Niccolò Giannetti

Niccolò Giannetti (born 12 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Salernitana.

Niccolò Giannetti
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-12) 12 May 1991
Place of birth Siena, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Siena 17 (7)
2010–2011 → Juventus (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Gubbio (loan) 7 (0)
2012 → Südtirol (loan) 13 (2)
2012–2013 → Cittadella (loan) 21 (5)
2014–2015 Spezia 39 (12)
2015–2019 Cagliari 48 (10)
2017 → Spezia (loan) 10 (1)
2018–2019 → Livorno (loan) 25 (8)
2019– Salernitana 9 (1)
National team
2009 Italy U18 1 (0)
2009 Italy U19 1 (0)
2009–2010 Italy U20 5 (1)
2011 Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:46, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Giannetti signed on loan for Juventus from Siena for the 2010–11 season.[1] He made his professional debut for Juventus in the UEFA Europa League, in a match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010.[2] Giannetti scored his first goal for Juventus on 16 December 2010 in a UEFA Europa League match against English team Manchester City.[3] He made his Serie A debut one month later, on 16 January 2011, as a starter in a home league game against Bari. After returning to Siena he was subsequently re-loaned out to newly promoted Serie B side Gubbio. In January 2012 he left for South Tyrol. (German: Südtirol, Italian: Alto Adige)[4]

On 31 August 2012, he was signed by Serie B club Cittadella.[5]

In the 2013–14 Serie B season, he became a main striker in the first team of Siena, scoring 7 league goals. On 23 January 2014, he signed a new one-year contract with Siena.[6] However, on 31 January 2014, Giannetti was signed by fellow Serie B team Spezia in a co-ownership deal with Siena.[7][8] In June 2014 Spezia signed him outright.[9]

On 26 July 2018, Giannetti signed to Livorno a loan until 30 June 2019.[10]

On 17 July 2019, Giannetti signed to Salernitana a 3-years contract.[11]

International career

On 8 February 2011, Giannetti made his debut with the Italy U-21 in a friendly match against England played in Empoli.

References
  1. "Player profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. "Juventus 0 SV Red Bull Salzburg 0". Sky Sports. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  3. "Juventus 1 – 1 Man City". BBC Sport. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. "NUOVO INNESTO: IN ATTACCO ARRIVA NICCOLO' GIANNETTI" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. "Mercato, arrivi e partenze" (in Italian). AC Siena. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. "Giannetti rinnova fino al 2015" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  7. "Mercato: per l'attacco aquilotto ecco Niccolò Giannetti" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. "Giannetti passa allo Spezia" (in Italian). AC Siena. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  9. "Giannetti allo Spezia a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). AC Siena. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. "Giannetti on loan to Livorno". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  11. "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, presi Kiyine, Lombardi e Giannetti". Retrieved 18 July 2019.


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