Gianluca Barba (born 27 February 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Arzignano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arzignano | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Piacenza (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Pro Piacenza (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Monza | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Giana Erminio (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Pontedera (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Pontedera | 72 | (6) |
| 2022– | Arzignano | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2022 | |||
Born in Fiorenzuola, Barba began his career on hometown's Atalanta's youth categories, and was promoted to main squad for 2013–14 season, receiving the no. 92 jersey.
On 4 December 2013 Barba made his professional debut, starting in a 2-0 home win over Sassuolo, for the campaign's Coppa Italia.[1]
On 27 June 2015 Barba was signed by Serie B club Pescara, with Denis Di Rocco moved to opposite direction.[2][3] Both players were tagged for €1.5 million, making a paper profit of about €1.5 million on both side.[4][5] Barba returned to Pro Piacenza on loan in July 2015.[6][7]
On 14 July 2016 Barba was signed by city rival Piacenza Calcio 1919.[8]
In June 2018, he was signed by Serie C club Monza after spending two seasons with Pro Piacenza.[9] On 24 January 2019, he joined Giana Erminio on loan.[10] On 1 July 2019, he joined Pontedera on loan.[11]
On 1 September 2020, Barba permanently joined Pontedera on a free contract.[12]
On 8 July 2022, he signed with Arzignano.[13]