- Luca Castiglia
Infobox Football biography
playername = Luca Castiglia
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|3|17|df=yes
cityofbirth =Ceva
countryofbirth = Italy
height = (1.84 m)
position =Midfielder
currentclub =Juventus
clubnumber = 36
years = 2008-
clubs =Juventus
caps(goals) = 2 (0)Luca Castiglia (born
17 March ,1989 inCeva ) is an Italian footballmidfielder who plays atJuventus . Having spent some of his formative years there in theCampionato Primavera (under-20 league format between allSerie A andSerie B teams),Claudio Ranieri decided to call him up to the senior side for the 2007-2008 season. He joined theJuventus youth set-up at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season fromTorino and the Juventus under-20's won the youth title that year. Luca plays a central role in the midfield and looks to distribute forward as he is a good passer of the ball. Some have even compared him toAndrea Pirlo in the way that he controls the midfield. His first senior game came as a substitute on January 27th, 2008 whenJuventus playedLivorno inSerie A and won 3-1. He is considered one of the more promising stars from theJuventus youth system along with the likes ofSebastian Giovinco andPaolo De Ceglie .
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