Luca Clemenza (born 9 July 1997) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Juventus

Loan to Ascoli

On 11 August 2017, Clemenza was loaned to

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club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 26 August he made his Serie B debut for Ascoli as a substitute replacing Gianmarco De Feo in the 62nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against

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. On 3 September, Clemenza played his first match as a starter, a 1–0 home win over

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, he was replaced by Enrico Baldini in the 59th minute. On 21 October he played his first entire match for Ascoli, a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 9 December, Clemenza scored his first professional goal in the third minute of a 1–1 home draw against

. On 24 February 2018 he scored his second goal in the 51st minute of a 2–1 home win over

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. Clemenza ended his loan to Ascoli with 30 appearances, 2 goals and 7 assists.

Loan to Padova

On 17 August 2018, Clemenza was signed by

side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August he made his debut for Padova in a 1–1 away draw against

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, he was replaced by Jérémie Broh in the 89th minute. One week later, on 1 September he played his first entire match for Padova, a 1–0 home win over

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. On 23 September he scored his first goal for Padova in the 26th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Cremonese. On 30 December he scored his second goal for the club in the 47th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Livorno. Clemenza ended his season-long loan to Padova with 22 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assists.

Loan to Pescara

On 31 January 2020, he joined

club

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on loan.

Loan to Sion

On 12 October 2020, Clemenza signed to Swiss club

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. Upon his return from Sion he was assigned to Juventus U23 for the 2021–22 season.

Second loan to Pescara

On 31 August 2021, he returned to

on another loan, with the club now in

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. On 12 July 2022, Pescara bought him.

Virtus Entella

On the same day, Pescara re-sold his rights to

, with Facundo Lescano moving in the opposite direction as part of the transfer.

International career

Clemenza represented

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at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-20 level. On 4 September 2012 he made his debut at U-16 level as a substitute replacing Valerio Trani in the 41st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Switzerland U-16. On 30 August 2013 he made his debut at U-17 level as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 57th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Portugal U-17. On 22 March 2018, Clemenza made his debut at U-20 level in a 1–0 away defeat against Czech Republic U-20, he was replaced by Ferdinando Del Sole in the 84th minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Juventus Primavera *

Torneo di Viareggio The Torneo di Viareggio ( en, Viareggio Tournament), officially named the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale, is a youth association football tournament held annually in the commune of Viareggio, Italy and its surrounding are ...

: 2016

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clemenza, Luca Living people 1997 births People from Cittiglio Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers FC Arzignano Valchiampo players Juventus FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Calcio Padova players Juventus Next Gen players Delfino Pescara 1936 players FC Sion players Virtus Entella players Serie B players Serie C players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers from the Province of Varese