Luca Rizzo (born 24 April 1992) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Sampdoria
A youth product of hometown club
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria.
Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the ...
, Rizzo had spent 3 seasons on loan to lower divisions, for
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy
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clubs
Pergocrema and
Foligno
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in 2011–12 season;
Pisa
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in 2012–13 season.
On 9 July 2013, he was spotted by
Serie B
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club
Modena
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A town, and seat of an archbis ...
in temporary deal with an option to co-own the player. Modena exercised the option after a successful season, however Sampdoria also exercised the counter-option.
Bologna
On 30 June 2015, Rizzo joined Serie A newcomers
Bologna
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in a temporary deal with an obligation to buy at the end of season, for €5.240 million.
On 31 January 2019, he joined
Carpi
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Places
* Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Carpi
* Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Roman Catholic titular see
People ...
on loan.
On 9 August 2019, he joined
Livorno
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on loan.
Pro Vercelli
After not playing in the first half of the 2020–21 season, on 27 January 2021 he signed with
Serie C
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club
Pro Vercelli
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.
Lavagnese
On 19 August 2023, Rizzo signed with
Serie D
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side
Lavagnese. On 24 November 2023, after 8 appearances for the club, it was confirmed, that Rizzo's contract had been terminated.
Serie D mercato. Nuovo innesto per la Lavagnese: arriva dal Sangiuliano City
tuttocampo.it, 24 November 2023
References
External links
Lega Serie A profile
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Living people
1992 births
Footballers from Genoa
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
UC Sampdoria players
US Pergolettese 1932 players
ASD Città di Foligno 1928 players
Pisa SC players
Modena FC 2018 players
Bologna FC 1909 players
SPAL players
Atalanta BC players
Calcio Foggia 1920 players
AC Carpi players
US Livorno 1915 players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
USD Lavagnese 1919 players
21st-century Italian sportsmen