Luca Martinelli is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Cerignola
Cerignola (; nap, label= Cerignolano, Ceregnòule ) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy, at , after Rome and Ra ...
.
Career
In January 2013 Martinelli was signed by
Juve Stabia outright. In summer 2013 half of the registration rights of Martinelli was exchanged with
Yves Baraye of
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
. Half of the registration rights of Baraye was valued for €500,000.
[A.C. Chievo-Verona S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian)]
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Martinelli returned to Juve Stabia in a temporary deal for 2013–14 season. In January 2014 Juve Stabia bought back Martinelli for an undisclosed fee,[ as well as Vincenzo Carrotta was sold to Juve Stabia for €400,000.][ Baraye also returned to Chievo in January for an undisclosed fee.][
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Empoli
In January 2014 Martinelli was signed by Empoli F.C.
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Juve Stabia signed Samuele Romeo in exchange. Both Martinelli and Romeo were valued for €1.5 million. On 1 September 2014 he was loaned to Novara, with Romano Perticone moved to Empoli. Martinelli also changed his Empoli shirt number from 3 to 58 in 2014, and again to 55 in 2015.
Messina
In summer 2015 he was sold to ACR Messina
Associazioni Calcio Riunite Messina S.r.l. is a football club based in Messina, Sicily, Italy, that competes in the Serie C, the third tier of the Italian football league system.
History
Football in Messina
The origins of the team go ...
. He signed a 3-year contract in November 2015.
Foggia
On 10 July 2016 Martinelli was signed by Foggia in a 2-year contract.
Catanzaro
On 16 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Catanzaro
Catanzaro (, or ; scn, label= Catanzarese, Catanzaru ; , or , ''Katastaríoi Lokrói''; ; la, Catacium), also known as the "City of the two Seas", is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its p ...
.
References
External links
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legaserieb profile
1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Milan
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione players
Calcio Lecco 1912 players
AC Mezzocorona players
AS Cittadella players
SS Juve Stabia players
Empoli FC players
Novara FC players
ACR Messina players
Calcio Foggia 1920 players
US Catanzaro 1929 players
SS Audace Cerignola players
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