Luca Valzania (born 5 March 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a central midfielder for club

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Club career

Cesena

Valzania started his career at Cesena. On 13 May 2014 he made his professional debut for Cesena in Serie B as a substitute replacing

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in the 76th minute of a 1–0 home win over

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. At the end of 2013–14 season Cesena won the Serie B play-off and it was promoted in Serie A. On 6 January 2015, Valzania made his Serie A debut in a 4–1 home defeat against Napoli, he was replaced by

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in the 79th minute.

Atalanta

On 30 June 2015, Valzania was sold to Atalanta for €6 million. That transfer window Cesena also signed Moussa Koné and

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from Atalanta, for a total transfer fee of €6 million.

Loan to Cesena

On 2 July 2015, Valzania was loaned back to Cesena on a season-long loan deal. On 9 August, Valzania made his debut for Cesena in a 4–0 home win over

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in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. On 5 September he made his Serie B debut for Cesena in a 2–0 home win over Brescia, he was replaced by

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in the 63rd minute. On 19 September he played his first entire match for Cesena, a 3–1 away win over

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. On 1 December he played in the fourth round of Coppa Italia, a 4–1 away defeat against Torino. Valzania ended his loan to Cesena with 19 appearances and 1 assist.

Loan to Cittadella

On 15 July 2016, Valzania was loaned to Serie B club Cittadella on a season-long loan deal. On 7 August he made his debut for Cittadella as a substitute replacing Lucas Chiaretti in the 79th minute of a 2–1 home defeat, after extra-time, against

in the second round of Coppa Italia. On 27 August, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Cittadella in a 2–1 away win over

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, he was replaced by Andrea Schenetti in the 77th minute. On 1 January 2017, Valzania played his first entire match for Cittadella, a 2–0 away win over Trapani. On 22 April he scored his first professional goal in the 66th minute of a 4–1 home win over

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. Valzania ended his season-long loan to Cittadella with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 5 assists.

Loan to Pescara

On 15 July 2017, Valzania left for Pescara on a season-long loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of season. On 12 August he made his debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Christian Capone in the 59th minute of a 3–1 away win over Brescia in the third round of Coppa Italia. On 3 September, Valzania made his Serie B debut for Pescara as a substitute replacing Mamadou Coulibaly in the 65th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Perugia. On 19 September he played his first entire match for Pescara, a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella. On 2 December, Valzania scored twice in a 3–3 home draw against

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. On 8 December he was sent off with a red card in the 90th minute of a 4–2 away defeat against Cesena. On 28 December, Valzania scored his third goal in the 86th minute of a 1–0 home win over Venezia. Valzania ended his loan to Pescara with 34 appearances, 5 goals and 4 assists.

Loan to Frosinone

On 8 January 2019, Valzania joined on loan to Frosinone until 30 June 2019. On 4 February he made his debut for the club in Serie A in a 1–0 home defeat against Lazio, he was replaced by

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after 81 minutes. On 17 March, Valzania scored his first goal for Frosinone, as a substitute, in the 70th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against

. Two weeks later, on 31 March he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 home defeat against SPAL. Three days later, on 3 April, he scored his second goal in the 47th minute of a 3–2 home win over Parma. Valzania ended his season-long loan to Frosinone with 13 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist, however Frosinone was relegated in Serie B.

Cremonese

On 31 August 2019, Valzania joined to Serie B side

on a season-long loan. On 15 September he made his debut for the club in a 4–1 away defeat against

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, he played the entire match. On 5 September 2020, he returned on loan at

until 30 June 2021. On 16 July 2021, he returned to

on a third loan. Cremonese held an obligation to purchase his rights in case of promotion to Serie A.

Loan to SPAL

On 31 August 2022, Valzania joined SPAL on loan until 30 June 2023.

Loan to Ascoli

On 5 January 2024, Valzania was loaned by

International career

On 10 October 2017 he made his debut with Italy U21 team as a substitute replacing

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in the 82nd of a 4–0 home win over Marocco U-20 in an international friendly.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valzania, Luca 1996 births Footballers from Cesena Footballers from the Province of Forlì-Cesena Living people Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers AC Cesena players Atalanta BC players AS Cittadella players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Frosinone Calcio players US Cremonese players SPAL players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Serie A players Serie B players