Nicolò Rovella (born 4 December 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Monza, on loan from Juventus.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Segrate, Italy | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monza (on loan from Juventus) | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2014 | Accademia Inter | ||
2014–2017 | Alcione | ||
2017–2019 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Genoa | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Juventus | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 32 | (0) |
2022– | → Monza (loan) | 8 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Italy U17 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Italy U18 | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) |
2020– | Italy U21 | 17 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
Rovella started playing football at Accademia Inter (an affiliate of Inter Milan), where he won a Gothia Cup, before moving to Alcione in 2014. Then, in summer 2017, Rovella joined Genoa, where he immediately won the Carlin's Boys youth tournament.[2][3]
Coming through the youth ranks of the club, Rovella made his professional debut with Genoa on 3 December 2019, replacing Francesco Cassata in the final minutes of a 3–2 Coppa Italia win over Ascoli.[4] He then made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2019, aged 18, as a substitute for Filip Jagiełło in a 4–0 away defeat to Inter Milan.[5] On 25 July 2020, Rovella made his first start for Genoa in a 3–0 home loss against Inter.[6]
Rovella gained more playing time and starts during the 2020–21 season, establishing himself in Genoa's central midfield as he helped the rossoblù stay in the Serie A.[7]
On 29 January 2021, Juventus announced the signing of Rovella on a three-and-a-half-year contract for €18 million, plus a maximum of €20 million in performance-related bonuses.[8] The player remained on loan at Genoa until the end of the 2021–22 season, with Manolo Portanova and Elia Petrelli also being traded to the club in permanent moves.[8] Rovella was part of Genoa's relegation to the Serie B after 15 years in the top-flight.[citation needed]
After returning to Juventus from his loan to Genoa, Rovella made his bianconeri debut on 15 August 2022, replacing Manuel Locatelli in a home win against Sassuolo in the first matchday of the 2022–23 Serie A.[9]
On 31 August 2022, Rovella joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a one-year dry loan.[10] He made his debut on 5 September, as a starter in a 2–0 league defeat to Atalanta.[11]
Rovella has represented Italy at several youth international levels.
He was part of the under-17 national team that finished runners-up at the 2018 European Championship, and then was capped at under-18 and under-19 levels.[citation needed]
On 12 November 2020, Rovella made his debut with the under-21 team, playing as a starter in a European Championship qualifying match against Iceland in Reykjavík, which was won 2–1 by the Azzurrini.[12] He was subsequently included in the squad that took part in the 2021 European Championship in Slovenia and Hungary:[13] However, he got sent off after receiving a double yellow card in the second group stage game against Spain,[14] as Italy was eventually eliminated from the tournament in the quarter finals, after a 5–3 loss to Portugal.
Rovella was confirmed in the following cycle of the under-21 national team, as he scored his first goal for the Azzurrini on 29 March 2022, netting the lone goal of a 1–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Championship qualifiers.[15]
Rovella is a well-rounded, right-footed and versatile midfielder, who can play as a mezzala, playmaker or attacking midfielder.[2][16] His biggest strengths are his first touch, his vision, his passing range and his tactical intelligence. Rovella is also regarded for his elegant style of play and his charisma.[2][16]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genoa | 2019–20 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2020–21 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Juventus | 2020–21 | Serie A | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Serie A | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Monza | 2022–23 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
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