Nicolao Dumitru
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Nacka,[1] Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Veria (on loan from Napoli) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Empoli[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Napoli | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Empoli (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | → Ternana (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Cittadella (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Reggina (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014– | → Veria (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Italy U-19[2] | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Italy U-20[2] | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso[2] (born 12 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Greek side Veria on loan from Serie A club Napoli.
Club career
Dumitru started his professional career at Empoli, in a match during the 2008–09 season in Serie B. He also played another game in the following season, still at Serie B level.
Napoli
On 31 August 2010 he was signed by Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli at age 18 and 11 months.[3] He failed to break into the first team during his period at Napoli, making only nine Serie A appearances at the club. Dumitru also played a few game for the reserve.
Return to Empoli
On 20 July 2011, it was announced Dumitru would return at Empoli in Serie B for the 2011–12 season on a one-year loan basis.[4] On 27 August he scored on his debut, in the first match of the league, against Juve Stabia.
Italian loan spell
On 23 July 2012, Dumitru joined Serie B club Ternana on a season-long loan deal until the end of the 2012–13 season.[5] On 31 January 2013 the loan was terminated.[6] Dumitru joined A.S. Cittadella also in temporary deal on the same day.[7] He joined Reggina on loan for the 2013–14 season.[8]
Veria
In August 13th, 2014 the Greek Super League club Veria announced the loan of Nicolao from Napoli for one year.[9] He debuted on 24 August 2014 in the season's premiere home match against Skoda Xanthi where he scored his first goal. Nicolao scored his second goal on 13 September 2014 against Kerkyra. During that match he was also a victim of racism attack by Horacio Cardozo. The incident was reported by Veria's squad and Cardozo was invited by the FA to give further explanation on the incident. FA found Cardozo not guilty as lack of strong evidence. Nicolao was also nominated already twice for the Best Goal award for the goals that he scored on the first matchday as well as on the third, and he was named the winner for his second goal in the championship.[10] He also scored twice in his 2014–15 Greek Cup debut in home 4–1 victory against Ermionida. He is currently Veria's top scorer as he scored 4 goals in 5 matches, in all competitions. Dumitru got his first assist with Veria against PAS Giannina where Nikos Kaltsas scored. Nicolao scored his third championship goal in a home victory against Levadiakos during Superleague's seventh matchday.
International career
With the Italy U-19 national team in 2010 he took part at the U-19 European Championship. He was also a member of the Italy U-20 national team.
Awards
Individual
- 2013–14 PSAP Awards: x1 Fair Play
Personal life
Dumitru was born in Nacka, Sweden to a Romanian father (who later took Italian citizenship) and an Afro-Brazilian mother, and successively moved to Empoli, Tuscany in 1998 with his parents.[11][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "nicolao manuel cardoso dumitru empoli – Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Convocazioni e presenze in campo – NOME: DUMITRU CARDOSO NICOLAO M" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Nicolao Dumitru al Napoli" (in Italian). SSC Napoli.it. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ "Arriva Nicolao Dumitru: stasera sarà presente a Fucecchio" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "FERE: DUMITRU È UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "MERCATO IN USCITA: NICOLAO DUMITRU RIENTRA AL NAPOLI" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "CITTA: ARRIVA DUMITRU" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ↑ "Dumitru e Azizi alla Reggina, Rigoni al Cittadella" (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Παίκτης της Βέροιας o Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso" (in Greek). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωση των ποδοσφαιριστών της ΠΑΕ Βέροια" (in Greek). veriafc.gr. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dumitru: "Spero di giocare titolare per questa squadra e per questa città"" (in Italian). GoNews.it. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Empoli e Brescia, grandi con i ragazzi della B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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