Nazzareno Belfasti

Nazzareno Belfasti

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Scandiano, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left-back [2]
Team information
Current team	Castellarano
Youth career
	Castellarano [2]
	Modena
2010–2012	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Juventus	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Modena (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Gubbio (loan)	11	(1)
2013–2014	Pro Vercelli	1	(0)
2014	→ Gubbio (loan)	8	(0)
2014–2018	Juventus	0	(0)
2014–2016	→ FeralpiSalò (loan)	23	(0)
2016–2017	→ Carrarese (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ Pro Piacenza (loan)	24	(2)
2018–2019	Reggiana	25	(1)
2019–	Castellarano
International career
2011	Italy U18 [3]	1	(0)
2011	Italy U19 [3] [nb 1]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019

Nazzareno Belfasti (born 15 July 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Polisportiva Castellarano Calcio.

Club career

Modena

Born in Scandiano, ^{[2] [3] [4]} and grown up in Castellarano, ^[2] both in the Province of Reggio-Emilia, Italy, Belfasti started his career at Serie B club Modena F.C. from the nearby province. Belfasti was the member of Primavera (the reserve) squad during the 2009–10 season; ^[5] he was the member of Allievi under-17 team in 2008–09 season, ^[6] in which he was the only born 1993 player of the team. ^[7] Belfasti was promoted directly from Giovanissimi under-15 team ^[4] in 2008. Belfasti received his first national call-up in December 2009, from Italy U19 team, ^[8] which the age limit of that season was in fact born 1991. Despite Belfasti did not play, his already drawn attention from major clubs, which Juventus FC signed Belfasti in co-ownership deal in August 2010.

Juventus

On 12 August 2010 Belfasti was signed by Juventus FC in co-ownership deal, for €250,000 in 3-year contract, ^{[nb 2]} the maximum length a player under 18 could sign. Belfasti was the member of Juventus reserve for 2 seasons, which the co-ownership was renewed in June 2011. During his stay he received call-ups from Italy U18 team for training camps ^{[10] [11]} as well as a match against the senior national team. ^[12] He made his U18 debut against Albania on 19 May 2010 ^[3] and played twice in pre-season friendlies for Italy U19 team against Russia ^{[nb 1]} and France in August and September 2011. However, he did not receive any call-up to competitive matches in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.

The co-ownership of Belfasti was renewed again in June 2012 as well as signing a new 4-year contract; ^[15] he also returned to Modena for 2012–13 Serie B on 2 July. ^[16] Although the age limit of the reserve had lowered to under-19 in 2012–13 season, Belfasti was remained for the reserve of Modena as overage player. Belfasti was an unused bench for Modena in Serie B and in 2012–13 Coppa Italia in August 2012. On 17 January 2013 Belfasti was signed by Gubbio, ^[17] where he made 11 starts in the third division.

On 20 June 2013 Juventus bought the remaining 50% registration rights from Modena; keeper Marco Costantino was sold to Modena as part of the deal. ^[18] Despite the fee was not disclosed by Juventus, the residual contract value of Belfasti had instead from €98,000 on 30 June 2013 ^[19] to €366,000 ^[20] on 5 July, or an increase of €268,000, due to the purchase of the remain registration rights, the adjustment in accounting and a few days of amortization.

Pro Vercelli

On 5 July 2013 Belfasti, along with Giuseppe Ruggiero were joined Pro Vercelli in another co-ownership deal for €470,000 ^{[19] [21]} and €260,000 respectively, ^[21] as part of the return of Elio De Silvestro to Juventus for €760,000. ^{[19] [20] [22]}

On 10 January 2014 he returned to Gubbio in a temporary deal. ^{[23] [24]}

Return to Juventus

In August 2014 Juventus bought back Belfasti for €500,000 as well as sold Entonjo Elezaj to opposite direction also for €500,000. ^[25] Belfasti signed a new 4-year contract. ^[25]

FeralpiSalò (loan)

