Lorenzo Lucca

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lorenzo Lucca

| image = Lorenzo Lucca high five (cropped, head shot).jpg

| caption = Lucca with Pisa in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Moncalieri, Italy

| height = 2.01 m{{TuttoCalciatori|Lucca_Lorenzo}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Udinese

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs1 = CBS Scuola Calcio

| youthyears2 = 2008–2015

| youthclubs2 = Torino

| youthyears3 = 2015–2017

| youthclubs3 = Chieri

| youthyears4 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs4 = Vicenza

| youthyears5 = 2018–2020

| youthclubs5 = Torino

| youthyears6 = 2018–2019

| youthclubs6 = → Brescia

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = → Atletico Torino (loan)

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Vicenza

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2020

| clubs3 = Torino

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Palermo

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 14

| years5 = 2021–2024

| clubs5 = Pisa

| caps5 = 35

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = → Ajax (loan)

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = → Jong Ajax (loan)

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = → Udinese (loan)

| caps8 = 37

| goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Udinese

| caps9 = 30

| goals9 = 10

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam1 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Italy

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23:59, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23:33, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

}}

Lorenzo Lucca (born 10 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for {{Italian football updater|Udinese}} club Udinese and the Italy national team.

Club career

= Early career =

Born in Moncalieri, Lucca began playing youth football as a kid for CBS Scuola Calcio, a local team in Turin, and then moved to the Torino FC youth academy at age eight. He later moved to Chieri, a club in the province of Turin, but was discarded and allowed to join Atletico Torino.{{Cite web|url=https://www.11giovani.it/provinciali/torino/allievi/item/5961-atletico-torino-lorenzo-lucca-esordio-con-gol-in-promozione.html|title=Atletico Torino - Lorenzo Lucca: Esordio con gol in Promozione}} With Atletico Torino, he made his senior debut at age 16 in the Italian sixth-tier (Promozione), scoring two goals.{{Cite web|url=http://www.1000cuorirossoblu.it/news/59-bologna/35035-la-bottega-dei-talenti-lorenzo-lucca|title=La Bottega dei Talenti - Lorenzo Lucca|date=24 September 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondoprimavera.com/news/262376164870/lorenzo-lucca-tra-ibra-e-jovanotti-la-rondinella-vuole-prendersi-il-quot-rigamonti-quot|title = Lorenzo Lucca, tra Ibra e Jovanotti: La Rondinella vuole prendersi il "Rigamonti"| work=MondoPrimavera }} The following season Lucca was signed by Vicenza, with whom he made his professional debut in 2018 at the age of 17 during a Serie C league game against Sambenedettese.{{cite web |url=https://www.toronews.net/toro/lorenzo-lucca-ecco-chi-e-il-nuovo-volto-del-raduno-al-filadelfia/ |work=ToroNews.net |language=it |access-date=20 February 2021 |date=5 July 2019 |title=Torino, ecco Lorenzo Lucca: chi è il volto "nuovo" del raduno al Filadelfia }}

Lucca was recalled by Torino in 2018 and loaned to Brescia. After scoring 16 goals in 18 games for the Brescia primavera youth side, he was called back at Torino in 2019 and played for the Toro primavera side for the first half of the 2019–20 season.

= Palermo =

On 31 January 2020, Lucca left Torino to join Palermo in Serie D on a free transfer.{{Cite web|url=https://palermo.gds.it/articoli/calcio/2020/01/31/colpo-del-palermo-in-avanti-arriva-lorenzo-lucca-3ad21495-4cd1-4685-800f-3434f00f3484/ |title=Colpo del Palermo in avanti, arriva Lorenzo Lucca |date=31 January 2020|access-date=20 February 2021|language=it}} He only played three games for the Rosanero as part of the 2019–20 Serie D season which ended in promotion to Serie C for the club, also due to the league halt following the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

In July 2020, Lucca signed his first professional contract, penning a four-year deal with the Rosanero.{{cite web |url=https://www.mediagol.it/calciomercato/calciomercato-palermo-lucca-sposa-la-causa-rosanero-lattaccante-firmera-un-contratto-quadriennale-i-dettagli/ |publisher=Mediagol |language=it |access-date=20 February 2021 |date=30 July 2020 |title=Calciomercato Palermo, Lucca sposa la causa rosanero: l'attaccante firmerà un contratto quadriennale. I dettagli }} For the 2020–21 Serie C season, Lucca started as a understudy to Andrea Saraniti, but soon broke into the first team and became the team topscorer by February, breaking the ten-goal threshold after scoring a brace against Turris.{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/palermo-da-dicembre-e-un-altro-lucca-10-gol-e-sempre-piu-decisivo-per-i-colori-rosanero-1497385 |work=TuttoMercatoWeb |language=it |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=18 February 2021 |title=Palermo, da dicembre è un altro Lucca: 10 gol e sempre più decisivo per i colori rosanero }}

= Pisa =

File:Lorenzo Lucca cheering.jpg

On 21 July 2021, Lucca joined Serie B club Pisa,{{cite web|url=https://pisachannel.tv/lorenzo-lucca-e-nerazzurro/|title=Lorenzo Lucca È Nerazzurro!|work=Ac Pisa 1909 |publisher=Pisa|date=21 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|language=it}} penning a five-year deal with the Neroazzurri. He made his debut for Pisa against SPAL and scored his first two goals for the club in a 2–0 victory against Alessandria.

