Francesco Nicastro
Francesco Nicastro (born 26 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie C club Padova as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesco Nicastro | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Campofranco, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Padova | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Catania | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Catania | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Pisa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2012 | → Milazzo (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2012–2013 | → Bellaria (loan) | 27 | (10) |
2013–2014 | Rimini | 22 | (9) |
2014–2016 | Juve Stabia | 59 | (16) |
2016–2018 | Pescara | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Perugia (loan) | 32 | (9) |
2017–2018 | → Foggia (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Foggia | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Ternana (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Catanzaro | 18 | (4) |
2020– | Padova | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2019 |
Club career
Calcio Catania
After working his way through the Catania youth system, the young striker began to be called up on occasion to the first team during the 2009–10 Serie A season. The player made his first team debut as a substitute in the Coppa Italia, quarterfinal match versus Roma on 26 January 2010.[1] Nicastro failed to make any first team appearances during the 2010–11 Serie A campaign, however he did play a major role in the club's youth team, with 12 goals.[2] In July 2011, Nicastro was promoted from the youth squad before being loaned to Pisa in the Italian third division on 19 July 2011.
On 31 August 2012, Nicastro, Marco Fiore and Giordano Maccarrone were loaned to Bellaria.[3]
Rimini
On 6 August 2013, Nicastro and Ameth Fall were signed by Rimini.[4] On 20 June 2014 Rimini acquired Nicastro outright.[5]
Juve Stabia
In the 2014–15 season he was signed by Juve Stabia.[6]
References
- http://www.goal.com/en/match/43266/roma-vs-catania/lineup-stats
- http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=NICASTRO%20Francesco
- "Ultimo giorno di mercato: 6 cessioni in prima squadra, 5 innesti per il settore giovanile" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Fall e Nicastro al Rimini: il primo a titolo temporaneo, il secondo in compartecipazione" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Rinnovo dell'accordo di partecipazione per Messina: alla Pro Patria il tesseramento" (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Ingaggiati Francesco Nicastro e Loris Bacchetti" (in Italian). SS Juve Stabia. c. 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Francesco Nicastro è dell'US Catanzaro" (Press release) (in Italian). Catanzaro. 27 July 2019.
- "Francesco Nicastro è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 8 January 2020.