Luca Valdesi (born 18 June 1976 in Palermo, Italy) is a Karate world champion in both Team and Individual Kata events.

In 1995 Valdesi joined the prestigious Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle (the Italian Financial Police).

Soon after the national call-ups, the first international wins arrived, initially with the Karate team of the Fiamme Gialle.

[3] Valdesi is trained by the general coach of the Fiamme Gialle Karate Team, Claudio Culasso and by the general coach of the FIJLKAM National Team, Professor Pierluigi Aschieri, as well as his father, who looks after Valdesi during training sessions and at competitions.

In November of the same year, Valdesi completed a degree in business economics, crediting his success to the support from his family.