Nicolò Rovella
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| Date of birth | 4 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Segrate, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Lazio (on loan from Juventus) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2014 | Accademia Inter | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Alcione | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Genoa | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Genoa | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Juventus | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Monza (loan) | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | → Lazio (loan) | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Italy U17 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U18 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U19 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Italy U21 | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Nicolò Rovella (born 4 December 2001) is an Italian professional
.Club career
Early career and Genoa
Rovella started playing football at Accademia Inter (an affiliate of
Coming through the youth ranks of the club, Rovella made his professional debut with Genoa on 3 December 2019, replacing Francesco Cassata in the final minutes of a 3–2 Coppa Italia win over Ascoli.[4] He then made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2019, aged 18, as a substitute for Filip Jagiełło in a 4–0 away defeat to Inter Milan.[5] On 25 July 2020, Rovella made his first start for Genoa in a 3–0 home loss against Inter.[6]
Rovella gained more playing time and started during the 2020–21 season, establishing himself in Genoa's central midfield as he helped the rossoblù stay in the Serie A.[7]
Juventus
Loan to Genoa
On 29 January 2021,
Return to Juventus
After returning to Juventus from his loan to Genoa, Rovella made his Bianconeri debut on 15 August 2022, replacing Manuel Locatelli in a home win against Sassuolo in the first matchday of the 2022–23 Serie A.[9]
Loan to Monza
On 31 August 2022, Rovella joined newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on a one-year dry loan.[10] He made his debut on 5 September, as a starter in a 2–0 league defeat to Atalanta.[11]
Loan to Lazio
On 16 August 2023, Lazio announced the signing of Rovella from Juventus on a two-year loan with a conditional obligation to buy.[12]
International career
Rovella has represented Italy at several youth international levels.
He was part of the under-17 national team that finished runners-up at the 2018 European Championship, and then was capped at under-18 and under-19 levels.[citation needed]
On 12 November 2020, Rovella made his debut with the under-21 team, playing as a starter in a European Championship qualifying match against Iceland in Reykjavík, which was won 2–1 by the Azzurrini.[13] He was subsequently included in the squad that took part in the 2021 European Championship in Slovenia and Hungary:[14] However, he got sent off after receiving a double yellow card in the second group stage game against Spain,[15] as Italy was eventually eliminated from the tournament in the quarter-finals, after a 5–3 loss to Portugal.
Rovella was confirmed in the following cycle of the under-21 national team, as he scored his first goal for the Azzurrini on 29 March 2022, netting the lone goal of a 1–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Championship qualifiers.[16]
Style of play
Rovella is a well-rounded, right-footed and versatile
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 April 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genoa | 2019–20 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Juventus | 2020–21 | Serie A | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Genoa (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Monza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Lazio (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Career total | 90 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
References
- ^ "Nicolò Rovella". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rovella, dall'Accademia Inter al derby della Lanterna". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Eremita, Alessio (29 October 2020). "Rovella oro del Genoa: chi è il classe 2001 che ha stregato Inter e Juventus". Calcio News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Genoa vs. Ascoli - 3 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Genoa, Rovella promosso sotto gli occhi dell'Inter. L'esordio, le punizioni, Modric e il mercato che già chiama". Calciomercato.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Le pagelle di Genoa-Inter 0-3: Lukaku cecchino, Moses spina nel fianco". Eurosport (in Italian). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Gioventù "bruciante", Rovella si è preso il centrocampo rossoblù". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "UFFICIALE | Portanova, Petrelli, Rovella: gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com (in Italian). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Juventus.com (15 August 2022). "MATCH REPORT | JUVE HIT SASSUOLO FOR THREE". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Nicolò Rovella è Biancorosso". AC Monza. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Sorrentino, Antonio (5 September 2022). "Le pagelle di Monza - Atalanta 0-2: buon esordio di Rovella, Caprari sprecone, Pessina messo sotto scacco". Monza-News (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "NICOLÒ ROVELLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE BIANCOCELESTE" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Pobega segna una doppietta che vale oro, gli Azzurrini battono l'Islanda e ipotecano il pass per l'Europeo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS, CZECH REPUBLIC VS ITALY" (PDF). UEFA. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "L'Italia finisce in 9, ma la Spagna non passa: 0-0. Se batte la Slovenia è qualificata". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Qualificazioni europee. L'Italia batte la Bosnia ed Erzegovina, scavalca la Svezia e vola in testa al girone". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (in Italian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b Kulig, Jacek; Gualano, Davide (28 August 2021). "Niccolò Rovella – Juve's future regista by Davide Gualano". Football Talent Scout. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Nicolò Rovella at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
External links
- Profile[dead link] at Lega Serie A
- Profile at A.C. Monza(in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U17 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U19 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella – UEFA competition record (archive)