.jpg) Lanini withNovara in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novara | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Prato (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | →Virtus Entella (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | →Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | →Como (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | →Westerlo (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Matera (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | →Vicenza (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | →Padova (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Imolese (loan) | 33 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | →Juventus U23 (res.) | 17 | (3) |
| 2020–2024 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Como (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Novara (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2021–2024 | →Reggiana (loan) | 79 | (26) |
| 2024 | →Benevento (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Benevento | 32 | (11) |
| 2025– | Novara | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Italy U20[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 October 2025 | |||
Eric Lanini (born 25 February 1994) is an Italianfootballer who plays as astriker forSerie C Group A clubNovara.
On 2 September 2013, Lanini was loaned toSerie C sidePrato on a season-long loan deal. On 8 September he made his debut for Prato as a substitute replacingChristian Tiboni in the 59th minute of a 0–0 home draw againstCatanzaro.[2] On 13 October, Lanini played his first entire match for Prato, a 2–2 away draw againstPontedera, he scored his first professional goal in the 37th minute and again in the 80th minute.[3] On 20 October he scored his third goal in the 75th minute of a 4–1 home win overNocerina.[4] On 27 October he scored his fourth goal in the 70th minute of a 2–0 away win overViareggio.[5] On 10 November, Lanini scored his fifth goal in the 82nd minute of a 3–3 home draw againstFrosinone.[6] On 31 January 2014,half of the registration rights of Lanini, was exchanged with half of the registration rights ofEdoardo Goldaniga ofPalermo. Lanini remained with Prato for the rest of2013–14 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season.[7] Lanini ended his season-long loan to Prato with 22 appearances, 7 goals and 1 assist.[8] In June 2014 the co-ownerships were renewed.
On 24 July 2014, Lanini was loaned with a season-long loan deal toSerie B sideVirtus Entella.[9][10] On 28 October he made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella as a substitute replacingGianluca Litteri in the 72nd minute and in the 76th minute he scored his first goal for Virtus Entella in a 5–1 away defeat againstCatania.[11] On 1 November, Lanini played his first match for Virtus Entella as a starter in a 0–0 home draw againstVirus Lanciano, he was replaced by Gianluca Litteri in the 65th minute.[12] On 4 November he scored his second goal in the 27th minute of a 2–1 home win overTernana.[13] On 28 February 2015, Lanini played his first entire match for Virtus Entella and in the 19th minute he scored his third goal in a 5–2 home defeat againstPescara.[14] Lanini ended his season-long loan to Virtus Entella with 18 appearances and 3 goals.[8] On 25 June, Juventus bought back Lanini, as well as Palermo bought back Goldaniga.[15] Lanini signed a 3-year contract with Juventus.
On 21 July 2015, Lanini was signed bySerie B clubVirtus Lanciano on a season-long loan deal with option to buy.[16][17] On 9 August he made his debut for Lanciano in a 2–0 home defeat againstJuve Stabia in the second round ofCoppa Italia, he played the entire match.[18] On 6 September, Lanini made his Serie B debut for Lanciano as a substitute replacingAntonio Rozzi in the 46th minute of a 2–1 away defeat againstPro Vercelli.[19] On 19 September he scored his first goal for Lanciano, as a substitute, in the 81st minute of a 1–1 away draw againstTrapani.[20] On 26 September, Lanini played his first match as a starter for Lanciano in Serie B, a 1–0 away defeat againstModena, he was replaced byStefano Padovan in the 90th minute.[21] In January 2016, Lanini returned to Juventus leaving Virtus Lanciano with 17 appearances, only 2 as a starter, and 1 goal.[8][22]
On 28 January, Lanini was signed bySerie B sideComo on a 6-month loan deal.[23][24] On 30 January he made his Serie B debut for Como as a substitute replacingAbdelkader Ghezzal in the 56th minute of a 1–1 home draw againstVicenza.[25] On 19 March, Lanini played his first match as a starter for Como, a 2–1 away win overModena, he was replaced byJoshua Brillante in the 61st minute.[26] On 19 April he played his first entire match for Como, a 1–1 home draw againstCagliari.[27] Lanini ended his loan to Como with 13 appearances, 4 as a starter, and 1 assist.[8]
On 21 July 2016, Lanini moved to Belgium forWesterlo.[28][29] On 21 September he made his debut for Westerlo as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat againstTubize in the round of 32 of theBelgian Cup, he was replaced byJarno Molenberghs in the 60th minute.[30] On 13 August, Lanini made his league debut for Westerlo as a substitute replacingElton Acolatse in the 75th minute of a 2–1 home defeat againstEupen.[31] Lanini, in January, was recall to Juventus after only 5 appearances for Westerlo.[8]
