Luis Hasa (born 6 January 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Lecce.
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| Date of birth | 6 January 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sora, Italy[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lecce | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| San Domenico Savio Asti | |||||||||||||||||
| –2023 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Juventus Next Gen | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Lecce | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U19 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Hasa represented Italy national team at youth levels. He was part of Italy's squad at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and was named Player of the Tournament.
Early life
editHasa was born in Sora, Lazio, in the province of Frosinone, to Albanian parents, Arbeni and Naiada Hasa.[4] His eldest brother, Alessio, started playing football next to the pitch at San Domenico Savio, where he also went as soon as he started taking his first steps.[4]
Due to his parents' heritage, he also has Albanian citizenship.[5]
Club career
editEarly career
editHis talent was discovered at the age of seven, in a training session with the Pulcini of San Domenico Savio, a team that has its home in Asti,[6] by football scout Marko Burbelo.[4] Burbelo contacted Juventus directly, which led Hasa to joining the Juventus youth system.[4]
Juventus
editYouth sector
editHasa has played for Juventus at various youth levels. In the 2021–22 Campionato Primavera 1 season, he played for Juventus U19 and has made 14 appereances and scored 2 goals. In the following season, he scored 7 goals in 29 appearances.[2]
Juventus Next Gen
editOn 17 December 2022, he was included in the Juventus Next Gen squad in the match against Virtus Verona in the 2022–23 Serie C season, but did not make it onto the pitch.[2]
On 12 August 2023, he was brought in by Massimiliano Allegri to join the Juventus first-team in a pre-season friendly in a 0–0 draw against Atalanta. He entered the field as a substitute in the second half.[7]
Lecce
editOn 30 August 2024, Luis Hasa signed with Serie A club Lecce.[8]
International career
editHasa is eligible to play for his country of birth, Italy, and Albania, as both his parents are Albanian.[4]
He is a youth international for Italy.[4]
In June 2023, he was included in the Italy under-19 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta,[9] where the Azzurrini eventually won their second continental title.[10][11] He was named Player of the Tournament.[12] He scored a crucial equaliser in the final Group A game against Poland which took Italy through as runners-up.[12] In the final, Hasa created yet another goal with a pinpoint left-footed cross which Michael Kayode headed in for the game's key moment.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1o February 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus Next Gen | 2023–24 | Serie C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Honours
editItaly U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[12]
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2023[12]
References
edit- ^ "Luis Hasa | Stats | Under-19 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Luis Hasa at Soccerway
- ^ Luis Hasa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f "Between CR7 adoration and Totti rejection, who is Luis Hasa, the boy from Beijing who sent Italy to the final". 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Luis Hasa, the Albanian talent who led Italy to the final of the European Championship: He is ready for the big step". www.voxnews.a. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Juve, who is Hasa, the "10" of Totti's stable, star of Italy Under 19". breakinglatest.news. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Juve wrap up close-season with Atalanta draw". Juventus Football Club. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Hasa è un nuovo calciatore del Lecce" [Hasa is a new Lecce player] (in Italian). Lecce. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Bollini sceglie i 20 Azzurrini per l'Europeo. Domani mattina partenza per Malta". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Honeyman, Sam. "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Scognamiglio, Pietro (16 July 2023). "Gli azzurrini trionfano: campioni d'Europa Under 19. Battuto il Portogallo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Luis Hasa named 2023 Under-19 EURO Player of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA.com. UEFA. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.