Rocco Angelo Ascone (born 12 September 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Nordsjælland.

Rocco Ascone
Personal information
Full name Rocco Angelo Ascone[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nordsjælland
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2009 Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole
2009–2010 Olympique Marcquois
2010–2011 Wasquehal
2011–2021 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Lille 0 (0)
2022–2023Nordsjælland (loan) 13 (2)
2023– Nordsjælland 6 (0)
International career
2019 France U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

Career

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Ascone started playing futsal as a three-year old with Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole, before short stints with Olympique Marcquois and Wasquehal eventually led him to the academy of Ligue 1 side Lille, joining them as an eight-year old.[3] Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Nordsjælland in Denmark.[4] On 27 February 2022, Ascone debuted for Nordsjælland during a 0–0 draw with Randers.[1]

On 19 July 2023 FC Nordsjælland confirmed, that they had signed Ascone on a permanent deal, with the player signing until June 2028.[5]

International career

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Born in France, Ascone holds both French and Italian nationalities.[6] He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s in 2019.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 August 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2020-21 Championnat National 3 3 1 3 1
2021-22 Championnat National 3 5 0 5 0
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Lille 2020-21 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nordsjælland (loan) 2021-22 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022-23 Danish Superliga 12 2 5 1 17 3
Total 13 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 18 3
Nordsjælland 2023-24 Danish Superliga 6 0 4 0 2[b] 0 12 0
2024-25 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 27 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 38 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rocco Ascone at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Rocco Ascone – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ Pousset, Maxime (4 February 2021). "Rocco Ascone, Dogue ascendant Lillois". Lille OSC (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Nordsjælland henter fransk talent". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ FC Nordsjælland køber Rocco Ascone i franske LOSC Lille, fcn.dk, 19 July 2023
  6. ^ "Rocco ASCONE". unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ Bja, Rayan (13 February 2020). "Qui es-tu Rocco Ascone ?". Le petit Lillois (in French). Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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