Luca Cigarini

Infobox Football biography
playername = Luca Cigarini


fullname = Luca Cigarini
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|6|20
cityofbirth = Montecchio Emilia
countryofbirth = Italy
height = Height|m=1.75
nickname =
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Atalanta
clubnumber = 21
youthyears =
youthclubs = Parma
years = 2004-2005
2005-2008
2008-
clubs = → Sambenedettese (loan)
Parma
Atalanta
caps(goals) = 033 0(4)
070 0(4)
006 0(0)
nationalyears = 2004
2005
2005-2007
2005-
2008
nationalteam = flagicon|Italy|size=15px Italy U-18
flagicon|Italy|size=15px Italy U-18
flagicon|Italy|size=15px Italy U-19
fbu|21|Italy|size=15px|name=Italy U-21
flagicon|Italy|size=15px Olympic team
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
001 0(0)
005 0(0)
012 0(1)
009 0(0)
pcupdate = May 18 2008
ntupdate = September 9 2008

Luca Cigarini (born 20 June 1986 in Montecchio Emilia) is an Italian football (soccer) player. He is a playmaker who likes to orchestrate the play from just in front of the defence. Technically assured, he is comfortable with both feet and possesses a lethal shot from distance. His style of play is often compared to that of Andrea Pirlo.

He plays midfielder for Atalanta in Serie A and Italian U-21s.

He is one of the youngest notable youth product in current Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena and Daniele Paponi.

He signed a new five year contract with Parma in summer 2007.

On September 7, 2007, Cigarini scored his first ever goal (which was also the winning goal) with the Italy U-21 squad in a 2-1 victory over the Faroe Islands in a UEFA U-21 Qualifying match. He was also part of Pierluigi Casiraghi's Olympic team which won the 2008 Toulon Tournament.

External links

*it [http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/show.do?dispatch=page&area=cigarini Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile]
*it [http://figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2777 Luca Cigarini National Team Stats] at FIGC.it