Gianluca D'Angelo (born 13 March 1991) is a Swiss professional

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Club career

D'Angelo began his playing career at FC Schwamendingen before moving on to Grasshopper where he rose through the youth ranks, playing regularly for the reserve team. He eventually made his

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debut on 19 July 2009 against FC Sion, coming on as a substitute. During the second half of the 2010–11 season, he went on loan to

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side

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making his debut against FC Lugano on 4 April 2011. At the start of the 2011–12 season D'Angelo again went on loan to a second division club, this time AC Bellinzona. He made his debut on 23 July 2011 against

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International career

D'Angelo is currently a Switzerland youth international having played at under-19 level. He was also named in a 50-man preliminary squad called up for the

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in London but did not make the final team.

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Career history at SFV
* 1991 births Footballers from Zürich Living people Men's association football midfielders Swiss people of Italian descent Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Schaffhausen players AC Bellinzona players FC Winterthur players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players 2. Liga Interregional players {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub