Nicolás Javier Schiappacasse Oliva (born 12 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a forward for

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones ...

Club career

River Plate Montevideo

Born in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...

, Schiappacasse joined River Plate Montevideo's youth setup in 2014 at the age of 11, from Club Universal. On 5 January 2015, aged only 15, he started training with the first-team. On 19 April 2015, already sold to

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based i ...

, Schiappacasse made his main squad – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Santiago García in a 2–0 home win against Juventud. He scored his first professional goal on 23 May, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of El Tanque Sisley.

Atlético Madrid

In July 2016, aged 17, Schiappacasse was a part of Atlético Madrid's pre-season under Diego Simeone. He was subsequently assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad, thus returning to youth football. Schiappacasse made his debut for ''Atleti's'' B-team on 11 September 2016, replacing Caio Henrique and scoring his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against AD Unión Adarve in the

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. He contributed with three goals in 14 appearances for the reserves, achieving promotion to the

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. For the 2017–18 season, Schiappacasse only featured rarely for the B-side.

Rayo Majadahonda (loan)

On 7 August 2018, Schiappacasse was loaned to

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of the

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for a year.

Parma (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Schiappacasse signed for

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club

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

Famalicão (loan)

On 18 July 2019, newly promoted Portuguese

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side Famalicão announced the signing of Schiappacasse on a season-long loan deal.

Sassuolo

On 5 October 2020, Italian Serie A club Sassuolo announced the signing of Schiappacasse on a permanent basis.

Peñarol (loan)

On 30 March 2021, Schiappacasse returned to Uruguay after agreeing to a season-long loan deal with

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

International career

Schiappacasse is a former Uruguay youth international. He has amassed 80 caps and 35 goals for different youth teams of Uruguay over six years. He was part of the Uruguay squad at the 2013 South American U-15 Championship,

2015 South American U-17 Championship The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Paraguay 2015) was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organi ...

2017 South American U-20 Championship The 2017 South American Youth Football Championship es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Ecuador 2017'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Equador 2017'', italic=unset, region=B ...

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 ...

2019 South American U-20 Championship The 2019 South American U-20 Championship was the 29th edition of the South American U-20 Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, pt, CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by ...

and

2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 197 ...

. With 21 goals, Schiappacasse is the all-time top scorer of the Uruguay under-20 team. He is also second in number of matches played for the under-20 team, only behind Rodrigo Amaral. He also used to be joint all-time top scorer of the Uruguay under-17 team along with Franco Acosta, a feat which was surpassed by Facundo Torres in 2017.

Personal life

He is of Italian descent, and holds an

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. In September 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19. On 26 January 2022 he was arrested by police in Uruguay for carrying a concealed firearm on his way to a derby between

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and Club Atlético Peñarol. He stated he was going to deliver it to a Peñarol

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiappacasse, Nicolas 1999 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Association football forwards Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Serie A players Atlético Madrid B players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Parma Calcio 1913 players F.C. Famalicão players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players Peñarol players Miramar Misiones players Uruguay under-20 international footballers Uruguay youth international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Citizens of Italy through descent