Nicolò Fagioli

Nicolò Fagioli (born 12 February 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cremonese, on loan from Juventus.

Nicolò Fagioli
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001
Place of birth Piacenza, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cremonese (on loan from Juventus)
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2011 Piacenza
2011–2015 Cremonese
2015–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Juventus U23 25 (2)
2021– Juventus 1 (0)
2021– → Cremonese (loan) 25 (3)
National team‡
2016 Italy U15 2 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U17 14 (3)
2018–2019 Italy U19 20 (2)
2021– Italy U21 4 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2018 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Youth career

In 2015, Fagioli moved to Juventus' youth setup, playing the 2015–16 season with the under-17s.[1] Fagioli was early promoted to the Primavera (under-19s) side in the 2017–18 season, in which he scored 13 goals in 25 games. In 2018, Fagioli was included in The Guardian's best 60 world talents.[1]

Juventus U23

Fagioli made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, on 24 September 2018, in a 4–0 defeat against Carrarese.[2] It was his only game of the 2018–19 season.[3] In 2019–20, Fagioli played five league games, helping Juventus U23 reach the promotion play-offs,[3] where he played one game against Padova.[4] On 27 June 2020, Fagioli won the Coppa Italia Serie C after a 2–1 win against Ternana in the final.[5] On 1 November, Fagioli scored his first goal for Juventus U23 in a 1–1 home draw against Lecco.[6] Fagioli ended the 2020–21 season with two goals scored in 20 appearances for Juventus U23.[3]

Juventus

Fagioli made his unofficial debut for Juventus at the International Champions Cup in a match against Bayern Munich coming on as a Emre Can's substitute in July 2018.[1] Fagioli also played in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game on 1 August 2018, where he came on as a half-time substitute and scored the first penalty kick in the shootout that Juventus won against the MLS All-Stars.[7] On 27 January 2019, Fagioli was first called up to the first team for a Serie A match against Lazio.[8] On 27 January 2021, Fagioli made his debut for Juventus, playing as a starter in a 4–0 Coppa Italia win over SPAL.[9] His Serie A debut came on 22 February 2021, coming on as a substitute for Rodrigo Bentancur in the 69th minute in a 3–0 home win against Crotone.[10]

Loan to Cremonese

On 31 August 2021, Fagioli was sent on a one-year loan to Serie B side Cremonese.[11] On 12 September, Fagioli debuted for Cremonese in a 2–0 win against Cittadella.[12] Seven days later, Fagioli scored his first goal for Cremonese in a 2–1 against Parma.[13]

International career

Fagioli was a starter in most games for Italy U17 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In the final against the Netherlands, he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute and provided two assists in the next eight minutes to help his team come back from 0–1 deficit and take the 2–1 lead. Netherlands eventually equalized and beat Italy in the penalty shootout.[14]

With Italy U19 Fagioli took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[15]

On 3 September 2021 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad, playing as a substitute in the qualifying match won 3–0 against Luxembourg.[16]

Style of play

Fagioli is a trequartista, mainly fielded as fantasista. Fagioli can also move down the pitch as a defensive midfielder or as a central midfielder. During his career, Fagioli has also played as a second striker, mezz'ala, playmaker. Fagioli has also often been compared to Andrea Pirlo.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 November 2021[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 10——1[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20 Serie C 50——5[lower-alpha 2]0100
2020–21 Serie C 192——1[lower-alpha 3] 0202
Total 252000070322
Juventus 2020–21 Serie A 1010000020
Cremonese (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 9200000092
Career total 354100070434
  1. Appearance in the Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. Four appearances in the Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in the Serie C promotion play-offs
  3. Apparence in the Serie C promotion play-offs

Honours

Juventus U23

Juventus

References
  1. "Juve, Fagioli: tutto sul giovane talento bianconero | Calcio Style - Notizie e news calcio". www.calciostyle.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 24 September 2018.
  3. Nicolò Fagioli at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Juventus II vs. Calcio Padova - 9 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Serie C, Coppa Italia: trionfa la Juventus Under 23, Ternana battuta 2-1". Calcio - La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. Baridon, Marco (1 November 2020). "Juventus U23 Lecco 1-1: Fagioli regala il pareggio in rimonta – VIDEO". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. "2018 MLS All-Star Game recap". Major League Soccer. 1 August 2018.
  8. "Juve, Fagioli: tutto sul giovane talento bianconero | Calcio Style - Notizie e news calcio". www.calciostyle.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  9. "Esordio Fagioli: battesimo in prima squadra per il 2001 in Juve Spal". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. "Esordio in Serie A per Nicolò Fagioli con la Juventus che batte 3-0 il Crotone". SportPiacenza (in Italian). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. "Under 23 | Nicolò Fagioli in prestito alla Cremonese". Juventus F.C. (in Italian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. "Cremonese vs. Cittadella - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. "Parma vs. Cremonese - 19 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  14. "Italy - Netherlands game report". UEFA. 20 May 2018.
  15. FIGC (9 July 2019). "Europeo. Convocati i 20 Azzurrini per l'Armenia. Nunziata: "Squadra giovane, giocherà da protagonista"". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  16. "Esordio con vittoria per la nuova Italia. Nicolato: "Ho visto un grande impegno, ma dobbiamo lavorare"" (in Italian). figc.it. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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