Luca Bertoni

{{short description|Italian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luca Bertoni

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vizzolo Predabissi, Italy

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Alcione

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs1 = Milan

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Milan | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = → Südtirol (loan) | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Carpi | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2014–2018 | clubs4 = Südtirol | caps4 = 90 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = → Partizani Tirana (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2024 | clubs6 = Pro Patria | caps6 = 159 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Alcione | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 0

| pcupdate = 13 December 2024

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Luca Bertoni (born 19 June 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Alcione}} club Alcione.

Club career

Bertoni started his football career at Milan, playing in their youth team. On 11 July 2012, after finishing his youth formation with Milan, he joined Südtirol in a season-long loan,{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/lega-pro/?action=read&idnet=dHV0dG9sZWdhcHJvLmNvbS00OTA0Mg |title=Ufficiale: SudTirol, per il centrocampo arriva Bertoni|trans-title=Official: SudTirol, for the midfield arrives Bertoni|language=Italian|publisher=Tutto Mercato Web|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=24 March 2014}} and made his senior debuts with the Prima Divisione side.

On 12 July 2013, Bertoni moved to Serie B side Carpi in a co-ownership deal with Milan.{{cite web|url=http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=28436|title=Bertoni nel motore|trans-title=Bertoni in the engines|language=Italian|work=carpifc1909.it|publisher=Carpi's official website|date=12 July 2013|accessdate=16 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917215902/http://www.carpifc1909.it/wp/?p=28436|archivedate=17 September 2013}} He made his division debut on 24 August, starting in a 0–1 loss at Ternana.{{cite web |url=http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-b/campionato/matchreport/-/match-report/Ternana-Carpi/66564 |title=Ternana 1–0 Carpi |language=Italian |publisher=Lega Serie B |date=24 August 2013 |accessdate=24 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324223831/http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-b/campionato/matchreport/-/match-report/Ternana-Carpi/66564 |archivedate=24 March 2014 }}

He returned in 2014 to the previous team Südtirol, in the Lega Pro.{{cite web|url=http://altoadige.gelocal.it/sport/2014/08/07/news/alto-adige-in-cabina-di-regia-torna-bertoni-1.9724906|title=Alto Adige, in cabina di regia torna Bertoni|date=7 August 2014|accessdate=8 August 2014|language=Italian}}

On 18 July 2016, Bertoni completed a loan move to Albanian Superliga side Partizani Tirana.{{cite news|url=http://www.supersport.al/partizani-firmos-me-luca-bertoni/|title=Partizani firmos me Luca Bertoni|trans-title=Partizani sings with Luca Bertoni|publisher=Super Sport Albania|language=Albanian|author=Andi Deçka|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=25 October 2016}} The club also had the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://partizani.al/sq/zyrtare-luca-bertoni-vishet-kuq/|title=– ZYRTARE – LUCA BERTONI VISHET I KUQ|trans-title=– OFFICIAL – LUCA BERTONI DRESSED RED|publisher=Partizani.al|language=Albanian|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=25 October 2016}} He was handed squad number 70, and made his competitive debut on 3 August in the returning leg of Champions League third qualifying round against Red Bull Salzburg, playing in the last two minutes in an eventual 2–0 away defeat (3–0 on aggregate).{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/03/europe/uefa-champions-league/fc-red-bull-salzburg/kf-partizani-tirana/2282252/|title=Salzburg vs. Partizani Tirana 2 – 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=3 August 2016|accessdate=3 August 2016}} Bertoni made his first Albanian Superliga appearance in the opening league match on 7 September against Luftëtari Gjirokastër, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–0 win.{{cite news|url=http://www.supersport.al/fitore-e-vuajtur-batha-shpeton-partizanin/|title=Fitore e vuajtur, Batha shpëton Partizanin|trans-title=Suffered win, Batha saves Partizani|publisher=Super Sport Albania|language=Albanian|author=Andi Deçka|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}} Following the dismissal of Adolfo Sormani, Bertoni did not play in October, and on 25th, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.{{cite news|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/zyrtare-partizani-largon-luka-bertonin/|title=Zyrtare: Partizani largon Luka Bertonin|trans-title=Official: Partizani restrains Luca Bertoni|publisher=Panorama Sport|language=Albanian|date=25 October 2016|accessdate=25 October 2016}}

On 3 July 2018, Bertoni signed for Italian club Pro Patria in an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |url=http://www.aurorapropatria1919.com/luca-bertoni-in-cabina-regia/|title=LUCA BERTONI IN CABINA REGIA|publisher=Pro Patria|date=3 July 2018|accessdate=4 July 2018}}