Luca Calapai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Messina, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Catania | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Catania | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barletta (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Modena | 96 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Carpi | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Catania | 108 | (5) |
| 2022– | Crotone | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2022 | |||
Luca Calapai (born 20 May 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Crotone in the Italian Serie B.
Club career
Calapai began his professional career within the youth ranks of Arcoiris, before eventually earning call-ups to the first team towards the end of the 2011-12 Serie A campaign, under former coach, Vincenzo Montella. He made his Serie A debut on 13 May 2012, as a 79th-minute substitute in a 0-2 home loss to Udinese.
On 12 July 2012, Calapai was sent out on loan to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione with S.S. Barletta Calcio.[1] He was a first team regular for the club, making 28 appearances and scoring 1 goal during the 2012-13 statistical season. He returned to Catania on 30 June 2013.
On 1 July 2013, Calapai was officially sold to Modena F.C. on a co-ownership deal with Catania.[2]
On 16 July 2018, he rejoined his first club Catania (which was relegated to the third-tier Serie C by then), signing a 4-year contract.[3]
On 25 January 2022, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Serie B club Crotone.[4]
References
- ^ "Calciomercato, il Barletta mette la 'sesta' con Calapai. Ufficiale l'ingaggio del terzino destro classe 1993 dal Catania". barlettaviva.it (in Italian). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Calapai va al Modena". calciomercato.it (in Italian). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Luca Calapai dal Carpi al Catania, a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Calapai è rossoblù. Benvenuto Luca!" (in Italian). Crotone. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links
- Luca Calapai at TuttoCalciatori (in Italian)
- Luca Calapai at Full Soccer
- Luca Calapai at Soccerway
- CS1 Italian-language sources (it)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
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- 1993 births
- Sportspeople from Messina
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Catania S.S.D. players
- A.S.D. Barletta 1922 players
- Modena F.C. players
- A.C. Carpi players
- F.C. Crotone players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Footballers from Sicily