Nicolò Zaniolo

Nicolò Zaniolo
Personal information
Full name Nicolò Zaniolo
Date of birth (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999
Place of birth Massa, Tuscany, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 Fiorentina
2016–2017 Virtus Entella
2017–2018 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Virtus Entella 7 (0)
2018– Roma 1 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Italy U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U19 18 (6)
2018– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Nicolò Zaniolo (born 2 July 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma.

Club career

Early career

Born in Massa, Tuscany, Zaniolo grew up in the Fiorentina youth system.[1] On the last day of the 2016 summer transfer window, he was released by Fiorentina, and subsequently joined Virtus Entella.[2] After several months playing for the Entella Primavera side, Zaniolo was given his professional debut in Serie B on 11 March 2017, aged 17, in a 3–2 win against Benevento.[3] In total, he collected seven appearances for the Biancocelesti in the 2016–17 season.[4]

On 5 July 2017, Internazionale announced they had signed Zaniolo, for a reported fee of €1.8 million, plus €1.7 million in bonuses.[5][6] He played for the Primavera side in the 2017–18 season, finishing top-scorer of the team with 13 goals and winning the U19 Italian championship.[7]

Roma

In June 2018, it was reported that Zaniolo and Davide Santon had joined Roma as a part of the deal moving Radja Nainggolan to Inter.[8] Zaniolo completed his medical on 25 June, and signed a five-year contract with the club, for a fee of €4.5 million plus 15% resell revenue.[9][10] He made his first appearance for Roma and UEFA Champions League debut on 19 September, in a 3–0 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.[11] He made his Serie A debut on 26 September 2018, aged 19, in the home match won 4–0 against Frosinone.

International career

With the Italy under-19 side, Zaniolo took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, reaching the final of the tournament, which Italy lost 4–3 after extra time against Portugal.[12]

On 1 September 2018, he was given his first senior international call-up for Italy by manager Roberto Mancini – without having received a cap in Serie A – for Italy's opening UEFA Nations League matches against Poland and Portugal later that month.[13][14]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 11 October 2018, in a friendly match lost 1–0 against Belgium.

Personal life

He is the son Igor Zaniolo, a former professional footballer who played as a forward in Serie B and Serie C.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 October 2018[16]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Virtus Entella 2016–17 Serie B 70–––70
Inter Milan 2017–18 Serie A 00–––00
Roma 2018–19 10002[lower-alpha 1]0–30
Career Total 80002000100
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Champions League

Honours

International

Italy U19

References

  1. ↑ https://www.fiorentinanews.com/il-padre-di-zaniolo-e-pensare-che-ci-dissero-che-non-era-allaltezza-della-primavera-della-fiorentina/
  2. ↑ http://www.fiorentina.it/zaniolo-scartato-dalla-fiorentina-e-ora-in-nazionale-e-non-ha-mai-giocato-in-a/
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ↑ https://us.soccerway.com/players/nicolo-zaniolo/471102/
  5. ↑ "Nicolo Zaniolo signs for Inter". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "ESCLUSIVA - Ds Entella: "Zaniolo è costato 3.5 milioni. Ha gran carattere"". www.fcinternews.it (in Italian). Total Market Web (TMW). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Calendario e Risultati 30^ GIORNATA - 19/05/2018" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nainggolan-Inter, è fatta: alla Roma 24 milioni, Santon e Zaniolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gallery: visite mediche per Davide Santon e Nicolò Zaniolo" (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: A.S. Roma. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "La Roma perfeziona l'ingaggio di Nicolò Zaniolo" (Press release) (in Italian). Rome: A.S. Roma. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  11. ↑ https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/real-madrid-roma-confirmed-line-ups-and-live-updates-86679
  12. 1 2 "Under-19 - Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chiellini rejoins Italy squad; Pellegri called up". www.sportsnet.ca. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Italy squad named with teenager Pietro Pellegri called up". Onefootball English. 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  15. ↑ https://www.fantagazzetta.com/news/calcio-italia/06_07_2017/inter-ecco-zaniolo-lagente-lo-voleva-il-milan-la-juve-parlava-con-lentella-da-mesi-papa-igor-somiglia-a-pastore-272499
  16. ↑ "Nicolò Zaniolo". Soccerway.


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