Luca Scapuzzi (born 15 April 1991) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Caratese. He most notably signed professional terms for

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side

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in 2011 under

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, however he only made two appearances in the

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. During his three-year stay he spent time on loan with

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and

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. He signed for

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in 2014 on a permanent basis and later had a six-year spell with Pro Sesto.

Club career

A.C. Milan Primavera and Portogruaro

Scapuzzi joined

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from Olmi in 2001. He spent eight years at the A.C. Milan academy before released in June 2009. He joined

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at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. Scapuzzi made his professional debut with his new club in the first

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game of the season, a home loss to

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on 23 August 2009. He went on to make a total of 22 league appearances but remained scoreless as Portogruaro won promotion to

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. He made 7 more appearances in the second division before mutually terminating his contract with Portogruaro in July 2011.

Manchester City

On 30 July 2011 Scapuzzi played for the

first team in the Dublin Super Cup while on trial with the Elite Development Squad. He scored after coming on as a substitute late in the game against the

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. After a successful trial period with the EDS Scapuzzi signed a 3-year contract with the club. On 19 September 2011 Scapuzzi made his official debut for the Manchester City first team as a substitute against

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in the

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of the League Cup. Luca played again in the next round of the League Cup on 26 October 2011, this time starting the match against

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, a game in which he made two assists and scored a deflected goal, however the goal was attributed as an own goal to the opposition goalkeeper.

Oldham Athletic (loan)

It was announced on 3 November 2011 that Scapuzzi and fellow EDS youth player Andrea Mancini would both be joining

for two and one-month loan spells respectively. Luca made his debut two days later in the starting eleven that lost 0–2 to local rivals Bury. Unfortunately, he was replaced by substitute goalkeeper

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in only the tenth minute of the game as part of a tactical rearrangement of the 10-man Latics team by manager

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after their goalkeeper

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was shown an early straight red card for an unfair challenge in the penalty box. Three days later Scapuzzi again started for the home side in the

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quarter-final game against

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, this time managing to get on the score sheet before being substituted in the 74th minute. Scapuzzi returned to playing

opponents, as he started against

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in the

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, taking the first shot in the game. On the day of the match, it was reported that Scapuzzi had signed a contract extension until the end of January. Scapuzzi ended his loan spell at Oldham Athletic with a substitute appearance in the 57th minute, in a 0–0 draw. He returned to Manchester City the following day.

Portsmouth (loan)

On 22 March 2012, it was confirmed that Scapuzzi and Rekik will join

in a month's loan. He made his début two days later coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to

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. After just two league appearances, Scapuzzi returned to Manchester City following a disappointing loan spell after finding his playing chances limited.

Varese, Siena (loan)

Scapuzzi signed for Italian Serie B side

on loan on 8 January 2013 until the end of the season. He made his debut as a 77th-minute sub against

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on 22 January 2013. In August 2013 he has signed for Italian Serie B side

on loan. He will wear the No. 14 shirt at

next season.

Calcio Como

Scapuzzi signed for

on 9 September 2014, going on to make 15 appearances over two years.

Pro Sesto

On 11 November 2016 Scapuzzi signed for Italian Serie D side Pro Sesto on a one-year contract until June 2017.

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