Luca Daniel Scimia (born 5 January 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club L'Aquila.[1]

Luca Scimia
Personal information
Full name Luca Daniel Scimia
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
L'Aquila
Youth career
2011–2013 Nuova Tor Tre Teste
2013–2014 Siena
2014–2015 Roma
2015–2018 Pescara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Pescara 0 (0)
2018Fano (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020Rende (loan) 19 (3)
2020–2021 Fano 26 (2)
2021–2022 Notaresco 18 (2)
2022 L'Aquila
2022–2023 Notaresco 18 (1)
2023–2024 Sambenedettese 31 (1)
2024–2025 Atletico Ascoli 27 (2)
2025–2026 Giulianova 17 (1)
2026– L'Aquila 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026

Career

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Scimia is a youth academy graduate of Pescara. On 7 October 2018, he made his first team debut against Gubbio while on loan at Fano. He came on as a 76th minute substitute for Giordano Fioretti as the match ended in a goalless draw.[2]

On 22 October 2021, Scimia joined Serie D club Notaresco.[3] In July 2022, he moved to Eccellenza club L'Aquila.[4]

Personal life

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Born in New Zealand, Scimia's father is Italian and mother is New Zealander.[5][6]

References

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  1. Luca Scimia at Soccerway
  2. "Gubbio vs. Fano - 7 October 2018". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "LUCA DANIEL SCIMIA E' UN NUOVO GIOCATORE ROSSOBLU'" (in Italian). Notaresco. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. "L'Aquila 1927, il punto sul mercato. Arriva Francesco Maio?" (in Italian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. Sport, Sky. "Under 17, la Nuova Zelanda chiama Scimia della Roma". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "Surviving L'Aquila". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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