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Francesco Nicastro

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Francesco Nicastro
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Campofranco, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vis Pesaro
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Catania
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Catania 0 (0)
2011 → Pisa (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Milazzo (loan) 11 (2)
2012–2013 → Bellaria (loan) 27 (10)
2013–2014 Rimini 22 (9)
2014–2016 Juve Stabia 59 (16)
2016–2018 Pescara 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Perugia (loan) 32 (9)
2017–2018 → Foggia (loan) 27 (3)
2018–2019 Foggia 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Ternana (loan) 20 (3)
2019–2020 Catanzaro 18 (4)
2020–2022 Padova 51 (14)
2022–2024 Pontedera 52 (17)
2024– Vis Pesaro 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Francesco Nicastro (born 26 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.

Club career

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Catania

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After working his way through the Catania youth system, the young striker began to be called up on occasion to the first team during the 2009–10 Serie A season. The player made his first team debut as a substitute in the Coppa Italia, quarterfinal match versus Roma on 26 January 2010.[1] Nicastro failed to make any first team appearances during the 2010–11 Serie A campaign, however he did play a major role in the club's youth team, with 12 goals.[2] In July 2011, Nicastro was promoted from the youth squad before being loaned to Pisa in the Italian third division on 19 July 2011.

On 31 August 2012, Nicastro, Marco Fiore and Giordano Maccarrone were loaned to Bellaria.[3]

Rimini

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On 6 August 2013, Nicastro and Ameth Fall were signed by Rimini.[4] On 20 June 2014 Rimini acquired Nicastro outright.[5]

Juve Stabia

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In the 2014–15 season he was signed by Juve Stabia.[6]

Catanzaro

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On 27 July 2019 he signed a 3-year contract with Catanzaro.[7]

Padova

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On 8 January 2020 he moved to Padova on a 2-year contract.[8]

Pontedera

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On 25 August 2022, Nicastro signed a one-year contract with Pontedera.[9]

Vis Pesaro

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On 12 January 2024, Nicastro joined Vis Pesaro on a three-year deal.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Roma vs Catania - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 31 January 2010.
  2. ^ "NICASTRO Francesco - 1991 - JUVE STABIA - Scheda Tecnica Giocatore (Attaccante) - Full Soccer". www.fullsoccer.eu. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Ultimo giorno di mercato: 6 cessioni in prima squadra, 5 innesti per il settore giovanile" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Fall e Nicastro al Rimini: il primo a titolo temporaneo, il secondo in compartecipazione" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Rinnovo dell'accordo di partecipazione per Messina: alla Pro Patria il tesseramento" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Ingaggiati Francesco Nicastro e Loris Bacchetti" (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. c. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Francesco Nicastro è dell'US Catanzaro" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Francesco Nicastro è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mercato Granata: il Pontedera acquista l'attaccante Francesco Nicastro" (in Italian). Pontedera. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ^ "FRANCESCO NICASTRO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VIS PESARO" [FRANCESCO NICASTRO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR VIS PESARO] (in Italian). Vis Pesaro. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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