Antonio Barreca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Torino | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Cittadella (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cagliari (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Italy U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Italy U21 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Antonio Barreca (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full back for Torino and the Italy national under-21 team.[1]
Club career
Early career
Born in Turin, he grew up in the Torino youth, where he played for each youth category up to the Primavera.[2] In 2013–14, he led the Primavera to the finals of the Campionato Primavera, lost on penalties to Chievo.[3][4] Coinciding with Torino's injury problems that season he was regularly called up to the first team by Giampiero Ventura.[1]
Loan to Cittadella
In his first season as a professional, Barreca was sent on loan to Cittadella in Serie B.[1] He made his debut in the third round of Coppa Italia, lost 4–1 to Sassuolo.[5] Barreca scored his first goal in Serie B on 15 November 2014 in a 5–2 away loss to Carpi.[6]
Loan to Cagliari
On 17 June 2015, he was loaned to Cagliari with a buyout clause and buy back clause in favour of Torino.[7] He made his debut with the Sardi in the eighth round, away to Novara (1–0). He made 15 appearances for Cagliari, led by Massimo Rastelli, who won the championship and were promoted to Serie A. On 26 June 2016 his contract was redeemed by Torino.[8]
Torino
He made his debut for Torino on 13 August 2016, in the third round of the Coppa Italia, won 4–1 against Pro Vercelli at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. On 18 September, at age 21, he made his debut in Serie A, entering as a substitute for Christian Molinaro in the first half of the match Torino Empoli (0–0).
International career
He made his debut with the Italy U-20 team on 6 January 2013 in a match valid for the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament lost 2–1 away against Poland.
He made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad on 12 August 2015, in a friendly match against Hungary played in Telki.[9]
Style of play
He mainly covers the role of a left full-back, but is often used with good results as a winger: he has notable speed, crossing ability and a vision of the game.[10]
Career statistics
Club
Updated 26 November 2016.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torino | 2013–14 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cittadella (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Torino | 2016–17 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total Career | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
- Cagliari
References
- 1 2 3 4 "A. Barreca". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ http://toronext.com/2014/09/24/antonio-barreca-qualita-ce-si-vede/
- ↑ "Antonio Barreca, il Torino ha trovato il terzino del futuro". iltalentocheverra.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Regolamento del Campionato Primavera TIM 2012/2013 – "Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti"" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/21/italy/coppa-italia/us-sassuolo-calcio/as-cittadella/1904847/
- ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/15/italy/serie-b/carpi-fc-1909/as-cittadella/1882395/
- ↑ http://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-torino-preso-avelar-dal-cagliari-barreca-in-prestito-in-sardegna-693179
- ↑ http://torinofc.it/news/23/06/2016/barreca-al-toro_11518
- ↑ http://torinofc.it/news/04/08/2015/aramu-e-benassi-nazionale-under-21_9022|title=Aramu e Benassi in Nazionale Under 21
- ↑ http://www.calciomercato.com/news/barreca-a-cm-mi-voleva-il-milan-sogno-di-giocare-in-rossonero-co-984806
- ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/84656/serie-b-cagliari-title-livorno-relegated
External links
- Tuttocalciatori Profile
- Antonio Barreca profile at Soccerway
- Goal Profile