{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luca Garritano | image = 1lucagarritano2015 (cropped2).jpg | caption = Garritano in 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Cosenza, Italy | height = 1.72 m | position = Midfielder, left winger | currentclub = Cosenza | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 2008–2011 | youthclubs1 = Inter | youthyears2 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs2 = Cesena | youthyears3 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs3 = → Inter (loan) | years1 = 2012–2017 | caps1 = 98 | goals1 = 8 | clubs1 = Cesena | years2 = 2012–2013 | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Inter (loan) | years3 = 2015 | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 3 | clubs3 = → Modena (loan) | years4 = 2017–2021 | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 11 | clubs4 = Chievo | years5 = 2018 | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Carpi (loan) | years6 = 2018–2019 | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = → Cosenza (loan) | years7 = 2021–2025 | caps7 = 92 | goals7 = 5 | clubs7 = Frosinone | years8 = 2025– | caps8 = 33 | goals8 = 4 | clubs8 = Cosenza | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Italy U16<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/24372/2010/04/News.shtml|title=TORNEO DELLE NAZIONI: CONCLUSI I GIRONI, OGGI SI GIOCANO LE SEMIFINALI|date=27 April 2010|accessdate=21 October 2012|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/24392/2010/04/News.shtml|title=TORNEO DELLE NAZIONI: BATTUTA LA CROAZIA, LA FINALE È ITALIA-MESSICO|date=28 April 2010|accessdate=21 October 2012|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}</ref> | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam2 = Italy U18<ref name=FIGC/> | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam3 = Italy U19<ref name=FIGC>[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3792&squadra=9 FIGC] (in Italian)</ref><ref name=Croatia/> | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2013–2015 | nationalteam4 = Italy U20<ref name=FIGC/> | nationalcaps4 = 9 | nationalgoals4 = 4 | nationalyears5 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam5 = Italy U21<ref name=FIGC/><ref name=report>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2022541--spain-vs-italy/|title=Under-21 2017 - History - Spain-Italy Lineups|date=27 June 2017|access-date=19 January 2018|website=UEFA}}</ref> | nationalcaps5 = 12 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | club-update = 1 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 27 June 2017 }} '''Luca Garritano''' (born 11 February 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for {{Italian football updater|Cosenza}} club Cosenza.

==Club career== ===Inter=== Born in Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy, Garritano played for Inter Milan from their ''giovanissimi nazionali'' under-15 team in 2008–09 season to their ''allievi nazionali'' U17 team in 2010–11 season.

===Cesena=== On 30 June–1 July 2011 Garritano (50% registration rights for €700,000<ref name=Inter2011bilancio>{{cite book|title=F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio di esercizio al 2011-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|department=Registro delle Imprese|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=2011|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Milan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://luckmar.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/bilancio-cesena-201314-la-rateizzazione.html|title= Bilancio Cesena 2013/14: la rateizzazione del debito fiscale e la continuità aziendale col Piano. |date=25 January 2015|access-date=11 July 2017|first=Luca|last=Marotta|language=Italian}}</ref>) along with Luca Caldirola (50% registration rights for €2.5M<ref>{{cite book|title=F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. bilancio di esercizio al 2012-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|department=Registro delle Imprese|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=2012|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Milan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ju29ro.com/contro-informazione/4601-bilancio-inter-201112-lindispensabile-aumento-dei-ricavi|title= Bilancio Inter 2011/12: l'indispensabile aumento dei ricavi|date=3 January 2013|access-date=11 July 2017|first=Luca|last=Marotta|website=ju29ro.com|language=Italian}}</ref>) were left for Cesena in co-ownership deals as part of €10.5 million deal to sign Yuto Nagatomo from Cesena.<ref name=Cesena2011bilancio>{{cite book|title=A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio di esercizio al 2011-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|department=Registro delle Imprese|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=2011|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Forlì}}</ref> Garritano signed a 3-year contract,<ref name=Cesena2011bilancio/> the maximum length an under-18 player could sign. On 1 July 2011 Garritano returned to Inter on a temporary deal, for the U18 team. Garritano scored 10 league goals in the group stage. Garritano also played for Inter U19 team 8 times. After winning the league title for U18 team, Garritano was included in the U19 squad for the playoffs round of Campionato Nazionale Primavera. He played twice, in semi-finals replacing suspended Marko Livaja and again in the final as a substitute for Daniel Bessa. In June 2012 the co-ownership deal between Inter and Cesena was renewed and Garritano remained in Inter U19 team for 2012–13 season.

Garritano made his first team debut on 4 October 2012 in 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Garritano made his debut in Serie A on 21 April in San Siro verse Parma.

In June 2013 the co-ownership of Garritano was renewed again. In July 2013 Garritano joined the pre-season camp of Cesena.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cesenacalcio.it/index.php?mod=news&id=1944|title=I convocati per il ritiro di Acquapartita|date=13 July 2013|accessdate=13 June 2014|publisher=AC Cesena|language=Italian}}</ref> Circa his graduation from the youth system his also signed a new professional contract with Cesena.

