Nicola Nanni

Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Olbia and the San Marino national team. He is considered one of the most experienced Sammerise football player alongside with Massimo Bonini. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino.[1]

Nicola Nanni
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000
Place of birth City of San Marino, San Marino
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Olbia
Number 18
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– Olbia 27 (5)
International career‡
2015 San Marino U17 3 (0)
2017 San Marino U19 3 (0)
2018 San Marino U21 2 (0)
2018– San Marino 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 17 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:45, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland.[2]

He signed a 5-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018.[3] 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.[4]

Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award, an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23.[5]

On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan.[6] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C.[8]

International career

Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova.[9][10] He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[11] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years.[12]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 17 October 2023.[10]
San Marino national team
YearAppsGoals
201820
201980
202030
2021111
202230
202360
Total331

International goals
Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2021Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino Poland1–41–72022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Last updated 5 September 2021

Honours

References
  1. Bonfiglioli, Gabriele. "San Marino, aspettando una vittoria da 15 anni. Ma con un record nel palmares" (in Italian). gianlucadimarzio.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Cesena: da San Marino arriva Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). geosnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "Il giovane talento Nanni è rossoblù" (in Italian). FC Crotone. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. "NICOLA NANNI È BIANCOVERDE" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 29 August 2019.
  5. "San Marino, Golden Boy 2019: il vincitore è Nanni" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. "DAL CROTONE ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO NICOLA NANNI" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 23 September 2020.
  7. "Calciomercato Serie C, Lucchese: arriva Dumbravanu dal Genoa" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. "Nanni è un nuovo attaccante dell'Olbia" (in Italian). Olbia. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. "San Marino, i complimenti dal Crotone per l'esordio in Nazionale di Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). romagnauno.it. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  11. "NANNI ENTRA NELL'OLIMPO DEI BOMBER, MA C'È TROPPA POLONIA ALLO STADIUM" (in Italian). San Marino Football Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. "San Marino 1 Poland 7". BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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