Nicolás Spolli

Nicolás Spolli

Spolli playing for Catania in September 2009
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Federico Spolli
Date of birthFebruary 20, 1983
Place of birthCoronel Bogado, Rosario, Argentina
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionCentral defender
Club information
Current team
Roma
Number33
Youth career
?–2005Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2009Newell's Old Boys107(9)
2009–Catania132(6)
2015-→ Roma (Loan)0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2012

Nicolás Federico Spolli (locally: [eʔˈpoli], Italian: [ˈspɔlli]; born 20 February 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club A.S. Roma on loan from Serie B club Calcio Catania.

Club career

Newell's Old Boys

Spolli began his youth career with hometown club, Newell's Old Boys. In 2005, he was promoted to the senior squad. At the club he was soon a regular in the starting eleven, and by 2009, he made over 100 appearances and also hit the back of the net nearly ten times. He was a fan favourite as well.

Calcio Catania

In July 2009, Calcio Catania sporting director, Pietro Lo Monaco confirmed that the Sicilian club were deep into negotiations with Newell's for the defender and on 25 July 2009, the deal was finalized and Spolli officially became a Catania player. He was Catania's ninth transfer of the 2009 summer transfer window, and proved himself as an integral part of Catania's starting eleven, early in his Serie A career. The player made 26 Serie A appearances in his first season, netting one goal, helping Catania to an impressive 12th place finish in the Serie A and also a record points total for the club in a top flight season. In his next two seasons with the club, Spolli and his team continued their recent success and endured three additional seasons of record point totals in Serie A, making it five consecutive seasons of this achievement.

Spolli is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance saw the club also break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.

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