Luis Hasa (born 6 January 2004) is an Italian professional

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who plays as an

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for club

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. Hasa represented Italy national team at youth levels. He was part of Italy's squad at the

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, and was named Player of the Tournament.

Early life

Hasa was born in

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, in the

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, to

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parents, Arbeni and Naiada Hasa. His eldest brother, Alessio, started playing football next to the pitch at San Domenico Savio, where he also went as soon as he started taking his first steps. Due to his parents' heritage, he also has Albanian citizenship.

Club career

Early career

His talent was discovered at the age of seven, in a training session with the Pulcini of San Domenico Savio, a team that has its home in Asti, by football scout Marko Burbelo. Burbelo contacted

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directly, which led Hasa to joining the Juventus

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Juventus

Youth sector

Hasa has played for Juventus at various youth levels. In the 2021–22

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season, he played for Juventus U19 and made 14 appearances and scored two goals. In the following season, he scored seven goals in 29 appearances.

Juventus Next Gen

On 17 December 2022, he was included in the Juventus Next Gen squad in the match against Virtus Verona in the 2022–23

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season, but did not make it onto the pitch. On 12 August 2023, he was brought in by

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to join the Juventus first-team in a pre-season friendly in a 0–0 draw against

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. He entered the field as a substitute in the second half.

Lecce

On 30 August 2024, Hasa signed with

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club

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. He made one

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appearance for Lecce during his time with the club.

Napoli

On 8 January 2025, Hasa moved to

. and in the 2024–25 season, Luis Hasa won the Serie A with Napoli.

International career

Hasa is eligible to play for his country of birth,

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, and

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, as both his parents are Albanian. He is a youth international for Italy. In June 2023, he was included in the Italy under-19 squad for the

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, where the ''Azzurrini'' eventually won their second continental title. He was named Player of the Tournament. He scored a crucial equaliser in the final

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game against

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which took Italy through as runners-up. In the final, Hasa created yet another goal with a pinpoint left-footed cross which Michael Kayode headed in for the game's key moment.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Italy U19 *

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Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

* UEFA European Under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasa, Luis 2004 births Footballers from Lazio Footballers from the Province of Frosinone Living people Italian people of Albanian descent Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Juventus FC players Juventus Next Gen players US Lecce players SSC Napoli players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders