 1 July 2013 Ghiringhelli joined Serie B club

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in a definitive deal.

Pavia

In summer 2014 Ghiringhelli joined

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club

on a free transfer.

Reggiana

On 11 July 2016, he signed for fellow

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team Reggiana on a free transfer.

Ternana

On 9 June 2021, he joined

on a three-year contract.

International career

Ghiringhelli won a total of seven caps with Italy U-19 between 2010 and 2011.

References

External links

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International Caps
at figc.it {{Ternana Calcio squad 1992 births Sportspeople from Pavia Living people Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Association football defenders A.C. Milan players S.P.A.L. players Novara F.C. players S.S. Juve Stabia players A.C. Pavia 1911 S.S.D. players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players A.S. Cittadella players Ternana Calcio players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Lombardy