Luca Lombardi (born 6 December 2002) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Early career

Lombardi began his youth career at hometown club

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, before leaving the club in 2017 following the club's disestablishment. After brief experiences with

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and

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, Lombardi moved to Recanatese in summer 2018 on a free transfer. Following his first-team debut on 17 February 2019, Lombardi became a starter for Recanatese in

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, playing six games in 2018–19. The following season, Lombardi played 16 games in the first half of the

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season.

Monza

On 2 January 2000, Lombardi joined

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side

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. He made his professional debut on 27 October 2020, coming on as a substitute in a

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third-round game against

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; Monza won the match on

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. On 28 January 2021, Lombardi was sent on a six-month loan to

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

in the Serie C. He played two league games in

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, both as a starter. On 20 July 2021, Lombardi moved to Serie C side

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on a one-year loan.

Pescara

On 13 July 2022, Lombardi joined Serie C side

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, alongside teammate

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, as part of a swap deal involving Alessandro Sorrentino moving the other way.

Loan to Alessandria

On 12 August 2022, he joined

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on loan.

Pineto

On 26 July 2023, Lombardi signed a two-year contract with

, freshly promoted to

Personal life

Lombardi's father, Massimo, is a football coach.

Career statistics

References

2002 births Living people Footballers from Ancona Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders US Ancona players AC ChievoVerona players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players US Recanatese players AC Monza players SSD Città di Teramo players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Serie D players Serie C players {{Italy-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub