Nicola Sansone

Nicola Sansone

Sansone playing with Italy in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Nicola Domenico Sansone
Date of birth	10 September 1991
Place of birth	Munich, Germany[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Sassuolo
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2002	SV Neuperlach
2002–2010	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2011	Bayern Munich II	32	(2)
2011–2014	Parma	43	(8)
2011–2012	→ Crotone (loan)	35	(5)
2014–	Sassuolo	80	(17)
National team^‡
2007	Italy U17	1	(0)
2009	Italy U18	1	(1)
2009–2010	Italy U19	6	(1)
2012	Italy U20	1	(0)
2012–2013	Italy U21	7	(0)
2015–	Italy	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2015

Nicola Domenico Sansone (born 10 September 1991) is an Italian-German footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italian national team.

Club career

Sansone was born in Munich in Germany^[1] and his first club was SV Neuperlach. At the age of 10, he transferred to Bayern Munich, where he progressed through the Junior Team. He made his debut for Bayern's reserve team in January 2010, in a 3. Liga match against Dynamo Dresden.^[2] He made three more appearances in the 2009–10 season, and was a regular in the team during the 2010–11 season. In October 2010, he was named on the substitutes bench for the first-team in a Bundesliga match against SC Freiburg. He was released in June 2011 after Bayern's reserves were relegated from the 3. Liga.

Sassuolo

On 21 January 2014, Sansone along with teammates Pedro Mendes and Aleandro Rosi joined Sassuolo from fellow Serie A club Parma. Sansone and Mendes both signed co-ownership deals, for €2.5 million and €500,000 respectively.^[3][4] Rosi however made a loan switch from Parma to Sassuolo, as part of the swap with Jonathan Rossini also in temporary deal.^[5]

In June 2014 Raman Chibsah and Sansone joined Sassuolo outright for undisclosed fees from Parma, as well as Parma bought back Mendes for €2.5 million.^[3][6]

International career

Sansone made his U17 debut in November 2007 along with Bayern team-mate Roberto Soriano. Both players also called up to 2008 Minsk under-17 International Tournament^[7] He scored a goal in the second match, a 3–0 won against Belarus.^[8] However, he was not called up to 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship elite round in March.

He played for Italy U19 team on 11 March 2009, the second match of season 2009–10 (for player born on or after 1991), he also called up to the next friendly match against Ukraine (born 1990 team), as Ukraine was preparing for the 2009 final tournament. He scored a goal in that match, a 2–2 draw.^[9] He then dropped from the team, as he did not receive a call-up to U18 team (born 1991 class) for a friendly tournament in Slovakia.^[10] In November 2009, he was recalled to the U19 team for 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification. He replaced captain Jacopo Sala in the first match, then started in the next two matches as wing forward, partnered with forward Mattia Destro and Nicolao Dumitru against San Marino, ahead Marco D'Alessandro who started in the first match. In the last match against Republic of Ireland, Sansone partnered with Destro in a 442 formation. Sansone then selected in 1^[11] of the 3 friendly matches before the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification, but never received call-up again, as some of the players were recovered from injury and some players returned from U21 team (Fabio Borini and midfielder Soriano, etc.).

Sansone made his U20 debut in February 2012. He also played an unofficial friendly against Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in December 2011.^[12]

On 31 May 2015 Sansone received his first senior national team call-up from Antonio Conte.^[13]

On 16 June 2015, Sansone debuted for the senior team after being substituted on for Stephan El Shaarawy in the 68th minute in a friendly to a 1–0 defeat to Portugal.^[14]

Statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2016^[15]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2009–10	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2010–11	28	2	—		—		—		28	2
	Total	32	2	—		—		—		32	2
Crotone (Loan)	2011–12	35	5	1	1	—		—		36	6
	Total	35	5	1	1	—		—		36	6
Parma	2012–13	26	6	0	0	—		—		26	6
	2013–14	17	2	2	0	—		—		19	2
	Total	43	8	2	0	—		—		45	8
Sassuolo	2013–14	12	5	—		—		—		12	5
	2014–15	35	5	2	3	—		—		37	8
	2015–16	33	7	1	0	—		—		34	7
	Total	80	17	3	3	—		—		83	20
Career Total		190	32	6	4	—		—		196	36

International

As of match played on 7 July 2015. ^[16]

Italy national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	1	0
Total	1	0

References

1. "Nicola Sansone". Parma F.C. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
2. "Dynamo Dresden gegen FC Bayern München II 2:0 (1:0) - Die 3. Liga".
3. Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
4. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
5. "Transfer market operations and presentation of newly signed players". Parma FC. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
6. "Accordi di compartecipazione con l’US Sassuolo" (in Italian). Parma FC. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
7. "International tournament: team plays against Moldova, Belarus and Russia". FIGC. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
8. "Torneo di Minsk: battuta la Bielorussia. Oggi Russia-Italia". FIGC (in Italian). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
9. "taccuino". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 9 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
10. "Under 18: convocati 18 Azzurrini per la "Slovacchia Cup"". FIGC (in Italian). 23 April 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
11. "Match report: Italy 1-1 Germany". DFB (in German). 17 March 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
12. "Nocera, Obiettivo Raggiunto" (in Italian). legaserieb.it. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
13. "Stage a Coverciano dal 2 al 4 giugno: trentaquattro Azzurri convocati da Conte" (in Italian). FIGC. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
14. "Sansone: 'A bitter debut'". Football Italia. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
15. Nicola Sansone profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
16. Nicola Sansone at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Nicola Sansone at kicker.de (German)
• International Caps at FIGC.it (Italian)