Nicola Nanni
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Borgo Maggiore, San Marino | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Torres | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2016 | San Marino Calcio | ||
2016–2018 | Cesena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Crotone | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Monopoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Cesena (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Lucchese (loan) | 32 | (2) |
2022–2024 | Olbia | 54 | (8) |
2024– | Torres | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | San Marino U21 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | San Marino | 42 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Torres and the San Marino national team. He is considered one of the most experienced Sammarinese football players along with Massimo Bonini. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino.[1]
Early life
[edit]Nanni was born in Borgo Maggiore.[2]
Club career
[edit]In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland.[3]
He signed a 5-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018.[4] Three days later he made his professional debut during a 4–0 victory against Giana Erminio in the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. On 29 August 2019, he joined Monopoli on loan.[5]
Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award , an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23.[6]
On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan.[7] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C.[9]
On 6 September 2024, Nanni joined Serie C club Torres.[10]
International career
[edit]Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova.[11][12]
He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[13] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years.[14]
On 15 November 2024, during a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D game against Gibraltar, he scored his second goal (on a penalty) with San Marino, an equalizer which enabled his country to draw against Gibraltar 1-1, thus becoming the fourth Sammarinese ever to score more than one goal after Andy Selva, Manuel Marani and Filippo Berardi.[15]
Three days later on 18 November 2024, during a UEFA Nations League D game against Liechtenstein, he scored his third goal for San Marino on a penalty, thus becoming the first Sammarinese to score in two consecutive games and the third ever to score more than two goals.[16] The game resulted in a 3–1 win which saw San Marino get promoted to League C of the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024[18]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crotone | 2018-19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019-20 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Monopoli (loan) | 2019-20 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Cesena (loan) | 2020-21 | Serie C | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Lucchese (loan) | 2021-22 | Serie C | 31 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Olbia | 2022-23 | Serie C | 21 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
2023-24 | Serie C | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
Total | 54 | 8 | — | — | 54 | 8 | ||||
Torres | 2024-25 | Serie C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Career total | 125 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 11 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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San Marino | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 11 | 1 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 0 | |
2024 | 8 | 2 | |
Total | 42 | 3 |
- Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanni goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 5 September 2021 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | Poland | 1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [19] |
2 | 15 November 2024 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | Gibraltar | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D | [20] |
3 | 18 November 2024 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D | [21] |
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Bonfiglioli, Gabriele. "San Marino, aspettando una vittoria da 15 anni. Ma con un record nel palmares" (in Italian). gianlucadimarzio.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Alla scoperta dei giovani talenti della Federazione Giuoco Calcio Sammarinese" [Discovering the young talents of the Sammarinese Football Federation]. www.futurodaunavita.sm (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Cesena: da San Marino arriva Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). geosnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Il giovane talento Nanni è rossoblù" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "NICOLA NANNI È BIANCOVERDE" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "San Marino, Golden Boy 2019: il vincitore è Nanni" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "DAL CROTONE ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO NICOLA NANNI" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Calciomercato Serie C, Lucchese: arriva Dumbravanu dal Genoa" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Nanni è un nuovo attaccante dell'Olbia" (in Italian). Olbia. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Nicola Nanni è un nuovo giocatore della Torres" [Nicola Nanni is a new Torres player]. seftorrescalcio.it. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "San Marino, i complimenti dal Crotone per l'esordio in Nazionale di Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). romagnauno.it. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Nicola Nanni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "NANNI ENTRA NELL'OLIMPO DEI BOMBER, MA C'È TROPPA POLONIA ALLO STADIUM" (in Italian). San Marino Football Federation. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "San Marino 1 Poland 7". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "San Marino-Gibraltar". UEFA. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein-San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Nations League: San Marino and Moldova promoted from League D". UEFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b Nicola Nanni at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Poland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Gibraltar 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein vs. San Marino 1 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nicola Nanni at Soccerway
- Nicola Nanni at National-Football-Teams.com
- UEFA profile
- FSGC profile
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from the City of San Marino
- People from Borgo Maggiore
- Sammarinese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Serie C players
- FC Crotone players
- SS Monopoli 1966 players
- Cesena FC players
- Lucchese 1905 players
- Olbia Calcio 1905 players
- SEF Torres 1903 players
- Sammarinese expatriate men's footballers
- Sammarinese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- San Marino men's youth international footballers
- San Marino men's under-21 international footballers
- San Marino men's international footballers