Luca Belardinelli

Luca Belardinelli
Belardinelli with Südtirol
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Ravenna, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Youth career
–2021 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Empoli 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 20 (0)
2022–2023 → Südtirol (loan) 27 (2)
2025 → Südtirol (loan) 12 (0)
2026 → Reggiana (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Italy U18 5 (0)
2020 Italy U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 February 2020

Luca Belardinelli (born 14 March 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Empoli.

Club career

Belardinelli was raised in the youth system of Empoli and was first called up to the senior team in January 2019.

For the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pro Vercelli in Serie C.

On 9 July 2022, Belardinelli joined Südtirol in Serie B on loan. He made his Serie B debut for Südtirol on 14 August 2022 in a game against Brescia.

On 7 January 2025, Belardinelli returned to Südtirol on loan until the end of the season.

On 9 January 2026, he was loaned by Reggiana.

International career

Belardinelli represented Italy in friendlies for the Under-18 and Under-19 squads.

References

  1. ↑ Luca Belardinelli at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Cagliari v Empoli game report". Soccerway. 20 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "BENVENUTO LUCA BELARDINELLI!" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Luca Belardinelli wechselt zum FC Südtirol" (in German). Südtirol. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brescia v Südtirol game report". Soccerway. 14 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Luca Belardinelli kehrt zum FC Südtirol zurück" [Luca Belardinelli returns to FC Südtirol] (in German). Südtirol. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Il centrocampista Luca Belardinelli veste la maglia granata" [Midfielder Luca Belardinelli wears the Granata shirt] (in Italian). AC Reggiana 1919. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Belardinelli Italy U18 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Belardinelli Italy U19 profile" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2022.