Nicolas Viola

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Nicolas Viola
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Viola plays with Ternana in 2012
Personal information
Full name Benito Nicolas Viola
Date of birth (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Oppido Mamertina, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2008 Reggina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Reggina 67 (13)
2012–2013 Palermo 6 (0)
2013–2015 Ternana 64 (4)
2015–2017 Novara 60 (6)
2017–2021 Benevento 106 (21)
2021–2022 Bologna 6 (0)
2022– Cagliari 42 (6)
International career
2005 Italy U17 4 (0)
2006–2007 Italy U18 3 (0)
2007 Italy U19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Benito Nicolas Viola (born 12 October 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari. He is the older brother of fellow footballer Alessio Viola.

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Career

Reggina

Viola was born in Oppido Mamertina, in the same province of Reggina Calcio. Viola made his Serie A debut for Reggina on 11 January 2009 against S.S. Lazio. He also played twice at 2008–09 Coppa Italia.

Palermo

On 30 January 2012, Palermo announced to have purchased Viola from Reggina in a co-ownership agreement with the club, for €1.8 million in a 4+12-year contract. [2] The player would stay on loan at Reggina until the end of the 2011–12 Serie B season. [3]

Ternana

On 1 July 2013, Ternana acquired Viola from Reggina, with Palermo retained the 50% registration rights. [4] [5] In June 2015 the co-ownership deal expired, as Ternana did not purchase him from Palermo. However, Palermo also released Viola for free. [6]

Novara

On 2 August 2015, Viola was signed by Novara Calcio. [7]

Benevento

On 31 January 2017, Viola was signed by Benevento in a 2+12-year contract. [8] [9]

Bologna

On 20 October 2021, he signed with Bologna. [10]

Cagliari

On 2 July 2022, Viola joined Cagliari on a two-year contract. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reggina 2007–08 Serie A 001010
2008–09 502070
2009–10 Serie B 9210102
2010–11 305101 [lower-alpha 2] 0325
2011–12 22610236
Total661360107313
Palermo 2012–13 Serie A601070
Ternana 2013–14 Serie B25110261
2014–15 39320413
Total64430674
Novara 2015–16 Serie B373212 [lower-alpha 2] 0414
2016–17 21320233
Total5864120647
Benevento 2016–17 Serie B140005 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
2017–18 Serie A24210252
2018–19 Serie B245212 [lower-alpha 2] 0286
2019–20 279112810
2020–21 Serie A17510185
Total10621527011823
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A600060
Cagliari 2022–23 Serie B161213 [lower-alpha 2] 0212
2023–24 Serie A26521286
Total4264230498
Career total3485023513038455
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

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References

  1. "Nicolas Viola" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  3. "ACQUISTATO VIOLA DALLA REGGINA" [VIOLA SIGNED FROM REGGINA]. US Città di Palermo. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. "Mercato: dal Palermo arriva Nicolas Viola" (in Italian). Ternana. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "VIOLA CEDUTO ALLA TERNANA" (in Italian). Palermo. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE PER VIOLA" (in Italian). Palermo. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. "UFFICIALE: NICOLAS VIOLA E' UN CALCIATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. "Viola e Matera in giallorosso" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. "CALCIOMERCATO: LE OPERAZIONI AZZURRE DELLA SESSIONE INVERNALE" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. "Nicolas Viola joins Bologna". Bologna. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. "Viola al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  12. Nicolas Viola at Soccerway