Luca Clemenza

Luca Clemenza (born 9 July 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Sion.

Luca Clemenza
Clemenza with Padova in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luca Clemenza
Date of birth (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997
Place of birth Cittiglio, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sion
Number 7
Youth career
Crespadoro
Arzignano
Montecchio Maggiore
0000–2011 Vicenza
2011–2017 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Juventus 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Ascoli (loan) 28 (2)
2018–2019 → Padova (loan) 22 (2)
2019–2020 → Juventus U23 19 (2)
2020 → Pescara (loan) 14 (1)
2020– Sion 7 (0)
National team
2012 Italy U16 2 (0)
2013 Italy U17 2 (0)
2018 Italy U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Loan to Ascoli

On 11 August 2017, Clemenza was loaned to Serie B club Ascoli on a season-long loan deal. On 26 August he made his Serie B debut for Ascoli as a substitute replacing Gianmarco De Feo in the 62nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Cittadella.[1] On 3 September, Clemenza played his first match as a starter, a 1–0 home win over Pro Vercelli, he was replaced by Enrico Baldini in the 59th minute.[2] On 21 October he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–1 away draw against Ternana.[3] On 9 December, Clemenza scored his first professional goal in the third minute of a 1–1 home draw against Virtus Entella.[4] On 24 February 2018 he scored his second goal in the 51st minute of a 2–1 home win over Cesena.[5] Clemenza ended his loan to Ascoli with 30 appearances, 2 goals and 7 assists.[6]

Loan to Padova

On 17 August 2018, Clemenza was signed by Serie B side Padova on a season-long loan deal.[7] On 27 August he made his debut for Padova in a 1–1 away draw against Hellas Verona, he was replaced by Jérémie Broh in the 89th minute.[8] One week later, on 1 September he played his first entire match for Padova, a 1–0 home win over Venezia.[9] On 23 September he scored his first goal for Padova in the 26th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Cremonese.[10] On 30 December he scored his second goal for the club in the 47th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Livorno.[11] Clemenza ended his season-long loan to Padova with 22 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists.[6]

Loan to Pescara

On 31 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Pescara on loan.[12]

Sion

On 12 October 2020, Clemenza signed to Swiss club Sion.[13]

International career

Clemenza represented Italy at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-20 level. On 4 September 2012 he made his debut at U-16 level as a substitute replacing Valerio Trani in the 41st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Switzerland U-16. On 30 August 2013 he made his debut at U-17 level as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 57th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Portugal U-17. On 22 March 2018, Clemenza made his debut at U-20 level in a 1–0 away defeat against Czech Republic U-20, he was replaced by Ferdinando Del Sole in the 84th minute.

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 November 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ascoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 28 2 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 30 2
Padova (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 22 2 0 0 — — 22 2
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Career total 62 5 2 0 — 2 0 66 5
  1. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-out.

Honours

Club

Juventus Primavera

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 August 2017.
  2. "Ascoli vs. Pro Vercelli - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. "Ternana vs. Ascoli - 21 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. "Ascoli vs. Virtus Entella - 9 December 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. "Ascoli vs. Cesena - 24 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  6. "Italy - L. Clemenza - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Padova, colpo Clemenza: arriva in prestito dalla Juventus - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  8. "Hellas Verona vs. Calcio Padova - 26 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. "Calcio Padova vs. Venezia - 1 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  10. "Calcio Padova vs. Cremonese - 23 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  11. "Livorno vs. Calcio Padova - 30 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  12. "Ultime operazioni del mercato invernale #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 31 January 2020.
  13. "UFFICIALE: Juventus, ceduto al Sion Clemenza. In Svizzera ritrova Grosso".
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