Nicolás Amodio (born 10 March 1983) is a former

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History

Amodio started his football career at hometown club

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in Uruguay during 2003, Sporting were playing in

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at the time, which is the nation's top league. He appeared for the club only twice, before relocating to

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. The first Italian club he played for was Sambenedettese in

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, he notched up 30 appearances scoring 1 goal during his only season for the club. He would move next to Napoli along with fellow Uruguayan midfielder,

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. Amodio was a prominent member for the club during the 2005–06 season, he turned out for them 29 times. Napoli gained promotion back to

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by the end of the season. In January 2010 Napoli loaned the Uruguayan midfielder to Serie B club Piacenza Calcio until June 2010. In August 2013 he signs a contract with US Lecce.

External links

Player profile
on Napoli's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Amodio, Nicolas Living people 1983 births Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Defensor Sporting players SSC Napoli players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Portogruaro Calcio ASD players Treviso FBC 1993 players Mantova 1911 players US Sambenedettese players Peñarol players US Lecce players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Men's association football midfielders