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]
.jpg) Nanni with San Marino against Slovakia (2024) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | San Marino U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | San Marino | 40 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editNanni was born in Borgo Maggiore.[2]
Club career
editIn 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]
International career
editNanni 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]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 10 October 2024.[12]
| San Marino national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 1 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2021 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino |  Poland |
1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Last updated 5 September 2021 | ||||||
Honours
editReferences
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 c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Nicola Nanni at Soccerway
- Nicola Nanni at National-Football-Teams.com
- UEFA profile
- FSGC profile