Luca Crecco was born in Rome on September 6, 1995.
From 2000 to 2007 he was in the Ottavia youth set up (a small club in north-west Rome). In 2007 he joined the Lazio academy.
In 2012-13 he joined the Lazio first team squad. The manager was Vladimir Petković and Crecco made his league debut on April 15 2013 against Juventus in a 0-2 home defeat. It would remain his only appearance. Lazio finished 7th but on May 26 won the Coppa Italia defeating bitter city rivals Roma 1-0 in a historic derby final.
In this period Crecco continued turning out for the primavera (U19s) and in 2013 won the Scudetto under manager Alberto Bollini.
In 2013-14 he again made one appearance for the first team, playing the last few minutes in a 2-0 away win against Chievo. Petković started but was replaced by Edy Reja after 17 games and Lazio finished 9th.
Crecco meanwhile still played for the Primavera now coached by Simone Inzaghi and on April 19, 2014 scored a brace in the 4-2 win over Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia final.
In the summer of 2014, he was sent to Ternana in Serie B on loan. The Umbrians finished 12th under Attilio Tesser and Crecco played 35 games but missed the last part of the season through injury.
In 2015-16 he played half a season on loan with Virtus Lanciano. The Rossoneri from Abruzzo were in Serie B but finished 19th and ended up relegated after the play-outs. Crecco played 10 league games under manager Roberto D'Aversa but both left in January. D'Aversa was sacked and Crecco too moved on.
In January 2016 he joined Modena, still on loan from Lazio. The Gialloblu were in Serie B and had two Lazio connections as managers: Hernan Crespo (1-33) and Cristiano Bergodi (34-42). The Canarini however finished 21st and were relegated. Crecco played 15 league games. His teammates included a young goalkeeper, Ivan Provedel currently at Lazio.
In the next season Crecco moved on again, this time to Avellino on loan. The Irpini were in Serie B and under two different managers, Domenico Toscano (1-16) and Walter Novellino (17-42), finished 14th but Crecco only stayed until January after playing 12 league games.
In January 2017 he finally returned to Lazio. The manager was now Simone Inzaghi from Crecco's youth career days. He played 3 league games and scored his first professional goal against Palermo in a 6-2 home win. A week later Lazio beat Roma 3-1 and ended up 5th (Europa League).
The following year Crecco stayed on but made no league appearances but instead played 2 games in the Europa League. Lazio finished 5th again and won the Italian Supercoppa beating Juventus 3-2.
In the summer of 2018, he was sold to Pescara in Serie B. He stayed two and a half seasons playing a total of 56 games with 2 goals. The Dolphins finished 4th (under Giuseppe Pillon), 17th (under Luciano Zauri, Nicola Legrottaglie and then Andrea Sottil) and 19th (relegated). Crecco left in January of the 3rd season when the managers were former Lazio, Massimo Oddo and then Roberto Breda.
In January 2021 Crecco joined Cosenza on loan, also in Serie B. The manager was Roberto Occhiuzzi and Crecco played 16 league games with 1 goal (Frosinone). The "Lupi della Sila" finished 17th but were not relegated due to other clubs financial problems.
In 2021-22 he played for Vicenza on loan for a season in Serie B. The Biancorossi got through three different managers: Domenico Di Carlo (1-5), former Lazio player Cristian Brocchi (6-34) and then Francesco Baldini (35-38 and play-outs). Vicenza finished 17th but were relegated after a play-out against Crecco's former club Cosenza, 1-2 on aggregate. Crecco himself played regularly and made 31 league appearances with 1 goal (Benevento), plus 1 game in Coppa Italia.
In 2022 he was back at Pescara but only stayed until January. The Adriatici were now in Serie C and coached by Alberto Colombo. Crecco played 5 league games with 1 goal (Potenza). The Pescaresi eventually brought in Zdenek Zeman for the last 9 matches and finished 3rd but then lost in the playoffs.
In January 2023 Crecco joined Taranto in Serie C. By then the manager was Ezio Capuano and the Ionici finished 11th. Crecco played 8 league games.
In 2023 Crecco moved closer to home and joined Latina near Rome. The Pontini were in Serie C and finished 10th. The managers were: Daniele Di Donato (1-21) and Gaetano Fontana (22-38). Crecco played 34 league games with 1 goal (Juve Stabia).
Crecco is still currently with Latina in the 2024-25 season under manager Pasquale Padalino.
Crecco is a midfielder. He showed great potential as a youngster and played for the various Italy youth selections; U18s (9 games), U19s (11 games, 3 goals), U20s (4 games) and Italy B (6 games).
Lazio believed in him and he had two spells with the Biancocelesti, with loan spells in between. He did not however fulfil his potential and only played 6 games for Lazio. He did however win the epic 2013 Coppa Italia and the 2017 Supercoppa.
Lazio Career
Season | Total Appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Europa League |
2012-13 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
2013-14 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
2016-17 | 4 (1) | 3 (1) | 1 | - |
2017-18 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Total | 8 (1) | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 |
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