| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rocco Angelo Ascone [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstad | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole | ||
| 2009–2010 | Olympique Marcquois | ||
| 2010–2011 | Wasquehal | ||
| 2011–2021 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Lille | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Nordsjælland | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Halmstad (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | Halmstad | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025 | |||
Rocco Angelo Ascone (born 12 September 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK.
Ascone started playing futsal as a three-year old with Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole, before short stints with Olympique Marcquois and Wasquehal eventually led him to the academy of Ligue 1 side Lille, joining them as an eight-year old. [3] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Nordsjælland in Denmark. [4] On 27 February 2022, Ascone debuted for Nordsjælland during a 0–0 draw with Randers. [1]
On 19 July 2023 FC Nordsjælland confirmed, that they had signed Ascone on a permanent deal, with the player signing until June 2028. [5]
On 5 August 2025 Halmstads BK announced that they had loaned Rocco until the end of the season, with a option to buy him. [6] On 23 December 2025, the club announced that they had exercised their option to purchase, Ascone signing a contract until 2029. [7]
Born in France, Ascone holds both French and Italian nationalities. [8] He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s in 2019. [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2020-21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2021-22 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Lille | 2020-21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2021-22 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2023-24 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
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