Gianluigi Sueva
Gianluigi Sueva (born 1 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Lucchese. Born in Italy, he represents the Dominican Republic national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cetraro, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lucchese | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Cosenza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | Cosenza | 20 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Potenza (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Olbia (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lucchese | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | Dominican Republic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023 | |||
Club career
He was raised in Cosenza youth teams and began receiving call-ups to the senior squad in 2017.
He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 3 October 2020 in a game against SPAL. He substituted Angelo Corsi in the 71st minute.[2]
On 27 January 2022, he was loaned to Potenza.[3] On 1 August 2022, Sueva moved on loan to Olbia.[4]
On 23 August 2023, Sueva moved to Lucchese on a permanent basis.[5]
International career
On 23 February 2021, Sueva was named to the Dominican Republic national under-23 football team preliminary squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[6] However, he did not make the final squad as he was instead called up by the Dominican Republic at senior level for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round matches against Dominica and Anguilla on 24 and 27 March 2021, respectively.[7]
Personal life
Sueva was born in Italy to an Italian father and Dominican mother.[8]
References
- Gianluigi Sueva at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "SPAL v Cosenza game report". Soccerway. 3 October 2020.
- "GIANLUIGI SUEVA AL POTENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "Sueva è un giocatore dell'Olbia" (in Italian). Olbia. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "Gianluigi Sueva ceduto alla Lucchese" [Gianluigi Sueva sold to Lucchese.] (in Italian). Cosenza. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "National team roster – 2020 Men's Olympic Qualifying – Dominican Republic" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- "Convocatoria de la Sedofútbol para enfrentar a Dominica en las Eliminatorias Catar 2022". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 15 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- "Gianluigi Sueva".