Garritano made 25 appearances for Cesena in 2013–14 Serie B; he also played 3 times in for the winner of the promotion playoffs. In June 2014 the co-ownership was renewed again. However, he only played 6 times in 2014–15 Serie A; on 9 January 2015 he was signed by Serie B club Modena in a temporary deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2015/01/09/garritano-al-modena-2367.html|title=Garritano al Modena|date=9 January 2015|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=A.C. Cesena|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423221240/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2015/01/09/garritano-al-modena-2367.html|archive-date=23 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2015 Cesena acquired the remaining 50% registration rights of Garritano from Inter, for another €50,000 fee.<ref>{{cite book|title=A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio di esercizio al 2015-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=2015|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Forlì|department=Registro delle Imprese}}</ref> Inter, their directors Piero Ausilio and Rinaldo Ghelfi were also fined by the Italian Football Federation in July 2016, for the price tags of Caldirola, Garritano and Nagatomo, for a total fine of €90,000. It was accused by the prosecutor that the price tags were inflated, in order to boost the club's financial positions of 2010–11 and 2011–12 financial year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/39.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2533363_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_0_upfAllegato.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119121151/http://www.figc.it/Assets/contentresources_2/ContenutoGenerico/39.$plit/C_2_ContenutoGenerico_2533363_StrilloComunicatoUfficiale_lstAllegati_0_upfAllegato.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2018|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°12/AA (2016–17)|date=20 July 2016|access-date=8 July 2016|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}</ref>

===Chievo=== On 29 June 2017, one day before the end of Cesena and Chievo's financial year, Garritano, Rodríguez, Rigione and Daniele Grieco of Cesena were sold to Chievo for Kupisz, Filippo Zambelli, Pietro Borgogna, Lorenzo Placidi and Carloalberto Tosi to Cesena. Additionally, Lamin Jallow moved to Cesena on a temporary deal, with an option to purchase at the end of 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2017/06/29/conclusa-operazione-con-l%E2%80%99ac-chievo-verona-7336.html|title=Conclusa operazione con l'A.C. Chievo Verona|date=29 June 2017|access-date=3 July 2017|publisher=A.C. Cesena|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711235847/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2017/06/29/conclusa-operazione-con-l%E2%80%99ac-chievo-verona-7336.html|archive-date=2017-07-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calcio-mercato|title=Calcio Mercato|date=1 July 2017|access-date=1 July 2017|publisher=Lega Serie A|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703170022/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/serie-a-tim/calcio-mercato|archivedate=3 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legab.it/match-center/calciomercato/|title=Calcio Mercato|date=3 July 2017|access-date=3 July 2017|publisher=Lega Serie B|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703165925/http://www.legab.it/match-center/calciomercato/|archivedate=3 July 2017}}</ref> Chievo bought the 4 players for a total of €15&nbsp;million fee.<ref name=newsonswap>{{cite news|url=https://www.corriereromagna.it/news/sport/26183/i-debiti-sono-saliti-a-52-milioni-il-cesena-ne-chiede-la-ristrutturazione.html|title=I debiti sono saliti a 52 milioni: il Cesena ne chiede la ristrutturazione|date=25 April 2018|access-date=19 November 2018|newspaper=Corriere Romagna|location=Cesena|language=Italian|publisher=Cooperativa Editoriale Giornali Associati}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio di esercizio al 2017-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|department=Registro delle Imprese|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=November 2017|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Forlì}}</ref> However, it was counter-weighed by Cesena bought the 5 players for a total of €14&nbsp;million transfer fee.<ref name=newsonswap/><ref>{{cite book|title=A.C. Chievo-Verona S.r.l. bilancio di esercizio al 2017-06-30|chapter=Nota integrativa|pages=25, 28|department=Registro delle Imprese|publisher=Italian C.C.I.A.A.|date=November 2017|type=statutory filing|language=Italian|publication-place=Verona}}</ref> The profit did benefited Cesena in 2016–17 financial year,<ref name=newsonswap/> but also created a heavy burden in terms of amortization on the acquisition costs for 2017–18 financial year and beyond.<ref name=newsonswap/>

In July 2018 Garritano returned to Chievo after the expiry of the loan. In the same month Cesena was declared bankrupted as well as Chievo was accused of false accounting on swap deals such as Garritano's deal.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2543148/2018/07/News.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806180158/http://www.figc.it/it/204/2543148/2018/07/News.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2018|title=TFN: Chievo Deferimento improcedibile, -15 al Cesena nella stagione 2018/2019|date=25 July 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018|publisher=Italian Football Federation|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2543230/2018/08/News.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145925/http://www.figc.it/it/204/2543230/2018/08/News.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2018|title=Plusvalenze: deferiti il Chievo, il presidente Luca Campedelli e altri dirigenti|date=3 August 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018|publisher=Italian Football Federation|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/la-figc-da-ragione-a-calciomercato-com-cesena-e-chievo-non-dovev-22055|title= Clamoroso, grazie alle plusvalenze fittizie Chievo e Cesena si sono iscritte al campionato: lo dice anche la Figc! |date=25 June 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018|work=calciomercato.com|language=Italian}}</ref>

