Maikol Negro

Maikol Negro
Personal information
Date of birth 28 February 1988 (1988-02-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Lecce, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Nocerina
Youth career
Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2010 Celano 77 (20)
2010 Valle del Giovenco 10 (1)
2010– Nocerina 27 (12)
National team
2008–2009 Italy U20 Lega Pro 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Maikol Francesco Negro (born 28 February 1988 in Lecce) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Nocerina.

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Biography

Born in Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy, Negro started his career with northern Italy side Torino. Negro left its Primavera team in 2007[1] to Serie C2 side Celano. He scored 10 and 7 league goals in 2008–09 and in the first half of 2009–10 season.

On 20 January 2010 he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.[2] As the club also signed Stefano Dall'Acqua and Giuseppe Caccavallo, he only made 6 start out of 10 league appearances for VdG. VdG went bankrupt in July 2010.[3] He also partnered with Dall'Acqua at the relegation playoffs.

In August 2010, he was signed by Serie A club Catania on free transfer, but he was farmed to Prima Divisione club Nocerina. He made a successive appearances as substitute since made his debut in round 3.

International career

Negro capped for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team at 2008–09 Mirop Cup,[4][5] scored a goal against Hungary.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Primavera 2006/2007" (in Italian). Torino FC. .ca January 2007. http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/832/89/. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "Maikol Negro è il nuovo acquisto della VDG" (in Italian). AS Pescina Valle del Giovenco. 20 January 2010. http://www.valledelgiovenco.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=452&Itemid=31. Retrieved 29 July 2010. 
  3. ^ "L’Ancona in serie B e 20 club di Lega Pro non ammessi ai campionati" (in Italian). FIGC. 16 July 2010. http://www.figc.it/it/204/25368/2010/07/News.shtml. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
  4. ^ "Mirop Cup: una bella Under 20 vince in Croazia" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 22 October 2008. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/257-mirop-cup-una-bella-under-20-vince-in-croazia.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "MIROP CUP: SLOVACCHIA-ITALIA UNDER 20 4-0" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 1 April 2009. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/261-mirop-cup-slovacchia-italia-under-20-4-0.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 1 October 2008. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/256-per-litalia-avvio-amaro-nella-mirop-cup.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 

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