Nicolò Casale (born 14 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Negrar, Italy | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pescantina Settimo | |||
–2017 | Hellas Verona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Hellas Verona | 36 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Perugia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → Prato (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Südtirol (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Venezia (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Empoli (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2022– | Lazio | 50 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editCasale made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 16 September 2017 in a game against Parma.[1]
On 18 July 2019, Casale joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy.[2]
On 3 October 2020, Casale went to Empoli on loan.[3]
On 8 July 2022, Lazio announced the signing of Casale on a permanent deal.[4]
International career
editCasale made his debut with the Italy under-21 national team on 3 September 2020, starting in a 2–1 friendly win over Slovenia.[5]
In September 2023, he received his first call-up to the Italy senior national team by newly-appointed head coach Luciano Spalletti, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Ukraine.[6][7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 August 2024[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Perugia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Prato (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Südtirol (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||
Venezia (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
Empoli (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||
Lazio | 2022–23 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Career total | 180 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2 |
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
editEmpoli[8]
References
edit- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Nicolò Casale in prestito dall'Hellas Verona" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Nicolò Casale è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Comunicato 08.07.2022" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Under 21, Italia nel segno dei debuttanti: 2-1 alla Slovenia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Le prime convocazioni del CT Spalletti: 29 calciatori per le gare con Nord Macedonia e Ucraina" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "I primi 29 convocati di Spalletti: out Jorginho e Verratti, dentro Zaccagni, Casale e Zaniolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b "N. Casale". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
External links
edit- Lazio official profile
- Nicolò Casale at Soccerway
- Nicolò Casale – UEFA competition record (archive)