Nunzio Lella (born 28 July 2000) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Venezia.

Club career

Bari

He is a product of youth teams of

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

. In 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons he was occasionally called up to the senior squad but didn't see time on the field.

Cagliari

Following Bari's bankruptcy, on 3 August 2018 he joined

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club

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

. He mostly spent the 2018–19 season with their Under-19 squad. He was called up to the senior squad 5 times, but didn't make any appearances.

Loan to Olbia

On 17 July 2019 he joined

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club

Olbia Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age, ...

on a season-long loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Olbia on 25 August 2019 in a game against

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. He started the game and was substituted after 65 minutes The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season on 28 August 2020. On 12 August 2021 he extended his contract for Cagliari until 2024; on the same day he returned to Olbia, once again on loan.

Venezia

On 25 August 2023 he joined Venezia on a three-year contract.

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* 2000 births Living people Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Bari Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players SSC Bari players Cagliari Calcio players Olbia Calcio 1905 players Venezia FC players {{Italy-footy-defender-2000s-stub