On 19 January 2017, Lanini was signed bySerie C sideMatera on a 6-month loan deal. On 28 January, Lanini made his debut for Matera as a starter in a 1–0 home win overVibonese, he was replaced byFrancesco De Rose in the 69th minute.[32] On 12 February he scored his first goal for Matera, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 3–2 home defeat againstVirtus Francavilla.[33] On 5 March, Lanini scored his second goal in the 64th minute 3–1 away defeat againstCatanzaro.[34] On 26 March he played his first entire match for Matera, a 5–1 home win overMessina, in this match he scored his third goal in the 29th minute.[35] Lanini ended his loan to Matera with 12 appearances and 3 goals.[8]
On 23 August 2017, Lanini was signed bySerie C sideVicenza on a season-long loan deal.[36] On 27 August he made his Serie C debut for Vicenza as a substitute replacingLuzayadio Bangu in the 81st minute of a 3–0 home win overGubbio.[37] On 23 October, Lanini played his first match for Vicenza as a starter, a 3–1 home defeat againstTriestina, he was replaced byPietro De Giorgio in the 69th minute.[38] On 13 November, Lanini scored his first goal for Vicenza, as a substitute, in the 68th minute of a 2–1 away defeat againstSantarcangelo.[39] On 24 November he scored his second goal, again as a substitute, in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away defeat againstPordenone.[40] On 2 December he played his first entire match for Vicenza, a 2–0 home defeat againstRavenna.[41] On 22 December he scored his third goal in the 68th minute of a 1–1 away draw againstGubbio.[42] In January 2018 he was re-called to Juventus leaving Vicenza with 16 appearances and 3 goals.[8]
On 30 January 2018, Lanini was signed by Serie C clubPadova on a 6-month loan deal.[43][44] On 3 February he made his debut for Padova as a substitute replacingAlessandro Capello in the 83rd minute of a 1–1 home draw againstSambenedettese.[45] Lanini ended his 6-month loan to Padova with 8 appearances, all as a substitute, but Padova won the Serie C title.[8]
On 10 August 2018, Lanini was loaned toSerie C clubImolese on a season-long loan deal.[46] On 18 September he made his Serie C debut for Imolese in a 0–0 away draw againstAlbinoLeffe, he was replaced byGiuseppe Giovinco in the 64th minute.[47] On 14 October he scored his first goal for Imolese, as a substitute, in the 52nd minute of a 1–0 home win overGubbio.[48] Three days later he scored his second goal in the 4th minute of a 2–1 away defeat againstSambenedettese.[49] Four more days later, on 21 October, he scored his third consecutive goals in the 66th minute of a 3–1 home win overRimini.[50] On 26 December he received a red card, as a substitute, in the 90th minute of a 2–2 home draw againstRavenna.[51] On 9 February 2019, Lanini scored his first brace for Imolese in a 3–2 away win overGubbio.[52] Lanini ended his season-long loan to Imolese with 37 appearances, 15 goals and 1 assist.[8]
On 18 August 2019, Lanini debuted forJuventus U23 — the reserve team ofJuventus — in a Coppa Italia Serie C match drawn 3–3 againstReggio Audace in which he scored ahat-trick allowing his team advance to the knock-out stage of the cup.[53] On 26 August, Lanini debuted in Serie C in a 2–0 defeat toNovara.[54] Lanini scored his first goal in Serie C on 6 October helping his team 1–0 againstPianese.[55] Lanini stayed at Juventus U23 until January 2020 and scored three league goals in 17 appearances.[56]
On 31 January 2020, Lanini's rights were bought byParma, who immediately loaned him toComo.[57]
On 5 October 2020 he joinedNovara on loan.[58]
On 31 August 2021, he joinedReggiana.[59] On 26 July 2022, the loan was extended for two more seasons.[60]
On 17 January 2024, Lanini moved on a new loan toBenevento.[61]
Lanini representedItaly at onlyUnder-20 level and he collected 1 cap. On 9 September 2014 he made his debut at Under-20 level as a substitute replacingMatteo Ricci in the 46th minute of a 3–1 home defeat againstPoland U-20.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus | 2012–13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Prato (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie C | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 7 | |
| Virtus Entella (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Virtus Lanciano (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Como (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2016–17 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Matera (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| Vicenza (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Padova (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Imolese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 37 | 15 |
| Juventus U23 | 2019–20 | Serie C | 17 | 3 | — | 1+[b] | 3+ | 18+ | 6+ | |
| Parma | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Como (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Novara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 35 | 10 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 34 | 15 | — | 34 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 5+ | 4+ | 243+ | 64+ | ||
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