On 17 August 2018, Garritano joined to Serie B side Cosenza on loan until 30 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-garritano-a-un-nuovo-giocatore-del-cosenza-1147106|access-date=17 August 2018|title=UFFICIALE: Garritano è un nuovo giocatore del Cosenza}}</ref>

===Frosinone=== On 8 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Frosinone.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Frosinone|url=https://www.frosinonecalcio.com/luca-garritano-e-giallazzurro/|title=LUCA GARRITANO È GIALLAZZURRO|date=8 July 2021|accessdate=2 November 2021|language=it}}</ref>

===Return to Cosenza=== On 31 January 2025, Garritano returned to Cosenza on a one-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|url=https://www.ilcosenza.it/2025/01/31/%F0%9F%94%B4%F0%9F%94%B5-bentornato-luca-garritano/|title=Bentornato Luca Garritano!|trans-title=Welcome back Luca Garritano!|date=31 January 2025|access-date=31 January 2025|language=it}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|1 March 2023}} <ref>{{Soccerway | id= 194859 | name= Luca Garritano }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Cesena |2012–13 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2013–14 |25||2||2||1||0||0||0||0||27||3 |- |2014–15 |Serie A |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2015–16 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |29||3||1||0||0||0||0||0||30||3 |- |2016–17 |38||3||5||1||0||0||0||0||43||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !98!!8!!8!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!106!!10 |- |Inter Milan (loan) |2012–13 |Serie A |3||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}||0||5||0 |- |Modena (loan) |2014–15 |Serie B |21||3||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the 2014–15 Relegation play-offs}}||2||23||5 |- |rowspan="5"|Chievo |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|Serie A |11||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||13||0 |- |2018–19 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2019–20 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |31||3||1||0||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in the 2019–20 Promotion play-offs}}||1||35||4 |- |2020–21 |38||8||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in the 2020–21 Promotion play-offs}}||1||40||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !80!!11!!4!!0!!0!!0!!4!!2!!88!!13 |- |Carpi (loan) |2017–18 |Serie B |19||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||0 |- |Cosenza (loan) |2018–19 |Serie B |26||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Frosinone |2021–22 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |32||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||32||2 |- |2022–23 |26||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||27||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !58!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!59!!4 |- !colspan=3|Career totals !305!!29!!13!!2!!0!!0!!8!!4!!326!!35 |} {{notelist}}

==International career== Garritano was a member of the Italy U19 team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification and elite qualification, in which he made 4 appearances.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131030071359/http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2013/teams/player=250053156/profile/index.html UEFA.com]</ref> He also played 3 friendlies for the U19 team, including the first match of the season, against Croatia U19.<ref name=Croatia>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportcom.hr/lokalni-sport/nogomet/prijateljska-utakmica-u-19-hrvatska-reprezentacija-pobijedila-italiju-u-kostreni.html|title=Hrvatska pobijedila Italiju u Kostreni|date=23 August 2012|accessdate=9 August 2013|publisher=sportcom.hr|language=Croatian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116050452/http://www.sportcom.hr/lokalni-sport/nogomet/prijateljska-utakmica-u-19-hrvatska-reprezentacija-pobijedila-italiju-u-kostreni.html|archive-date=2012-11-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://hns-cff.hr/matches/160420/hrvatska-italija-10/ Match report] {{in lang|hr}}</ref>

On 8 October 2015, he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, in a 3–0 win against Slovenia.

In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/103752/u21-italy-squad-euros-named|title=U21: Italy squad for Euros named|publisher=Football Italia|date=6 June 2017|accessdate=16 June 2017}}</ref> He only played once, coming on as a substitute for former Inter teammate Marco Benassi in Italy's 3–1 defeat to Spain in the semi-finals of the competition on 27 June.<ref name=report/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40425929#tab-2 |title=Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2017 |accessdate=6 March 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/european-under-21-championship/2284/blog/post/3149736/italy-fall-to-familiar-foe-spain-at-u21-euros-but-there-is-hope-for-the-future|title=Italy fall to familiar foe Spain at U21 Euros but there is hope for the future|publisher=ESPN FC|author1=James Horncastle|date=28 June 2017|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Inter U19''' * Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2012

'''Inter U18''' * Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti (wildcard group): 2012

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170906185716/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/giocatori/luca-garritano/MQMDC Lega Serie A profile] {{in lang|it}} * [http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-bwin/calciatore?p_p_id=BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_BDC_dettaglio_calciatore_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC_idPersona=81739 Lega Serie B profile]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|it}} {{dead link|date=January 2018}} * [http://aic.football.it/scheda/26737/garritano-luca.htm AIC profile (data by football.it)] {{in lang|it}} * {{soccerway|luca-garritano/194859}}

{{Cosenza Calcio squad}}

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