Nicolò Casale (born 14 February 1998) is an Italian professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Serie A club
Lazio.
Club career
Casale made his
Serie B debut for
Perugia on 16 September 2017 in a game against
Parma.
On 18 July 2019, Casale joined
Venezia on loan with an option to buy.
On 3 October 2020, Casale went to
Empoli
Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...
on loan.
On 8 July 2022,
Lazio announced the signing of Casale on a permanent deal.
International career
Casale made his debut with the
Italy under-21 national team on 3 September 2020, starting in a 2–1 friendly win over
Slovenia.
In September 2023, he received his first call-up to the
Italy senior national team by newly-appointed head coach
Luciano Spalletti
Luciano Spalletti (; born 7 March 1959) is an Italian football manager and a former player. He is currently the manager of Italian Serie A club Napoli.
Playing career
Born in Certaldo, Metropolitan City of Florence, Spalletti started his career ...
, for two
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against
North Macedonia and
Ukraine.
Career statistics
Honours
Empoli
*
Serie B:
2020–21
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References
External links
Lazio official profile*
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1998 births
Footballers from the Province of Verona
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Hellas Verona FC players
AC Perugia Calcio players
AC Prato players
FC Südtirol players
Venezia FC players
Empoli FC players
SS Lazio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players