Gianluca Di Chiara

Gianluca Di Chiara
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Parma
Number 77
Youth career
2003–2007 Parma[2]
2007–2011 Reggiana[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Reggiana 1 (0)
2011–2014 Palermo 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Pavia (loan) 29 (1)
2013–2014 → Latina (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2017 Catanzaro 24 (0)
2015 → Lecce (loan) 8 (1)
2015–2016 → Foggia (loan) 32 (0)
2016–2017 → Perugia (loan) 40 (1)
2017 Perugia 0 (0)
2017–2020 Benevento 32 (0)
2018 → Carpi (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Perugia (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2022 Perugia 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Reggina (loan) 66 (2)
2022–2023 Reggina 32 (0)
2023– Parma 25 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Italy U19[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Gianluca Di Chiara (born 26 December 1993)[2] is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Parma.

Career

Reggiana

Born in Palermo, Sicily, Di Chiara started his career at Emilian club Parma,[2][4] and then Reggiana. He was a member of Reggiana's Allievi under-17 team in 2009–10 season.[5] He made his first team debut in 2010–11 Coppa Italia Lega Pro[2] and league debut in the last round of 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[2]

Palermo

On 29 June 2011, his hometown club Palermo signed Di Chiara in co-ownership deal for €140,000 in a three-year contract.[6][7][8] Di Chiara received call-up from Italy national under-19 football team during his stay with Palermo.[9] In June 2012 Palermo bought Di Chiara outright for another €200,000, as well as adding two more year to the contract.[10][11][12]

On 26 June 2012, he was signed by Pavia in a temporary deal which Pavia received €25,466 as premi di valorizzazione.[2][13][14] On 9 July 2013, Di Chiara and Dario Maltese were signed by Latina.[15][16]

Catanzaro

On 15 January 2014, Di Chiara was signed by Catanzaro in a temporary deal.[17] On 22 July 2014, Catanzaro signed Di Chiara outright.[18][19] On 22 January 2015, Di Chiara and Scuffia were signed by fellow Lega Pro club Lecce in temporary deals, with an option to purchase.[20][21]

On 3 August 2015, he was signed by Foggia in a temporary deal.[22] On 10 August 2016, Di Chiara left for Serie B club Perugia.[23]

Benevento

Loan to Perugia

On 16 July 2019, he returned to Perugia on loan with an obligation to buy.[24]

Reggina

On 23 September 2020, he joined Reggina on a two-year loan.[25] On 12 August 2022, Di Chiara returned to Reggina on a permanent basis and signed a multi-year contract.[26]

Parma

On 31 August 2023, Di Chiara signed a two-year contract with Parma.[27] In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team.

Honours

Parma

References

  1. ^ Lega Serie B profile[permanent dead link‍] (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Pavia, Di Chiara si propone "In fascia darò tutto"". la Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ FIGC Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  4. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°3/E (2007–08)" [Press Release N°3/E (2007–08)] (PDF). Commissione Premi di Preparazione (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 27 August 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°41 (2009–10)" [Press Release N°41 (2009–10)] (PDF). Settore Giovanile Scolastico (SGS) (in Italian). FIGC. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Movimenti di mercato" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. ^ "IL PALERMO SI RINFORZA ECCO UN PRIMO BILANCIO" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ^ "Euro. Preparation and test match on Wednesday in Coverciano". FIGC. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  10. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  11. ^ "Ufficiale: Ardizzone tutto granata, Di Chiara al Palermo" (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  12. ^ "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  13. ^ "DI CHIARA IN PRESTITO AL PAVIA" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  14. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  15. ^ "MALTESE E DI CHIARA AL LATINA" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Quattro colpi per il Latina" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  17. ^ "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  18. ^ "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA ANCORA IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  19. ^ "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Palermo FC. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  20. ^ "UFFICIALE: SCUFFIA, DI CHIARA E PAGANO LASCIANO IL CATANZARO" [Official: Scuffia, Di Chiara and Pagano leave Catanzaro] (in Italian). US Catanzaro 1929. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Di Chiara e Scuffia in giallorosso" [Di Chiara and Scuffia in "Yellow-Red"] (in Italian). US Lecce. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  22. ^ "Di Chiara è del Foggia" (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Di Chiara è un giocatore biancorosso" (in Italian). AC Perugia Calcio. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  24. ^ "DI CHIARA E IEMMELLO AL PERUGIA" (in Italian). Benevento. 16 July 2019.
  25. ^ "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 23 September 2020.
  26. ^ "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA TORNA IN AMARANTO" (in Italian). Reggina. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  27. ^ "GIANLUCA DI CHIARA IS A CROCIATO". Parma. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.