Nicola Nanni

Nicola Nanni

Nanni with San Marino in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Borgo Maggiore, San Marino
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Torres
Number	32
Youth career
2006–2016	San Marino Calcio
2016–2018	Cesena
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Crotone	92	(78)
2019–2020	→ Monopoli (loan)	7	(3)
2020–2021	→ Cesena (loan)	23	(19)
2021–2022	→ Lucchese (loan)	32	(22)
2022–2024	Olbia	54	(29)
2024–	Torres	13	(11)
International career^‡
2015	San Marino U17	3	(0)
2017	San Marino U19	3	(0)
2018	San Marino U21	2	(0)
2018–	San Marino	42	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B club Torres and the San Marino national team. He is considered one of the most experienced Sammarinese football players along with Massimo Bonini. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino.[1]

Early life

Nanni was born in Borgo Maggiore.[2]

Club career

In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland.[3]

He signed a 5-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018.[4] Three days later he made his professional debut during a 4–0 victory against Giana Erminio in the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. On 29 August 2019, he joined Monopoli on loan.[5]

Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award [it], an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23.[6]

On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan.[7] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C.[9]

On 6 September 2024, Nanni joined Serie C club Torres.[10]

International career

Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova.[11][12]

He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[13] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years.[14]

On 15 November 2024, during a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D game against Gibraltar, he scored his second goal (on a penalty) with San Marino, an equalizer which enabled his country to draw against Gibraltar 1-1, thus becoming the fourth Sammarinese ever to score more than one goal after Andy Selva, Manuel Marani and Filippo Berardi.[15]

Three days later on 18 November 2024, during a UEFA Nations League D game against Liechtenstein, he scored his third goal for San Marino on a penalty, thus becoming the first Sammarinese to score in two consecutive games and the third ever to score more than two goals.[16] The game resulted in a 3–1 win which saw San Marino get promoted to League C of the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crotone	2018-19	Serie B	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2019-20	Serie B	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Monopoli (loan)	2019-20	Serie C	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Cesena (loan)	2020-21	Serie C	23	0	—		0	0	23	0
Lucchese (loan)	2021-22	Serie C	31	2	—		1[a]	0	32	2
Olbia	2022-23	Serie C	21	4	—		—		21	4
	2023-24	Serie C	33	4	—		—		33	4
	Total		54	8	—		—		54	8
Torres	2024-25	Serie C	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
Career total			125	11	2	0	1	0	128	11

1. Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 18 November 2024[12][18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
San Marino	2018	2	0
	2019	8	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	11	1
	2022	3	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	8	2
Total		42	3

Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanni goal.

List of international goals scored by Nicola Nanni

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 September 2021	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	Poland	1–4	1–7	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	[19]
2	15 November 2024	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	Gibraltar	1–1	1–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League D	[20]
3	18 November 2024	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	2–1	3–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League D	[21]

Honours

Individual

• San Marino Golden Boy Award: 2019[6]

References

1. Bonfiglioli, Gabriele. "San Marino, aspettanhdo una vittoria da 15 anni. Ma con un record nel palmares" (in Italian). gianlucadimarzio.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. "Alla scoperta dei giovani talenti della Federazione Giuoco Calcio Sammarinese" [Discovering the young talents of the Sammarinese Football Federation]. www.futurodaunavita.sm (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
3. "Cesena: da San Marino arriva Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). geosnews.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
4. "Il giovane talento Nanni è rossoblù" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
5. "NICOLA NANNI È BIANCOVERDE" (Press release) (in Italian). Monopoli. 29 August 2019.
6. "San Marino, Golden Boy 2019: il vincitore è Nanni" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
7. "DAL CROTONE ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO NICOLA NANNI" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 23 September 2020.
8. "Calciomercato Serie C, Lucchese: arriva Dumbravanu dal Genoa" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
9. "Nanni è un nuovo attaccante dell'Olbia" (in Italian). Olbia. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
10. "Nicola Nanni è un nuovo giocatore della Torres" [Nicola Nanni is a new Torres player]. seftorrescalcio.it. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
11. "San Marino, i complimenti dal Crotone per l'esordio in Nazionale di Nicola Nanni" (in Italian). romagnauno.it. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
12. "Nicola Nanni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
13. "NANNI ENTRA NELL'OLIMPO DEI BOMBER, MA C'È TROPPA POLONIA ALLO STADIUM" (in Italian). San Marino Football Federation. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
14. "San Marino 1 Poland 7". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
15. "San Marino-Gibraltar". UEFA. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
16. "Liechtenstein-San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
17. "Nations League: San Marino and Moldova promoted from League D". UEFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
18. Nicola Nanni at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
19. "San Marino vs. Poland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
20. "San Marino vs. Gibraltar 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
21. "Liechtenstein vs. San Marino 1 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

• Nicola Nanni at Soccerway
• Nicola Nanni at National-Football-Teams.com
• UEFA profile
• FSGC profile