After bagging six goals in the first seven matches of the season, he stopped scoring, marking his season tally at six goals in 34 Serie B matches.

== Loan to Ajax ==

On 5 August 2022, Eredivisie champions Ajax announced to have signed Lucca from Pisa, on a loan deal with an option to buy.{{cite web|url=https://english.ajax.nl/articles/ajax-and-pisa-sc-reach-agreement-on-lorenzo-lucca/|title=Ajax and Pisa SC reach agreement on Lorenzo Lucca|publisher=AFC Ajax|date=5 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022}} He became the first Italian player in Ajax's history.{{Cite web |date=5 August 2022 |title=The first Italian in Ajax's history and Moise Kean's best friend |url=https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/football/news/the-first-italian-in-ajaxs-history-and-moise-keans-best-friend/19596 |access-date=14 August 2022 |website=MozzartSport}} He scored his first goal for the club on 6 November 2022, scoring against PSV Eindhoven in a 2–1 loss in the Eredivisie.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/637307/psv-eindhoven-ajax-amsterdam |title=Ajax Amsterdam 1–2 PSV Eindhoven |publisher=ESPN |date=6 November 2022 }}

After the loan with the Dutch club expired, he returned to Pisa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/?action=read&idtmw=1847729|title=UFFICIALE: L'Ajax saluta Lucca: l'attaccante torna al Pisa dopo un anno. Poi l'Udinese|date=30 June 2023|access-date=30 June 2023|language=it}}

= Udinese =

On 7 July 2023, Lucca joined fellow Italian side Udinese Calcio on a one-year loan.{{Cite web|url=https://pisasportingclub.com/lorenzo-lucca-a-titolo-temporaneo-alludinese/|title=Lorenzo Lucca a titolo temporaneo all'Udinese|date=7 July 2023|access-date=7 July 2023|language=it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.udinese.it/news/squadra/lorenzo-lucca-e-bianconero|title=Lorenzo Lucca è bianconero!|date=7 July 2023|access-date=7 July 2023|language=it}} After a season as a regular for Udinese, on 13 June 2024, the club announced it had signed the player permanently.{{Cite web|url=https://www.udinese.it/news/squadra/lorenzo-lucca-bianconero-a-titolo-definitivo|title=Lorenzo Lucca bianconero a titolo definitivo|date=14 June 2024|access-date=14 June 2024|language=it}}

On 21 February 2025, he scored his tenth Serie A goal of the 2024–25 season in a 1–0 away win over Lecce. However, he sparked controversy by taking the penalty from the team's captain, Florian Thauvin, without his teammates' consent. Shortly after, he was substituted in the first half by coach Kosta Runjaić.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43958855/lucca-scores-udinese-penalty-row-immediately-subbed |title=Udinese players clash over penalty: Lucca scores, then subbed off |publisher=ESPN |date=21 February 2025 }}

International career

On 7 September 2021, he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a substitute in the qualifying match and won 1–0 against Montenegro.

In March 2024 he was called up to the senior Italy squad for a friendly against Ecuador, but had to withdraw through injury.{{cite news

|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/lucca-injury-to-postpone-italy-debut-39249780

|title=Lucca injury to postpone Italy debut

|work=onefootball.com

|date=23 March 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024}}

Career statistics

=Club=

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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Coppa Italia and KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
Atletico Torino (loan) \|2016–17 \|Promozione \|10{{cite web\|url=https://www.11giovani.it/provinciali/torino/allievi/item/5961-atletico-torino-lorenzo-lucca-esordio-con-gol-in-promozione.html?fbclid=IwAR19GgQkoxOBMc9M6DMqvpKJYUPa2JTU9eNKqj8Tct1aODCHGBzCBE5kaNY\|title=Atletico Torino - Lorenzo Lucca: esordio con gol in Promozione\|publisher=11giovani.it\|language=it\|date=3 October 2016}}{{cite web\|url=https://torino.iamcalcio.it/article/85711/atletico-torino-in-vetta-gioia-momentanea-il-cassine-fa-ricorso.html?fbclid=IwAR3425iYsEP6gLg0a1ErSh6wGMPa07q4TUo7o9EaB0Sovxe-EcYhPsG5q8c\|title=Atletico Torino in vetta, gioia momentanea? Il Cassine fa ricorso\|publisher=I Am Calcio Torino \|language=it\|date=27 February 2017}}	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	2
Vicenza \|2017–18 \|Serie C \|3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	3	0
rowspan="3"\|Palermo \|2019–20 \|Serie D \|3	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	3	1
2020–21 \|Serie C \|27	13	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	27	13
colspan="2"\|Total !30	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	14
Pisa \|2021–22 \|Serie B \|30	6	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	4{{efn\|Appearances in Serie B play-offs}}	0	35	6
Ajax (loan) \|2022–23 \|Eredivisie \|14	2	1	0	1{{efn\|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	16	2
Udinese (loan) \|2023–24 \|Serie A \|37	8	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	39	9
rowspan="2"\|Udinese \|2024–25 \|Serie A \|30	10	3	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	33	12
colspan="2"\|Total !67	18	5	3	0	0	0	0	72	21
colspan="3"\|Career total !152	41	7	3	1	0	4	0	164	44