Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Olbia and the San Marino national team. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | City of San Marino, San Marino | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Olbia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | San Marino Calcio | ||
| 2016–2018 | Cesena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Crotone | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Monopoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cesena (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lucchese (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022– | Olbia | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | San Marino U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | San Marino | 27 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 15 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:05, 12 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland.[2]
He signed a 5-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018.[3] Three days later he made his professional debut during a 4–0 victory against Giana Erminio in the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. On 29 August 2019, he joined Monopoli on loan.[4]
Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award [it], an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23.[5]
On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan.[6] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C.[8]
Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova.[9][10] He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[11] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years.[12]
| San Marino national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 1 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 September 2021 | Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino | 1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| Last updated 5 September 2021 | ||||||
Olbia Calcio 1905 – current squad | |
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