Gianluca Lapadula

Gianluca Lapadula
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Lapadula
Date of birth (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Milan
Number 9
Youth career
1996–2004 Juventus
2004–2007 Rivoli Collegno
2006–2007 → Treviso (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Pro Vercelli 4 (0)
2008–2009 Ivrea 18 (0)
2009–2012 Parma 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Atletico Roma (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Ravenna (loan) 7 (1)
2011–2012 → San Marino (loan) 35 (24)
2012–2013 Cesena 9 (0)
2013 → Frosinone (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Gorica (loan) 28 (11)
2014–2015 → Teramo (loan) 38 (21)
2015–2016 Pescara 40 (27)
2016– Milan 9 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.


Gianluca Lapadula (born 7 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Milan.

Early life

Lapadula was born in Turin, to an Italian father from the region of Apulia and a Peruvian mother.[1] He has a brother named David who was also a forward, in the lower amateur leagues.[2][3][4]

He is nicknamed Lapagol[5][6][7][8] and Sir William (in reference to William Wallace) for his strong temperament.[9][10][11]

Club career

Early career

Lapadula began his career with Juventus before releasing in 2004 because he wasn't doing well in his studies.[12] After that he moved to Rivoli,[13] then left on loan to Treviso in 2006.[14] He returned to Piedmont for Serie C2 side Pro Vercelli from Filadelfia Paradiso Calcio on 31 August 2007.[15] He was a player of the reserve.[16] In 2008–09 season, he left for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (ex–Serie C2) side Ivrea, and was selected to the Lega Pro 2nd Div. A representative team for Lega Pro Quadrangular Tournament and scored a goal against 2nd Div. C representative team in the third place match. Eventually, Group A finished as the third.[17] In August 2009 he was signed by Parma and spent one season with the Primavera reserve team.[18] In July 2010 left for Atletico Roma.[19]

Loans to Atletico Roma and Cesena

He made his debut for Atletico Roma on 8 August 2010, in the Coppa Italia preliminary round, lost in extra time (1–2). In January 2011, Lapadula left for Ravenna. He concluded the 2011–12 season as the topscorer in Group A with 24 goals.

On 15 June 2012 Lapadula joined Serie B club Cesena in co-ownership, signing a five-year contract.[20] Lapadula failed to play regularly for Cesena, and on 8 January 2013 he was signed by Frosinone.[21] In July 2013 the co-ownership between Cesena and Parma was resolved, and Lapadula returned to Parma.

Loans to Gorica and Teramo

He was loaned to Slovenian club ND Gorica on 1 July,[22] along with Bright Addae, Daniele Bazzoffia, Uroš Celcer, Massimo Coda, Alex Cordaz, Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas, Alen Jogan, Floriano Vanzo and Fabio Lebran. The deals were finalised on 12 July.[23]

In July 2014 he was loaned to Teramo,[24] where he scored 21 goals and helped the club achieve promotion to Serie B,[25] then cancelled in August 2015 by the final judgment of the Italian Football Federation, due to match-fixing on the part of the President of Teramo, Luciano Campitellii, in the penultimate round of the league in the match against Savona.[26]

Pescara

After the bankruptcy of Parma he was released on a free transfer, and in July 2015 he was signed by Pescara in Serie B on a four-year contract.[27] In the 2015–16 season he scored 30 goals in 43 appearances (including three goals in as many appearances in the playoffs), without scoring any penalties, earning the honour of top scorer in the Italian second division.[28][29]

Milan

On 24 June 2016 he sustained his medical test with A.C. Milan, who reportedly paid Pescara €9 million plus bonus for the transfer, while the player signed a five-year deal worth €1 million per season.[30][31] He made his debut for Milan on 27 August 2016, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute during a 4–2 loss away against Napoli in Serie A.[32] He scored his first goal for Milan and in Serie A on 6 November 2016 in the 2–1 away victory against Palermo, three minutes after coming on as a substitute for Carlos Bacca.[33] On November 26 2016, Lapadula scored his first brace in Serie A in a 1-4 away victory against Empoli.[34]

International career

Due to his family heritage Lapadula is eligible to play for Italy and Peru. He had received a call-up by Peru for the Copa América Centenario but had not officially decided which international side to represent.[35] On 7 November 2016, he was called up to Italy senior squad for the first time for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Liechtenstein and friendly match against Germany, replacing the injured Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini.[36]

Style of play

A dynamic forward, Lapadula is a tenacious and physically strong striker; due to his versatility, he can play as a centre-forward, and can also adapt to more creative roles, as a second striker, or winger on either flank.[37][38][39] An uncommonly accurate and powerful finisher, he also has a strong left foot, and an eye for goal.[39][40]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2016[41]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atletico Roma (loan) 2010–11 Serie C1 0010–0010
Ravenna (loan) 2010–11 Serie C1 7100–0071
San Marino (loan) 2011–12 Serie C2 352400–003524
Cesena 2012–13 Serie B 9021–00111
Frosinone (loan) 2012–13 Serie C1 6000–0060
Gorica (loan) 2013–14 1. SNL 281143–003214
Teramo (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 382112–214124
Pescara 2015–16 Serie B 402720–4[lower-alpha 1]34630
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 9400–0094
Career total 17288106—6418898
  1. ↑ Appearances in 2015–16 Serie B Promotion play-offs.

Honours

Club

Gorica[41]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Lapadula". Il Centro (in Italian). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://pescarasport24.it/2015/11/02/gianluca-e-davide-lapadula-i-fratelli-del-gol/25943/
  3. ↑ http://www.calciomercato.com/news/lapadula-a-cm-juve-il-mio-futuro-e-a-pescara-e-se-il-peru-dovess-146154
  4. ↑ http://ilcentro.gelocal.it/sport/2015/11/17/news/il-fratello-gianluca-e-un-guerriero-1.12465341
  5. ↑ http://www.rete8.it/pescara-calcio/123pescara-calcio-lapagol-ci-pensa-sempre-lui/
  6. ↑ http://m.ilcentro.gelocal.it/sport/2016/04/19/news/il-pescara-a-la-spezia-tenta-il-poker-con-cappelluzzo-1.13326395
  7. ↑ http://www.sportal.it/articoli/calcio/news/lapagol-e-il-pescara-vola-20/1069751/
  8. ↑ http://gianlucadimarzio.com/news-cat/pescara-e-gia-lapagol-dai-primi-passi-al-filadelfia-alla-proposta-di-matrimonio-ecco-la-favola-di-sir-william-lapadula/
  9. ↑ http://www.panorama.it/sport/calcio/lapadula-pescara-peru-juventus-bomber-serie-b/
  10. ↑ http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2015/12/25-7040173/calciomercato_juventus_lapadula_sono_bianconero/
  11. ↑ http://it.eurosport.com/calcio/serie-b/2015-2016/la-provincia-del-gol.-davide-e-gianluca-i-fratelli-lapadula-col-gol-nel-destino_sto5171077/story.shtml
  12. ↑ Yokhin, Michael (27 April 2016). "Gianluca Lapadula: Italy's Jamie Vardy linked with Spurs, Leicester, Juve and... Barça?!". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°40 (2005–06)" (PDF). Comitato Regionale Piemonte Valle d'Aosta (in Italian). Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Settore Giovanile e Scolastico (SGS). 11 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "DEPOSITO CONTRATTI 06-07" [Deposit of contracts 06–07] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  15. ↑ "Visti Esecutività Su movimenti di Trasferimento (Pagina 94)" (require debug to 8bit encoding) (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "C.U. N°78/TB" (PDF). Berretti League (in Italian). Lega Calcio Serie C.
  17. ↑ "Quadrangolare: Terzo posto al Girone A di Seconda Divisione". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 22 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "Primavera" (in Italian). Parma F.C. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  19. ↑ "Il punto sul mercato delle formazioni giovanili del Parma" (in Italian). Parma F.C. official website. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  20. ↑ "Benalouane in prestito al Parma" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "LAPADULA ALLA CORTE DI STELLONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 12.07.2013" (PDF) (in Slovenian). The Football Association of Slovenia (NZS). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "ZAPISNIK 39 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 12.07.2013" [Press release [N°] 39: NZS Registration Commission on 12 July 2013] (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "Firmati due importanti colpi di mercato" (in Italian). S.S. Teramo Calcio. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  25. ↑ http://ilcentro.gelocal.it/sport/2015/05/03/news/lapadula-21-gol-da-sballo-abbiamo-fatto-un-impresa-1.11354074
  26. ↑ http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2015/08/29/news/termao_catania_lega_pro-121860444/
  27. ↑ "Gianluca Lapadula in biancazzurro" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  28. ↑ http://m.calciomercato.com/news/pescara-sebastiani-lazio-ideale-per-lapadula-prezzo-10-milioni-600986
  29. ↑ http://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-b/pescara/2016/05/21-11720732/serie_b_pescara_oddo_spinge_lapadula_lo_porterei_all_europeo_/
  30. ↑ "Milan, arriva Lapadula per 9 milioni. Ma chi paga?". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  31. ↑ "Milan-Lapadula, è un colpo a sorpresa: soffiato l'attaccante al Napoli". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  32. ↑ "AGAINST NAPOLI THE FIRST DEFEAT". A.C.Milan.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  33. ↑ http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/2016-17/UNICO/UNI/12/PALMIL
  34. ↑ "AC MILAN DEFEAT EMPOLI: IT'S 4-1". AC Milan. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  35. ↑ "Lapadula 'wants to play for Italy'". Football Italia. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  36. ↑ "Gabbiadini lascia il ritiro, prima convocazione per Lapadula" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  37. ↑ Antonino Milone (25 December 2015). "Calciomercato Juventus, Lapadula: «Sono bianconero»" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  38. ↑ http://www.alfredopedulla.it/articoli/79069-gianluca_lapadula_pescara_e_ai_suoi_piedi
  39. 1 2 Gaetano Mocciaro (14 May 2014). "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Lapadula: "Rinato a Nova Gorica. Sogno il Parma"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  40. ↑ "Lapadula-Donnarumma sulle orme di Pepe e Motta" (in Italian). Il Centro. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  41. 1 2 Gianluca Lapadula profile at Soccerway
  42. ↑ "Italy – Serie B Top Scorers". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  43. ↑ http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/photogallery/2016/05/14/serie-b-2015-2016-top-11-campionato-gran-gala.html
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