Luca Vignali

Luca Vignali
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2016 Spezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Spezia 124 (1)
2018 → Reggiana (loan) 18 (0)
2021–2022 → Como (loan) 32 (3)
2022–2024 Como 38 (2)
2024 → Spezia (loan) 17 (1)
2024– Spezia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Luca Vignali (born 11 January 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Spezia. A versatile midfielder, Vignali is capable of playing both centrally and in wide positions.

Early career

Vignali was born in the Liguria town of La Spezia, and began his career in the local Serie B side Spezia Calcio at the age of six.[1] He progressed through the youth teams of the Aquilotti, eventually becoming a mainstay in the main Primavera side and going on to make over 50 appearances in a variety of midfield roles, scoring 10 goals. He was part of the side that managed to finished third in the 2014–15 Campionato Primavera, and reached the quarter-finals of the subsequent Fase Finale ('Final Eight' knockout tournament) before being eliminated by Roma.[2]

First-team

Vignali was named on the Spezia first-team bench for the Coppa Italia game against Brescia on 8 August 2015. His first appearance for the first-team was as a last minute substitution in the 2–1 Coppa Italia loss to Alessandria. In Serie B, Vignali's first appearance came in a 3–1 win over Salernitana. He played 86 minutes, registering both his first professional goal and first professional assist, as the team recorded a 3–1 victory.[3][4] He became increasingly involved as the 2015–16 season progressed, and was rewarded with his first professional contract in June 2016, lasting three years.[5] He began the 2016–17 season playing fairly regularly under manager Domenico di Carlo.

On 19 August 2022, Vignali signed a three-year contract with Como.[6]

On 9 January 2024, Vignali returned to Spezia on loan until the end of the season, with Spezia holding an obligation to make the transfer permanent if they avoided relegation to Serie C.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Spezia, esordio da sogno per Vignali: "Ora dovrò offrire la cena a tutti"" (in Italian). Gianluca di Marzio. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Primavera 2014-15 Quarti" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ "SPEZIA VS. SALERNITANA 3 - 1". Soccerway. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Vignali: "Un esordio così non potevo neanche sognarlo"" (in Italian). Città della Spezia. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Luca Vignali firma il suo primo contratto da professionista" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "LUCA VIGNALI AT COMO UNTIL 2025". Como. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE LUCA VIGNALI È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [LUCA VIGNALI IS A NEW PLAYER FOR SPEZIA] (in Italian). Spezia. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.