# Gianluca Piccoli

Gianluca Piccoli (born 30 May 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Prato.

## Club career
### Torino

Piccoli joined to Torino in July 2015 from Serie B club Varese.

#### Loan to Forlì

On 15 July 2016, Piccoli was signed by Serie C club Forlì on a season-long loan deal for the 2016–17 season. On 27 August he made his professional debut in Serie C for Forlì as a substitute replacing Tommaso Tentoni in the 43rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Venezia. On 22 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter and his first entire match for Forlì, a 0–0 away draw against Lumezzane. Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Forlì with 18 appearances, only 5 as a starter, however after losing the play-out matches against Fano, Forli was relegated in Serie D, he was an unused substitute during the play-out.

#### Loan to Ravenna

On 1 August 2017, Piccoli was loaned to Serie C side Ravenna on a season-long loan deal. Four weeks later, on 27 August, he made his debut for Ravenna in Serie C as a substitute replacing Christian Cenci in the 64th minute of a 1–0 home win over Fermana. On 17 September, Piccoli played his first match as a starter in Serie C, a 3–2 away defeat against Ternana, he was replaced by Carmine De Sena in the 53rd minute. On 10 February 2018 he played his first entire match for Ravenna, a 2–1 home defeat against Fano. Piccoli ended his season-long loan to Ravenna with 29 appearances, including only 10 as a starter.

#### Loan to Giana Erminio

On 17 July 2018, Piccoli was signed by Serie C club Giana Erminio on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Antonio Palma in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 away win over Alessandria in the first round of Coppa Italia. On 16 September he made his debut in Serie C for Giana Erminio as a substitute replacing Riccardo Chiarello in the 70th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vicenza Virtus. On 17 October, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Giana Erminio, a 1–1 home draw against Ravenna, he was replaced by Andrea Mandelli in the 74th minute. On 21 October he scored his first professional goal in 65th minute of a 3–0 away win over Virtus Verona. On 11 November he played his first entire match of the season, a 0–0 home draw against Südtirol. Piccoli ended his loan with 30 appearances and 1 goal.

### Giana Erminio

On 2 July 2019, after one year on loan, Piccoli joined to Serie C club Giana Erminio on a free-transfer and a 2-year contract. On 25 August he played his first match of the season for the club as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Remedi in the 68th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Renate. Three weeks later, on 15 September, he played his first entire match for the club in this season, a 1–1 away draw against Gozzano. One week later, Piccoli scored his first goal of the season in the 57th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese. On 13 October he scored his second goal in the 20th minute of a 2–1 home win over Novara. However at the end of the first season at Giana Erminio, after having made 27 appearancesand scored 2 goals, he became a free agent.

### Livorno

On 6 November 2020, Piccoli joined to Serie C side Livorno on a free-transfer. Only two days later, on 8 November, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Matteo Pallecchi in the 63rd minute, however he was sent-off with a red card in the 92nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Alessandria. On 14 November, Piccoli played his first match as a starter for Livorno, a 2–1 home defeat against Carrarese, he was replaced after 82 minute by Lorenzo Pecchia. One weeks later, on 21 November, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away defeat against Grosseto.

### Grosseto

On 1 February 2021, he moved to Grosseto.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Forlì (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Ravenna (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Giana Erminio (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Giana Erminio | 2019–20 | Serie C | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Livorno | 2020–21 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Grosseto | 2020–21 | Serie C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Grosseto | 2021–22 | Serie C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Grosseto | Total | Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 135 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 5 |
* 1 2 All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.

## Honours
### Club

Torino Primavera
* Supercoppa Primavera: 2015