Rocco Ascone

Rocco Angelo Ascone (born 12 September 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Nordsjælland.

Rocco Ascone
Personal information
Full name Rocco Angelo Ascone[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003
Place of birth Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2009 Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole
2009–2010 Olympique Marcquois
2010–2011 Wasquehal
2011–2021 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lille 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Nordsjælland (loan) 13 (2)
2023– Nordsjælland 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

Career

Ascone started playing futsal as a three-year old with Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole, before short stints with Olympique Marcquois and Wasquehal eventually led him to the academy of Ligue 1 side Lille, joining them as an eight-year old.[3] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Nordsjælland in Denmark.[4] On 27 February 2022, Ascone debuted for Nordsjælland during a 0–0 draw with Randers.[1]

On 19 July 2023 FC Nordsjælland confirmed, that they had signed Ascone on a permanent deal, with the player signing until June 2028.[5]

International career

Born in France, Ascone holds both French and Italian nationality.[6] He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s in 2019.[7]

References
  1. Rocco Ascone at Soccerway
  2. "Rocco Ascone – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. Pousset, Maxime (4 February 2021). "Rocco Ascone, Dogue ascendant Lillois". Lille OSC (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. "FC Nordsjælland henter fransk talent". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. FC Nordsjælland køber Rocco Ascone i franske LOSC Lille, fcn.dk, 19 July 2023
  6. "Rocco ASCONE". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  7. Bja, Rayan (13 February 2020). "Qui es-tu Rocco Ascone ?". Le petit Lillois (in French). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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