Gianluca Nicco

Gianluca Nicco

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Ivrea, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pro Patria
Number	10
Youth career
	Juventus[1]
2005–2006	Ivrea[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Ivrea	57	(1)
2009–2010	Mantova	26	(1)
2010–2013	Pescara	29	(0)
2012	→ Frosinone (loan)	12	(0)
2013–2015	Perugia	69	(6)
2015–2018	Alessandria	93	(6)
2018–2021	Piacenza	53	(4)
2020–2021	→ Pro Patria (loan)	33	(1)
2021–	Pro Patria	116	(6)
International career^‡
2008	Italy U-20 Lega Pro	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2011

Gianluca Nicco (born 10 August 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group A club Pro Patria.

Club career

After the bankruptcy of Mantova, he joined Serie B newcomer Pescara on 22 July 2010.^[1]

On 31 January 2012, Nicco signed a loan deal with Frosinone until the end of the 2011–12 season.^[3] Nicco was suspended for 3 years due to 2011 Italian football scandal.^[4] However it was shorten to 1-year by the appeal court of FIGC.^[5] Nicco appealed to the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI. On 17 December 2012 the ban was shorten to 6 months, which would end on 31 December 2012.^[6]

He joined Perugia on 3 January 2013.^[7][8]

In the 2015–16 season he signed for Alessandria.

On 29 September 2020 he joined Pro Patria on loan with an option to purchase.^[9]

On 24 June 2021, he moved to Pro Patria on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.^[10]

International career

He played for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team in 2008–09 Mirop Cup.^[11] He also finished as the runner-up in 2008 Trofeo Dossena with the representative team,^[12][13] but not played in the final against Grêmio youth team.^[14]

In 2009–10 season he was call-up to the training session of Italy under-21 Serie B representative team.^[15]

Honours

Club

Alessandria

• Coppa Italia Serie C: 2017–18

References

1. "Arriva Gianluca Nicco". Delfino Pescara 1936 (in Italian). 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
2. "C.U. 4/TB: CAMPIONATO NAZIONALE "D.BERRETTI"" (PDF). Lega Calcio Serie C (in Italian). 21 September 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
3. "Speciale Calciomercato: Uscite". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
4. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian). FIGC. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
5. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°002/CGF (2012–13)" (PDF). Corte di Giustizia Federale (in Italian). FIGC. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
6. "Sig. Gianluca Nicco v Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio" (PDF) (in Italian). CONI. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
7. "Calciomercato Perugia, il centrocampista Nicco vestirà la maglia biancorossa" (in Italian). AC Perugia Calcio. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
8. "Notiziario 3 gennaio" (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
9. "Aurora Pro Patria 1919 comunica di aver acquisito in prestito con diritto di riscatto le prestazioni sportive del calciatore Gianluca Nicco dal Piacenza Calcio 1919" (in Italian). Pro Patria. 29 September 2020.
10. "Aurora Pro Patria 1919 comunica di aver sottoscritto un contratto biennale con il calciatore Gianluca Nicco" (in Italian). Pro Patria. 24 June 2021.
11. "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
12. "Torneo Dossena, una variante nella C". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 8 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
13. "Dossena: Italia C battuta su rigore". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
14. "Nazionale C in finale nel torneo Dossena". Lega-Pro.com (in Italian). 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
15. "C.U. 123: RAPPRESENTATIVA DELLA LEGA NAZIONALE PROFESSIONISTI "UNDER 21 SERIE B" RADUNO DI SELEZIONE". Lega Calcio (in Italian). Re-Published by Lega Serie B. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.

External links

• Football.it Profile (in Italian)
• Pescara Profile (in Italian)
• Gianluca Nicco at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Gianluca Nicco at Soccerway