Niccolò Belloni (born 10 July 1994) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Inter

Born in Carrara, Tuscany, Belloni played for nearby (35 km) team Spezia prior to joining

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club

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in 2008. On 17 April 2013, Belloni came on as a late substitute replacing

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in the 87th minute in

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semi-final loss against

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to make his debut.

Modena

On 23 July 2013 he joined

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club

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

in a co-ownership deal. On 24 September he made his debut for

in a match against

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, he enter as a substitute replacing Salvatore Molina in the 51st minute, after only 3 minute Belloni score his first and only goal for

in a 3-1 away defeat.

Return to Inter

In June 2014 Inter bought back Belloni.

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 21 July 2014, Belloni was signed by

club

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on loan. Belloni made his debut on 17 August in the second round of

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, he was replaced by Abdouramane Coly in the 59th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

. He made his Serie B debut on 30 August, as a substitute, replacing Gianni Fabiano in the 66th minute in a 1–0 away defeat against

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

. On 7 September he score his first goal for Pro Vercelli in the 72nd minute of a 3–2 home win over

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. On 20 September, Belloni played his first entire match for Pro Vercelli, a 4–0 home win against

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

. On 13 December, Belloni score his second goal for the club and the winning goal in the 86th minute of a 1–0 away win against

. Belloni ended his season-long loan to Pro Vercelli with 36 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist.

Loan to Ternana

On 13 August 2015, Belloni was loaned to

club

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with a season-long loan. On 21 September, Belloni made his debut, as a starter, and score his first goal with Ternana on in the 31st minute of a 3–2 home defeat against

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, he was replaced by Cesar Falletti in the 82nd minute. On 17 October, Belloni play his 50th professional match and score his second goal for

in the 25th minute of a 3–0 win over

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. Belloni ended his season-long loan to

with 20 appearances and scoring 2 goals, but he never play an entire 90 minute match.

Loan to Avellino

On 1 July 2016, Belloni signed for

club

with a season-long loan. On 27 August, Belloni made his debut for Avellino, he was replaced by Daniele Verde in the 75th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

. On 4 September, Belloni played his first full match for Avellino,a 2–0 away defeat against Virus Entella. On 17 September he score his first and only goal for Avellino in 3–1 away defeat against Hellas Verona. On 24 December, Belloni was sent off with a double yellow card in the 68th minute of a 3–2 home win over Salernitana. Belloni ended his loan to Avellino with 30 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist.

Loan to Carpi

On 31 August 2017 he signed with

club

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with a season-long loan. On 19 September, Belloni made his debut for

, as a starter, in a 3–1 home defeat against

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in Serie B, he was replaced by

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in the 51st minute. Belloni ended his loan to Carpi with only 11 appearances, all in the first part of the season and he never played an entire match in this loan.

Arezzo

On 21 August 2018, Belloni moved to

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club

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on permanent deal.

Lucchese

On 30 August 2021, he joined Lucchese on a one-year deal.

Siena

On 21 July 2022, Belloni signed a multi-year contract with

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International career

Belloni represented Italy at Under 19 and Under 20 level, he collect a total of 7 caps at young level. On 13 September 2012 he made his U19 debut in an international friendly against Portugal U19 in a 1–1 away draw, he was replacing by

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in the 46th minute. On 12 October 2012, Belloni score his first and only international goal in a 3–0 win over Albania U19 during the UEFA European U19 Championship qualification. On 20 November 2013, Belloni made his U20 debut in an international friendly, he replaced

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in the 74th minute in a 5–0 win over Iran U20.

Career Statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belloni, Niccolò 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Carrara Footballers from the Province of Massa-Carrara Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players Spezia Calcio players Inter Milan players Modena FC 2018 players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Ternana Calcio players US Avellino 1912 players AC Carpi players SS Arezzo players Lucchese 1905 players Siena FC SSD players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players Italy men's youth international footballers