Nicola Beati (born 13 February 1983 in

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 ...

) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

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for

Foligno Calcio Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located s ...

. He previously played for

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Football career

He started his career at

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's youth system. He captained the Primavera side to win the 2001–02 league title. He made his

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first team debut against

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 ...

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, on 17 June 2001. In second half of 2003–04 and 2004–05 season, he was on loan to

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

and

Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...

. He was transferred to

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

in summer 2005, in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee of €500. Beati left on loan to his hometown club

in January 2007, In June Arezzo got the remain 50% registration rights for free. In August 2009, Beati signed a 3-year contract with

. In January 2011 he swapped club with

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. In 2014 he moved to

References

External links

FIGC.it

Perugia Calcio player's schedule

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Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Italy youth international footballers Inter Milan players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Spezia Calcio players S.S. Arezzo players A.C. Perugia Calcio players F.C. Crotone players Frosinone Calcio players A.S.D. Sorrento players A.S.D. Città di Foligno 1928 players Serie A players Serie B players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Perugia 1983 births Living people Footballers from Umbria {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub