Luca Ghiringhelli

Luca Ghiringhelli (born 23 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for club SPAL on loan from Südtirol as a defender.

Early career
Born in Pavia, Ghiringhelli started playing football with local amateur team Don Orione, before joining Milan in 2002. He spent nine seasons in the club's youth system and he was a member of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.

SPAL
At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Ghiringhelli moved to Prima Divisione club SPAL in a co-ownership deal. He made a total of 22 league appearances for the club. At the end of the season, the co-ownership was resolved in favour of Milan via a blind auction.

Novara
For the 2012–13 season, Ghiringhelli joined Serie B side Novara, once again in a co-ownership deal with Milan. He scored his first goal with Novara in the match against Empoli.

Juve Stabia
On 18 June 2013, Milan bought out the full ownership rights of Ghiringhelli. On 1 July 2013 Ghiringhelli joined Serie B club Juve Stabia in a definitive deal.

Pavia
In summer 2014 Ghiringhelli joined Lega Pro club Pavia on a free transfer.

Reggiana
On 11 July 2016, he signed for fellow Serie C team Reggiana on a free transfer.

Ternana
On 9 June 2021, he joined Ternana on a three-year contract.

Südtirol
On 10 July 2023, he moved to Südtirol on a two-year contract. On 31 January 2024, Ghiringhelli returned to SPAL on loan.

International career
Ghiringhelli won a total of seven caps with Italy U-19 between 2010 and 2011.