Luca D'Andrea
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| Date of birth | 6 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Avellino (on loan from Sassuolo) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ponticelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariano Keller | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Scuola Calcio Azzurri | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | SPAL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sassuolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Sassuolo | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Brescia (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Avellino (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U18 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U19 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Luca D'Andrea (born 6 September 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Serie B club Avellino, on loan from Sassuolo.
Born in Naples, D'Andrea started playing football at the grassroots schools Ponticelli, Mariano Keller and Azzurri,[1][2][3] before entering SPAL's youth sector in 2018,[4][5] where he reached the semi-finals of the national under-17 championship in 2021.[2][6] Then, in January 2022, he joined Sassuolo, signing his first professional deal in the process.[1][2][6]
In the summer of the same year, he was officially promoted to the first team by manager Alessio Dionisi: he subsequently made his professional debut on 17 September, starting the Serie A match against Torino, which ended in a 1–0 win for his side.[5][7] In January 2023, he extended his contract with Sassuolo until 2027.[8]
On 1 August of the same year, D'Andrea joined newly-promoted Serie B club Catanzaro on a season-long loan.[9][10] On 27 August, having come on as a substitute in the second half of a league match against Ternana, he gained a penalty kick for his side in the 89th minute, which was scored by Jari Vandeputte and helped Catanzaro obtain a 2–1 win.[11]
On 1 February 2025, D'Andrea moved on loan to Brescia, with an option to buy.[12]
On 8 July 2025, D'Andrea was loaned by Avellino, with an option to buy.[13]
International career
D'Andrea has represented Italy at several youth international levels, having featured for the under-18 and under-19 national teams.[14][15]
He was included in the under-18 squad that took part in the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran,[16] as the Azzurrini eventually won the silver medal after losing to France (1–0) in the tournament's final match.[17]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italian squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[18] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[19][20]
Style of play
D'Andrea is a left-footed forward, who can play either as an attacking midfielder or an inverted winger on the right side.[4][5] A diminutive player, he has been mainly regarded for key skills such as technique, ball control, speed, dribbling and shooting, as well as his work rate.[4][21]