Nazzareno Belfasti

Nazzareno Belfasti
Personal information
Date of birth15 July 1993
Place of birthScandiano, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionLeft-back[2]
Club information
Current team
Gubbio
(on loan from Pro Vercelli)
Youth career
Castellarano[2]
Modena
2010–2012Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013Juventus0(0)
2012–2013Modena (loan)0(0)
2013Gubbio (loan)11(1)
2013–Pro Vercelli1(0)
2014→ Gubbio (loan)0(0)
National team
2011Italy U18[3]1(0)
2011Italy U19[3][nb 1]2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nazzareno Belfasti (born 15 July 1993) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Gubbio in the Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione, on loan from Pro Vercelli and Juventus F.C..

Biography

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 F.C. signed Belfasti in co-ownership deal in August 2010.

Juventus

On 12 August 2010 Belfasti was signed by Juventus F.C. 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]

Pro Vercelli

On 5 July 2013 Belfasti, along with Giuseppe Ruggiero were joined Pro Vercelli in another co-ownership deal, as part of the return of Elio De Silvestro to Juventus.[19]

On 10 January 2014 he returned to Gubbio.[20]

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 (Italian)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FIGC (Italian)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Giovanissimi Nazionali" (in Italian). Modena FC. ca. January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Fullsoccer (Italian)
  6. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°37 (2008–09)" (in Italian). FIGC Settore Giovanile e Scolastico. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. "Allievi Nazionali" (in Italian). Modena FC. ca. September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  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.
  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 (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". Juventus FC. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  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. "Juventus complete three deals with Pro Vercelli". Juventus FC. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  20. "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.

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