Luca Castiglia

Early career

Born in Ceva, Italy, Castiglia began his youth career with local team, Carcarese, before being scouted by the youth academy of Serie A outfit, Torino Calcio, with whom he joined in 1998. After seven years within the youth setup of the Piedmont-based club, Castiglia transferred to city rivals, Juventus Football Club in 2005. Torino bankrupted in 2005 despite winning the promotion back to Serie A; their players were allowed to leave the club for free, although some players were remained for the newly formed entity "Torino FC SpA" for 2005–06 Serie B.

Juventus

After joining Juventus, Castiglia registered with the club's youth sector at the start of the 2005–06 season, having spent some of his formative years in the under-17 team in 2005–06 season, under-18 team in 2006–07 season and the under-20 team for the last 2 seasons of his youth career (2007–08 & 2008–09). He also played once in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera for their under-20 team in 2006–07 season. Castiglia began to earn first-team call-ups during the 2007–08 Serie A campaign, by then coach, Claudio Ranieri. His senior debut came on 27 January 2008, when he came on as a substitute in a 1–3 away victory over Livorno in Serie A league match. He made one other senior appearance in Serie A for the club, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–3 draw at Sampdoria on the final matchday of the 2007–08 Serie A season. He also made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during the…