Gianluca Barba (born 27 February 1995) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

Arzignano Arzignano is an industrial town and ''comune'' in the Province of Vicenza in Veneto, Italy. It is located from Vicenza, in the Valle del Chiampo. History In 1413, during a campaign of King Sigismund of Hungary against the Republic of Venice, its ...

Career

Born in Fiorenzuola, Barba began his career on hometown's

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's youth categories, and was promoted to main squad for 2013–14 season, receiving the no. 92 jersey. On 4 December 2013 Barba made his professional debut, starting in a 2-0 home win over

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

, for the campaign's

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. On 27 June 2015 Barba was signed by Serie B club

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

, with Denis Di Rocco moved to opposite direction. Both players were tagged for €1.5 million, making a paper profit of about €1.5 million on both side. Barba returned to Pro Piacenza on loan in July 2015. On 14 July 2016 Barba was signed by city rival

Piacenza Calcio 1919 Piacenza Calcio 1919, commonly referred to as Piacenza, is an Italian football club based in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. The club currently plays in Serie C. Re-founded in 2012, Piacenza Calcio 1919 acquired the rights to use the brand of the ori ...

. In June 2018, he was signed by

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club

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

after spending two seasons with Pro Piacenza. On 24 January 2019, he joined

Giana Erminio Associazione Sportiva Giana Erminio S.r.l. is an Italian football club based in Gorgonzola, Lombardy. The team currently plays in Italy's . History The club was founded in 1909 as ''Unione Sportiva Argentia'', and later adopted the current name ...

on loan. On 1 July 2019, he joined

Pontedera Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florenc ...

on loan. On 1 September 2020, Barba permanently joined Pontedera on a free contract. On 8 July 2022, he signed with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barba, Gianluca 1995 births Living people People from Fiorenzuola d'Arda Sportspeople from the Province of Piacenza Footballers from Emilia-Romagna Italian footballers Association football defenders Association football wingers Serie C players Atalanta B.C. players A.S. Pro Piacenza 1919 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players A.C. Monza players A.S. Giana Erminio players U.S. Città di Pontedera players F.C. Arzignano Valchiampo players