On 6 August 2014 Belfasti was signed by FeralpiSalò in a temporary deal. ^[26] He injured his head during a match on 1 March 2015. ^[27]

The loan deal was extended on 5 August 2015. ^[28]

Carrarese (loan)

On 26 August 2016 Belfasti and Juventus team-mate Davide Massaro were signed by Lega Pro club Carrarese. ^[29] Belfasti was assigned number 25 shirt of the first team. ^[30]

Castellarano

On 14 August 2019, Belfasti signed with Polisportiva Castellarano Calcio. ^[31]

Footnotes

1. The FIGC wrongly documented the substitution record: 8 out and 5 in (should be 7 in 7 out). ^[13] Alessandro Orchi should among the substitute in instead of out, as well as the missing of Belfasti who replaced fellow bianconeri teammate Matteo Liviero at half time. ^[14] Thus FIGC shown Belfasti only had 1 U19 cap.
2. Due to pay in 3 annual installments through central allocation system of FIGC (€90,000 COD; €80,000; €80,000), the discounted value in accounting was €245,000. ^[9]

References

1. Modena profile Archived 24 June 2013 at archive.today (in Italian)
2. Zelioli, Alessandro (6 February 2013). "Belfasti ora è titolare nel Gubbio ma sognava la Reggiana". Gazzetta di Reggio (in Italian). Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
3. FIGC (in Italian)
4. "Giovanissimi Nazionali" (in Italian). Modena FC. January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
5. Fullsoccer Archived 9 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
6. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°37 (2008–09)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Settore Giovanile e Scolastico. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
7. "Allievi Nazionali" (in Italian). Modena FC. September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
8. "Training in La Borghesiana from Dec.6-9, Piscedda calls 10 new players". FIGC. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
9. "Annual Financial Report at 30 June 2011" (PDF). 7 December 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "A Coverciano stage di tre giorni per la Nazionale Under 18" (in Italian). FIGC. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
11. "Under 18 ends 2010 with a three-day camp in Coverciano". FIGC. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
12. "Under 18: convocati 20 Azzurrini per la partitella con la Nazionale". FIGC. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
13. FIGC Match Report (in Italian) Accessed on 22 June 2013
14. "Amichevole Italia U19 vs Russia U19 2-1 (38' Beltrame, 62' Kalinskiy 90+4' Piscitella)". Tutto Nazionali (in Italian). Transfer Market Web. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
15. "Half-Yearly financial report at 31 December 2012" (PDF). Juventus FC. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "Asamoah and Isla move to Juventus". Juventus FC. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
17. "Cancellotti e Belfasti al Gubbio" (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
18. "Belfasti tutto della Juve, arriva Costantino" (in Italian). Modena FC. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
19. "Annual Financial Report 30 June 2013" (PDF). Juventus FC. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
20. "Annual Financial Report 30 June 2014" (PDF). Juventus FC. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
21. F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
22. "Juventus complete three deals with Pro Vercelli". Juventus FC. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
23. "UFFICIALE: IL DIFENSORE CLASSE '93 NAZZARENO BELFASTI CEDUTO A TITOLO TEMPORANEO ALL'A.S. GUBBIO 1910" (in Italian). FC Pro Vercelli 1892. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
24. "BADARA SARR, MARCELLO FALZERANO E NAZARENO BELFASTI IN ROSSOBLU'" (in Italian). AS Gubbio 1910. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
25. "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF (1.24MB)) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
26. "FeralpiSalò, comunicato ufficiale" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
27. "Belfasti, comunicato ufficiale" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 2 March 2015.
28. "Belfasti, comunicato ufficiale" (in Italian). FeralpiSalò. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
29. "Belfasti e Massaro firmano per la Carrarese" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
30. "Numeri di maglia 2016/2017" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
31. CASTELLARANO, ARRIVA L'EX PROFESSIONISTA NAZZARENO BELFASTI, emiliagol.it, 14 August 2019

External links

• Football.it profile (in Italian)
• Nazzareno Belfasti at Soccerway