Gianluca Lapadula was born in Turin in Piedmont, Italy on 7 February 1990, to an Italian father from Apulia, Gianfranco Gianluca Lapadula, and a Peruvian mother, Blanca Aida Vargas Higinio.
19 Facts About Gianluca Lapadula
1.
2.
Gianluca Lapadula has a brother named Davide, who was a forward in the lower amateur leagues.
3.
Gianluca Lapadula is nicknamed Lapagol in Italy, and El Bambino in Peru.
4.
Gianluca Lapadula began his career with Juventus before being released in 2004 because he was not doing well in his studies.
5.
Gianluca Lapadula returned to Piedmont for Serie C2 side Pro Vercelli on 31 August 2007.
6.
Gianluca Lapadula made his debut for Atletico Roma on 8 August 2010, in the Coppa Italia preliminary round, lost in extra time.
7.
On 15 June 2012, Gianluca Lapadula joined Serie B club Cesena in co-ownership, signing a five-year contract.
Related searches
Ricardo Gareca 8.
Gianluca Lapadula failed to play regularly for Cesena, and on 8 January 2013 he was signed by Frosinone.
9.
In July 2013 the co-ownership between Cesena and Parma was resolved, and Gianluca Lapadula returned to Parma.
10.
Gianluca Lapadula's transfer drew comparisons with that of Gianni Comandini, who had been signed by Milan as a "number 9" in 2000, primarily due to his goalscoring success in Serie B and without any prior Serie A experience.
11.
On 18 July 2017, Gianluca Lapadula moved to Genoa, on a one-season loan with an obligation to make the deal permanent.
12.
On 12 July 2019, Gianluca Lapadula was loaned to Serie A newcomers Lecce.
13.
On 26 July 2022, Gianluca Lapadula joined Cagliari on a three-year contract.
14.
On 31 January 2025, Gianluca Lapadula returned to the Italian second tier, joining Spezia on a free transfer.
15.
Gianluca Lapadula was eligible to play for Italy and Peru as a result of his family background.
16.
Gianluca Lapadula had received a call-up by Peru for the Copa America Centenario but had not officially decided which international side to represent at the time.
17.
On 31 May 2017, Gianluca Lapadula scored a hat-trick for the Italy B team in a friendly against San Marino.
18.
On 30 October 2020, Gianluca Lapadula was called-up by Ricardo Gareca to the Peru senior team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Chile and Argentina.
19.
In qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Gianluca Lapadula scored the opening goals of wins over Bolivia, Venezuela and Paraguay, though his team did not qualify.