Nicolás Federico Spolli (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈpoli], Italian: [ˈspɔlli]; born 20 February 1983) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who played as a defender.
 Spolli playing for Catania in September 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Federico Spolli | ||
| Date of birth | February 20, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Coronel Bogado, Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Newell's Old Boys | 107 | (9) |
| 2009–2015 | Catania | 148 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Roma (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Carpi | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Chievo | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Genoa | 28 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Crotone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Crotone | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:08, 21 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNewell's Old Boys
editBorn in Rosario, 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
editIn 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.
On 17 January 2019, Spolli joined to Crotone on loan with an obligation to buy.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 31 July 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2005–06 | Primera División | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | ||
| Catania | 2009–10 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 148 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 7 | ||
| Roma (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Carpi | 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Chievo | 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Genoa | 2017–18 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Crotone | 2018–19 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 323 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 14 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Nicolas Spolli – Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website".
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, dal Genoa arriva il difensore Spolli" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
edit- futbolxxi.com[usurped] Argentine Primera statistics (in Spanish)
- canewellsoldboys.com.ar
- pasionrojinegra.com[permanent dead link]
- goal.com
- calciocatania.it