Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 April 1992||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Roma | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Grosseto (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2013–2018 | Sassuolo | 52 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Benevento (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Benevento | 32 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Pescara (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Italy U20 | 2 | (2) |
2011–2015 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021 |
Luca Antei (born 19 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.
He began his career with Serie A club Roma. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Antei was training with the club's first-team and he was praised by Walter Sabatini, Roma's director of football, who said he was "growing exponentially" as a player. [3] Serie B side Grosseto announced that they had signed Antei on loan at the end of the transfer window in August 2011. [4] [5] [6] The club also had an option to sign him outright. Having won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera the previous season, [7] the club allowed him to leave temporarily to gain experience. [8] He made his debut for Grosseto on 1 October in a 3–3 draw with Ascoli, replacing Samuele Olivi as a substitute. [9] On 1 June 2012 he had an operation on his knee ( anterior cruciate ligament). [10] In June 2012 Roma paid Grosseto €100,000 as counter-option. [11]
In January 2013 Antei was signed by U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, initially in a temporary deal, with an option to sign 50% registration rights. On 1 July 2013 Sassuolo signed Antei in a co-ownership deal for €500,000. [12] The last 50% registration rights of Antei was purchased on 25 June 2015. [13] for another €500,000. [14]
On 31 August 2017, Antei joined Benevento on a season-long loan deal with obligation to buy. [15]
On 5 October 2020, he joined Pescara on loan. [16] On 27 January 2021, the loan was terminated. [17]
He received his first call-up to the Italy under-21 team, managed by Ciro Ferrara, in August 2011 for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier against Hungary in September. [18] He made his debut the following month in a 7–2 win against Liechtenstein on 6 October. [19]
Luca Antei started his career as a midfielder, until Alberto de Rossi, who at that time was coaching Roma Youth team, adapted him as a central defender. [20] Thanks to his body structure and his tactical skill, Antei is good at areal play. [21]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | [1] | 19 April 1992||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Roma | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2013 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Grosseto (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2013–2018 | Sassuolo | 52 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Benevento (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Benevento | 32 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Pescara (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Italy U20 | 2 | (2) |
2011–2015 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021 |
Luca Antei (born 19 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.
He began his career with Serie A club Roma. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Antei was training with the club's first-team and he was praised by Walter Sabatini, Roma's director of football, who said he was "growing exponentially" as a player. [3] Serie B side Grosseto announced that they had signed Antei on loan at the end of the transfer window in August 2011. [4] [5] [6] The club also had an option to sign him outright. Having won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera the previous season, [7] the club allowed him to leave temporarily to gain experience. [8] He made his debut for Grosseto on 1 October in a 3–3 draw with Ascoli, replacing Samuele Olivi as a substitute. [9] On 1 June 2012 he had an operation on his knee ( anterior cruciate ligament). [10] In June 2012 Roma paid Grosseto €100,000 as counter-option. [11]
In January 2013 Antei was signed by U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, initially in a temporary deal, with an option to sign 50% registration rights. On 1 July 2013 Sassuolo signed Antei in a co-ownership deal for €500,000. [12] The last 50% registration rights of Antei was purchased on 25 June 2015. [13] for another €500,000. [14]
On 31 August 2017, Antei joined Benevento on a season-long loan deal with obligation to buy. [15]
On 5 October 2020, he joined Pescara on loan. [16] On 27 January 2021, the loan was terminated. [17]
He received his first call-up to the Italy under-21 team, managed by Ciro Ferrara, in August 2011 for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier against Hungary in September. [18] He made his debut the following month in a 7–2 win against Liechtenstein on 6 October. [19]
Luca Antei started his career as a midfielder, until Alberto de Rossi, who at that time was coaching Roma Youth team, adapted him as a central defender. [20] Thanks to his body structure and his tactical skill, Antei is good at areal play. [21]