Niccolò Giannetti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Siena, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2014 | Siena | 17 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | → Juventus (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Gubbio (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Südtirol (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Cittadella (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2014– | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Italy U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Niccolò Giannetti (born 12 May 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spezia Calcio.
Club career
Giannetti signed on loan for Juventus from Siena for the 2010-11 season.[1] He made his professional debut for Juventus in the UEFA Europa League, in a match against Austrian team Red Bull Salzburg on 4 November 2010.[2] Giannetti scored his first goal for Juventus on 16 December 2010 in a UEFA Europa League match against English team Manchester City.[3] He made his Serie A debut one month later, on 16 January 2011, as a starter in a home league game against Bari. After returning to Siena he was subsequently re-loaned out to newly promoted Serie B side Gubbio. In January 2012 he left for South Tyrol. (German: Südtirol, Italian: Alto Adige)[4]
On 31 August 2012 he was signed by Serie B club Cittadella.[5]
In the 2013–14 Serie B season, he became a main striker in the first team of Siena, scoring 7 league goals. On 23 January 2014 he signed a new 1-year contract with Siena.[6] However, on 31 January 2014, Giannetti was signed by fellow Serie B team Spezia in a co-ownership deal with Siena.[7][8] In June 2014 Spezia signed him outright.[9]
International career
On 8 February 2011 he made his debut with the Italy U-21 in a friendly match against England played in Empoli.
References
- ↑ "Player profile". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Juventus 0 SV Red Bull Salzburg 0". Sky Sports. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Juventus 1 - 1 Man City". BBC Sport. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "NUOVO INNESTO: IN ATTACCO ARRIVA NICCOLO' GIANNETTI" (in Italian). FC Südtirol. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mercato, arrivi e partenze" (in Italian). AC Siena. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ "Giannetti rinnova fino al 2015" (in Italian). AC Siena. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mercato: per l’attacco aquilotto ecco Niccolò Giannetti" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Giannetti passa allo Spezia" (in Italian). AC Siena. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Giannetti allo Spezia a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). AC Siena. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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