Nicola Bagnolini (born 14 March 2004) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

Club career

Bagnolini first started playing football by joining the academy of

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was o ...

, aged 10, before moving to

in 2018. He signed his first professional contract with Bologna in December 2020, and then worked his way up their youth categories, subsequently making his professional debut for the club on 21 May 2022, as he came on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–0

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win over

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International career

Bagnolini was included in the Italian under-18 squad that took part in the

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, with the ''Azzurrini'' eventually winning the silver medal after losing 1–0 against

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in the final match.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagnolini, Nicola 2004 births Living people Footballers from Cesena Italian men's footballers Bologna FC 1909 players Serie A players Men's association football goalkeepers Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football 21st-century Italian people