Nicolas Viola

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Nicolas Viola
Viola plays with Ternana in 2012
Personal information
Full name Benito Nicolas Viola
Date of birth (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Oppido Mamertina, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2008
Reggina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012
Reggina
67 (13)
2012–2013
Palermo
6 (0)
2013–2015 Ternana 64 (4)
2015–2017
Novara
60 (6)
2017–2021 Benevento 106 (21)
2021–2022
Bologna
6 (0)
2022– Cagliari 42 (6)
International career
2005 Italy U17 4 (0)
2006–2007 Italy U18 3 (0)
2007 Italy U19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Benito Nicolas Viola (born 12 October 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari. He is the older brother of fellow footballer Alessio Viola.

Career

Reggina

Viola was born in

S.S. Lazio. He also played twice at 2008–09 Coppa Italia
.

Palermo

On 30 January 2012,

co-ownership agreement with the club, for €1.8 million in a 4+12-year contract.[2] The player would stay on loan at Reggina until the end of the 2011–12 Serie B season.[3]

Ternana

On 1 July 2013, Ternana acquired Viola from Reggina, with Palermo retained the 50% registration rights.[4][5] In June 2015 the co-ownership deal expired, as Ternana did not purchase him from Palermo. However, Palermo also released Viola for free.[6]

Novara

On 2 August 2015, Viola was signed by

Novara Calcio.[7]

Benevento

On 31 January 2017, Viola was signed by Benevento in a 2+12-year contract.[8][9]

Bologna

On 20 October 2021, he signed with

Bologna.[10]

Cagliari

On 2 July 2022, Viola joined Cagliari on a two-year contract.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Nicolas Viola" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  3. ^ "ACQUISTATO VIOLA DALLA REGGINA" [VIOLA SIGNED FROM REGGINA]. US Città di Palermo. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Mercato: dal Palermo arriva Nicolas Viola" (in Italian). Ternana. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. Palermo. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original
    on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. Palermo. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original
    on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: NICOLAS VIOLA E' UN CALCIATORE DEL NOVARA" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Viola e Matera in giallorosso" (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: LE OPERAZIONI AZZURRE DELLA SESSIONE INVERNALE" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. Bologna
    . 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Viola al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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