{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luigi Palumbo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|5|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Aversa, Italy | height = 1.84 m | position = Centre back | currentclub = Vis Afragolese | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Arzano 99 | youthyears2 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs2 = Persicetana | youthyears3 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs3 = Parma | years1 = 2011–2015 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Cesena | years2 = 2011–2013 | caps2 = 60 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = → Fondi (loan) | years3 = 2013–2014 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = → Arzanese (loan) | years4 = 2015 | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Gorica (loan)<ref>[http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=113494&id=16&all=1 prvaliga.si profile] (in Slovenian)</ref> | years5 = 2015–2017 | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = Messina | years6 = 2017–2018 | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Correggese | years7 = 2018– | caps7 = | goals7 = | clubs7 = Vis Afragolese | club-update = 15:21, 19 February 2020 (UTC) }}
'''Luigi Palumbo''' (born 30 May 1991) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Vis Afragolese.<ref>[https://www.tuttocampo.it/Campania/Eccellenza/GironeA/Giocatore/Scheda/8110890/Scheda Profile at Tuttocampo], tuttocampo.it</ref>
==Career== ===Youth career=== Born in Aversa, Campania started his career at Arzano 99.<ref>[http://www.arzanosport.com/giornale/Voce-apr08-4.pdf La Voce di Arzano 4 April 2008]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|it}}</ref> He received a call-up to Campania Regional Junior–Student mixed ({{langx|it| Giovanissimi–Allievi}}) Representative Team for 2006 National "Spring" Cup ({{langx|it|Coppa Nazionale Primavera}}, not to be confused with Coppa Italia Primavera)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.settoregiovanile.figc.it/regionale/campania/com_uff/2004/C.U.%2063%20%20del%206-%206%20-2006.doc|title=Comunicato Ufficiale N°63 (2005–06)|date=6 June 2006|accessdate=14 April 2012|work=Comitato Regionale Campania, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian|format=Microsoft Word}}</ref> Palumbo won the cup as unused member.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.altromolise.it/notizia.php?argomento=sport&articolo=18881|title=Terza giornata della Coppa Primavera|date=18 June 2006|accessdate=14 April 2012|publisher=altromolise.it|language=Italian|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801115555/http://www.altromolise.it/notizia.php?argomento=sport&articolo=18881|archive-date=1 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.altromolise.it/notizia.php?argomento=sport&articolo=18916|title=Coppa Primavera, ecco le semifinaliste|date=21 June 2006|accessdate=14 April 2012|publisher=altromolise.it|language=Italian|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718013429/http://www.altromolise.it/notizia.php?argomento=sport&articolo=18916|archive-date=18 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.settoregiovanile.figc.it/evento_attivita.asp?id=11817|title= Evento attività: ALLA CAMPANIA IL TORNEO DELLE RAPPRESENTATIVE REGIONALI |date=24 June 2006|accessdate=14 April 2012|work=SGS|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}</ref> He then left for Persicetana, a team located in San Giovanni in Persiceto, Emilia–Romagna region. He was selected to Emilia–Romagna regional ''Allievi'' team for the 2007 edition of 2007 ''Coppa Nazionale Primavera''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.settoregiovanile.figc.it/regionale/emilia-romagna/com_uff/2004/cu48.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306163157/http://www.settoregiovanile.figc.it/REGIONALE/EMILIA-ROMAGNA/COM_UFF/2004/cu48.pdf |archivedate=2007-03-06 }}</ref> Palumbo left for Parma in 2007. He was the member of the reserve in national "spring" league from 2008 to 2011 after a season with Parma's U17 team in national student league ({{langx|it|Campionato Nazionale Allievi}}).
===Cesena=== In June 2011, Palumbo was swapped with Thomas Fabbri of A.C. Cesena. Both players was signed by co-ownership deal and valued the 50% registration rights for €1 million. Both clubs had a selling profit of nearly €2 million, however the increase only in form of intangible asset (the contract value of T.Fabbri and L.Palumbo) Both players signed a 4-year contract.<ref>AC Cesena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 {{in lang|it}}</ref><ref>Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 {{in lang|it}}</ref>
L.Palumbo was loaned to Fondi for 2011–12 season, rejoining Parma team-mate Loris Formuso, Andrea Gasparri, Abel Gigli, Domenico Iovinella and Daniele Bernasconi. The loan of Palumbo was renewed for 2012–13 season. The club also signed Zsolt Tamási and Giuseppe Pacini from Parma.
On 20 June 2013 Palumbo joined Cesena outright for €1.5 million, however still part of the mega swap deal.{{#tag:ref|In 2012–13 financial year, Cesena signed Brandão (on loan with €1.8 million subsidy), Rossi (on loan with €1.2 million subsidy), Palumbo (co-ownership resolution for €1.5 million), Del Pivo (co-ownership resolution for €1.5 million), Adorni (co-ownership for €1 million); sold Parolo (loan for €1 million), Benalouane (co-ownership for €600,000), Paolini (co-ownership for €1 million), Lapadula (co-ownership resolution for €1.4 million);<ref name=Parma2013bilancio>Parma FC SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 {{in lang|it}}</ref> The signing of Parolo to Parma and Milan Đurić returned to Cesena were arranged to July 2013 in 2013–14 financial year for €1 million and €500.|name=co-ownership|group=nb}}
In July 2013 Palumbo moved to Arzanese.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttolegapro.com/notizie-ufficiali/ufficiale-quante-operazioni-di-mercato-per-l-arzanese-70374|title=UFFICIALE: quante operazioni di mercato per l'Arzanese|date=18 July 2013|accessdate=27 March 2014|work=Tutto Lega Pro|publisher=Tutto Mercato Web Network|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531024149/http://www.tuttolegapro.com/notizie-ufficiali/ufficiale-quante-operazioni-di-mercato-per-l-arzanese-70374|archive-date=31 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 31 January 2015 Palumbo and Felice Di Cecco were moved to Slovenian club ND Gorica in temporary deals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cesenacalcio.it/it/news/2015/01/31/operazioni-uscita-2540.html|title=Operazioni in uscita|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=5 June 2015|publisher=A.C. Cesena|language=Italian}}</ref>
===Messina=== On 24 August 2015 Palumbo was signed by Messina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acrmessina.it/website/2016/08/25/comunicato-n-55-del-24082016/|title=Comunicato n. 55 del 24/08/2016|date=25 August 2016|access-date=10 October 2016|publisher=A.C.R. Messina|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160713105228/http://www.acrmessina.club/news/414310632966/comunicato-stampa-n-29-del-13-07-2016|archivedate=13 July 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{webarchive |title=Luigi Palumbo at aic.football.it |access-date=2012-04-14 |url=https://archive.today/20130218113752/http://aic.football.it/scheda/24639/palumbo-luigi.htm |date=dmy}} {{in lang|it}} * {{Soccerway|luigi-palumbo/195070}} * {{TuttoCalciatori|id=index.php?mod=cc1&par=9715}}
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