Luca Antei

Luca Antei (born 19 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Benevento.

Luca Antei
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992[1]
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Benevento
Number 5
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Roma 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Grosseto (loan) 21 (1)
2013–2018 Sassuolo 52 (1)
2017–2018 → Benevento (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Benevento 0 (0)
National team
2011 Italy U19 1 (0)
2013 Italy U20 2 (2)
2011–2015 Italy U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2018

Club career

Roma

He began his career with Serie A club Roma. Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Antei was training with the club's first-team and he was praised by Walter Sabatini, Roma's director of football, who said he was "growing exponentially" as a player.[3] Serie B side Grosseto announced that they had signed Antei on loan at the end of the transfer window in August 2011.[4][5][6] The club also had an option to sign him outright. Having won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera the previous season,[7] the club allowed him to leave temporarily to gain experience.[8] He made his debut for Grosseto on 1 October in a 3–3 draw with Ascoli, replacing Samuele Olivi as a substitute.[9] On 1 June 2012 he had an operation on his knee (anterior cruciate ligament).[10] In June 2012 Roma paid Grosseto €100,000 as counter-option.[11]

Sassuolo

In January 2013 Antei was signed by U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, initially in a temporary deal, with an option to sign 50% registration rights. On 1 July 2013 Sassuolo signed Antei in a co-ownership deal for €500,000.[12] The last 50% registration rights of Antei was purchased on 25 June 2015.[13] for another €500,000.[14]

Benevento

On 31 August 2017, Antei joined Benevento Calcio on a season-long loan deal with obligation to buy.[15]

International career

He received his first call-up to the Italy under-21 team, managed by Ciro Ferrara, in August 2011 for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier against Hungary in September.[16] He made his debut the following month in a 7–2 win against Liechtenstein on 6 October.[17]

Style of Play

Luca Antei started his career as a midfielder, until Alberto de Rossi, who at that time was coaching Roma Youth team, adapted him as a central defender.[18] Thanks to his body structure and his tactical skill, Antei is good at areal play.[19]

gollark: Why would we rotate them with *Euler angles*?
gollark: I believe you've used some of them before.
gollark: Our standard is rotation matrices, really.
gollark: We don't really do those.
gollark: Not one of the ones we're using.

References
  1. "Profile – Luca Antei". UEFA. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. "Luca Antei". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  3. Zizzari, Simone (24 July 2011). "Vucinic potrebbe partire. De Rossi non-sul mercato". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO AL 31 AGOSTO 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. Lottini, Roberto (31 August 2011). "Le ultime operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). U.S. Grosseto F.C. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. "Roma: da Real arriva Gago". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  7. "Roma Campione D'Italia Primavera Tim" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  8. "Grosseto, preso Antei dalla Roma". Tuttosport (in Italian). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  9. "Grosseto 3–3 Ascoli" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  10. "SUCCESSFUL OP FOR LUCA ANTEI" (in Italian). AS Roma. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  11. "Esercizio dei diritti di opzione e controopzione e rapporti di partecipazione ex Art.102bis NOIF" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  12. "Operazioni di mercato" (PDF) (in Italian). AS Roma. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  13. "Calciomercato: Luca Antei tutto del Sassuolo" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.(blog with download code) (in Italian)
  15. "Maglia giallorossa per Antei" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  16. "Under 21, è Antei la novità nei convocati di Ferrara". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  17. "Luca Antei" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  18. "Luca Antei - 1992 - AS Roma - Difensore centrale". Tutto Nazionali (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  19. "SERIE B - Favola Antei: dai dilettanti all'esordio nel professionismo". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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