Luca Crosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alba | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Cagliari | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Olbia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Livorno (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Olbia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Renate (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Alessandria | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Irodotos | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tirana | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Alba | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Italy U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 | |||
Luca Crosta (born 23 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie D club Alba. He began his career in the youth system of Milan.
Club career
[edit]Early life and career
[edit]Crosta was born in Milan,[1] and developed his football career in the youth system of his hometown club, A.C. Milan.[2]
Cagliari
[edit]He transferred to Cagliari on 8 July 2016.[3] In his first season, he made 13 appearances for Cagliari's Primavera team,[1] and was among the substitutes – without being used – for 18 Serie A matches,[4] before making his senior debut on 28 May 2017 against his former club in the final match not only of Cagliari's season but also of their Sant'Elia stadium. Cagliari took an early lead, then Crosta made a fine save from Carlos Bacca, and then saved a penalty taken by the same player. Crosta then fouled Bacca to concede a second penalty, from which Gianluca Lapadula equalised for Milan. In the last minute of the match, Fabio Pisacane gave Cagliari the victory and a top-half finish.[5]
The following day, Crosta signed his first professional contract with Cagliari, to run until 2019.[2]
Loan to Olbia
[edit]On 17 July 2018, Crosta joined Olbia on loan until 30 June 2019.[6]
Loan to Livorno
[edit]On 31 January 2019, Serie B club Livorno announced that they loaned Crosta from Olbia.[7]
Second loan to Olbia and loan to Renate
[edit]On 19 July 2019, he joined Olbia on another loan.[8] On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to Renate.[9]
Alessandria
[edit]On 5 October 2020, he joined Alessandria.[10]
International career
[edit]In 2013, Crosta played three times for Italy at under-15 level and twice for the under-16 team.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Updated 20 May 2018
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cagliari | Serie A | 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Luca Crosta". Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ a b Gaggini, Fabian (29 May 2017). "Cagliari, il portiere Crosta firma il primo contratto da professionista" [Cagliari, goalkeeper Crosta signs his first professional contract]. L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Crosta e Tetteh sono del Cagliari" [Crosta and Tetteh are Cagliaro players] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "L. Crosta". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Cagliari 2–1 Milan". football-italia.net. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Crosta on loan to Olbia Calcio" (in Italian). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "TRIPLICE OPERAZIONE CON L'OLBIA". A.S. Livorno Calcio. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Crosta all'Olbia" (in Italian). Olbia. 19 July 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: LUCA CROSTA IN PRESTITO DAL CAGLIARI!" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Grigi: ingaggiato il portiere Luca Crosta" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Crosta Luca" [Call-ups and appearances: Crosta Luca] (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Milan
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- AC Milan players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Olbia Calcio 1905 players
- US Livorno 1915 players
- AC Renate players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Irodotos FC players
- FC Dinamo City players
- Serie A players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Kategoria e Parë players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen