Luca Marrone (born 28 March 1990) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, a ''

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'' in the

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, Marrone began playing

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with local club Lascaris in 1995 at the age of five and was scouted by provincial giants

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and

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. A childhood Juventus fan, he chose the latter and joined their youth system at age eight.

Juventus

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called Marrone to join the first team squad for the 2009–10 Serie A pre-season. After taking part in a number of friendly matches and pre-season tournaments, including the

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and the TIM Trophy, Marrone was called up to the Juventus bench for the season opener against

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. He went on to make his Serie A debut as a 70th-minute substitute for Tiago. He also received a yellow card later in that match. In September, he made his second appearance against

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as a late substitute for

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and was named on the bench for a number of important Serie A and European matches. In February 2010, he captained the ''Primavera'' team to a successful defence of the Viareggio Tournament title. He was once again called up for the summer training camp with the first team prior to the

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season under new head coach

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. On 1 July 2010, Marrone was sent to

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with former ''Primavera'' teammate

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on a season-long loan deal in order to gain regular first-team playing time. He had a relatively successful spell with the

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side under former Juventus player

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and helped the side reach second-place and gain automatic promotion back to

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. Marrone returned to Juventus on 30 June 2011 upon the expiration of the loan deal. He was to be loaned out again until Conte, who had been recently appointed new Juventus manager, blocked the move and included the youngster in his plans for the upcoming season. He made his first start for the club in the

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fixture against

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and first appearance of the season away at

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in January. His first assist came in an away victory against

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. He started his first Serie A match and scored his first top-flight goal in the return leg against the club from

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on the last matchday of the season, as Juventus won the ''

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'' undefeated. Marrone started in the opening match of the 2012–13 Serie A season against

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in a 2–0 win, replacing the injured

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in an unfamiliar position as centre back but managed to help keep a clean sheet. Throughout the remainder of the 2012–13 Serie A campaign, he was regularly utilized in central defence after that match. For the second season running, Marrone and Juventus finished the campaign as champions of Italy.

Sassuolo

Initially part of the first-team plans for Juventus prior to the start of the 2013–14 Serie A season, Marrone was sold to newly promoted Serie A side

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on 2 September 2013 on a co-ownership deal. The deal served as an exchange for 50% of the contract of Sassuolo's

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, who joined Juventus on a co-ownership deal but remained at Sassuolo on loan for the 2013–14 campaign. Marrone's season with the ''neroverdi'' began well, but was ultimately hampered by injuries that limited the midfielder to just 15 league appearances. On 20 June 2014, the co-ownership deal was renewed between Sassuolo and Juventus, with Sassuolo retaining the playing rights for the player.

Return to Juventus

On 3 July 2014, however, Marrone returned to Juventus once more after Juventus bought out the remaining 50% of his contract from Sassuolo in a deal worth €5 million (€500,000 plus the transfer of Federico Peluso). He also signed a five-year contract that binds him to Juventus until 30 June 2019.

Hellas Verona (loan)

Marrone joined

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on loan from Juventus on 28 January 2016. He made his debut on 7 February 2016 against

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for the club where Verona were fighting from relegation. Marrone provided three assist to all three goals which ended as draw.

Zulte Waregem (loan)

In August 2016, Marrone was loaned out to Zulte Waregem. In January 2023, Zulte Waregem offered a two-and-a-half-year contract to bring Marrone back but was rejected for personal reasons.

Bari (loan)

On 26 August 2017 Marrone joined

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Second loan to Hellas Verona

On 4 August 2018, Marrone re-joined Verona on another season-long loan with an obligation to buy.

Loan to Crotone

On 29 August 2019, Marrone joined

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

Monza

On 31 August 2021, Marrone joined Serie B side

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on a permanent deal. He made his debut on 11 September, in a 1–1 league draw against

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Lecco

On 30 August 2023, Marrone signed a two-year contract with

. On 1 February 2024, he was loaned to

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, with an option to buy.

International career

Marrone made his debut with the Italy under-21 squad on 13 October 2009, under coach

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, in a qualifier match against

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. In March 2010, he scored his first goal for the ''Azzurrini'', a 20-yard volley in a 2–0 victory over

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to put them second in their qualifying group. Under former ''Primavera'' coach Ciro Ferrara, he continued to be a regular.

Style of play

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skilled in retrieving balls and restarting plays, Marrone is also gifted with a good

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. He prefers the role of

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in front of the defense, however he can be used if necessary as a

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Siena *

runner-up:

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Juventus *

: 2011–12,

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, 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15; runner-up:

Zulte Waregem *

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: 2016–17

References

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