Nicola Nanni

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Nicola Nanni
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Nanni with San Marino in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Borgo Maggiore, San Marino
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Torres
Number 32
Youth career
2006–2016 San Marino Calcio
2016–2018 Cesena
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Crotone 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Monopoli (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Cesena (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Lucchese (loan) 32 (2)
2022–2024 Olbia 54 (8)
2024– Torres 13 (1)
International career‡
2015 San Marino U17 3 (0)
2017 San Marino U19 3 (0)
2018 San Marino U21 2 (0)
2018– San Marino 42 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Torres and the San Marino national team. He is considered one of the most experienced Sammarinese football players along with Massimo Bonini. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino. [1]

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Early life

Nanni was born in Borgo Maggiore. [2]

Club career

In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland. [3]

He signed a 5-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018. [4] 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. [5]

Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award  [ it ], an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23. [6]

On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan. [7] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season. [8]

On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C. [9]

On 6 September 2024, Nanni joined Serie C club Torres. [10]

International career

Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova. [11] [12]

He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland. [13] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years. [14]

On 15 November 2024, during a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D game against Gibraltar, he scored his second goal (on a penalty) with San Marino, an equalizer which enabled his country to draw against Gibraltar 1-1, thus becoming the fourth Sammarinese ever to score more than one goal after Andy Selva, Manuel Marani and Filippo Berardi. [15]

Three days later on 18 November 2024, during a UEFA Nations League D game against Liechtenstein, he scored his third goal for San Marino on a penalty, thus becoming the first Sammarinese to score in two consecutive games and the third ever to score more than two goals. [16] The game resulted in a 3–1 win which saw San Marino get promoted to League C of the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crotone 2018-19 Serie B 0010—10
2019-20 Serie B0010—10
Total0020—20
Monopoli (loan) 2019-20 Serie C 70000070
Cesena (loan) 2020-21 Serie C230—00230
Lucchese (loan) 2021-22 Serie C312—1 [a] 0322
Olbia 2022-23 Serie C214——214
2023-24 Serie C334——334
Total548——548
Torres 2024-25 Serie C10100—101
Career total12511201012811
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 18 November 2024 [12] [18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
San Marino 201820
201980
202030
2021111
202230
202370
202482
Total423
Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanni goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicola Nanni
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
15 September 2021 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San MarinoFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–41–7 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
215 November 2024San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San MarinoFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–11–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D [20]
318 November 2024 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, LiechtensteinFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2–13–12024–25 UEFA Nations League D [21]

Honours

Individual

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  3. ↑ "Cesena: da San Marino arriva Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). geosnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Il giovane talento Nanni è rossoblù" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "NICOLA NANNI È BIANCOVERDE" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 29 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "San Marino, Golden Boy 2019: il vincitore è Nanni" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "DAL CROTONE ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO NICOLA NANNI" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 23 September 2020.
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