Gianluca Nicco (born 10 August 1988) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Pro Patria.

Club career

After the bankruptcy of

Mantova Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Europ ...

, he joined

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

newcomer

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on 22 July 2010. On 31 January 2012, Nicco signed a loan deal with

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...

until the end of the 2011–12 season. Nicco was suspended for 3 years due to

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. However it was shorten to 1-year by the appeal court of FIGC. Nicco appealed to the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of

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. On 17 December 2012 the ban was shorten to 6 months, which would end on 31 December 2012. He joined

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

on 3 January 2013. In the 2015–16 season he signed for

Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin. Alessandria ...

. On 29 September 2020 he joined Pro Patria on loan with an option to purchase. On 24 June 2021, he moved to Pro Patria on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.

International career

He played for

Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team Italy national football C teams ( it, Squadre Rappresentative della Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico) are the Italy national football team representative teams of Serie C (in the past Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione). They are c ...

in 2008–09 Mirop Cup. He also finished as the runner-up in 2008

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with the representative team, but not played in the final against Grêmio youth team. In 2009–10 season he was call-up to the training session of

Italy under-21 Serie B representative team Italy national under-21 football B team is the Italy national football team that represents Serie B at competitions and is controlled by the Lega B. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was credited as Under-21 Serie B TIM until 2010. They are ...

Honours

Club

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

: 2017–18

References

External links

Football.it Profile

* * 1988 births Living people People from Ivrea Footballers from Piedmont Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players A.S.D. Calcio Ivrea players Mantova 1911 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Frosinone Calcio players A.C. Perugia Calcio players U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub