Marco Nasti (born 17 September 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Cremonese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Nasti | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Pavia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cremonese | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cosenza (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bari (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2024 | Milan Futuro | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cremonese | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Italy U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Italy U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Italy U21 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 10 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editAC Milan
editLoan to Cosenza
editIn July 2022, after graduating from the AC Milan youth academy, Nasti joined Serie B club Cosenza on a one-year loan.[1]
Loan to Bari
editOn 16 July 2023, he joined Serie B club Bari, on a season-long loan.[2]
Return to AC Milan and Milan Futuro
editAfter the 2023–24 season concluded he returned to AC Milan and joined the club for the 2024–25 pre-season, making headlines at their second friendly match, against English Premier League club Manchester City scoring the third goal of a 3–2 win in New York City, United States on 27 July 2024.[3] Nasti made his debut for the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 10 August 2024, coming off the bench at the 78th minute for a 3–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie C first round match against Lecco.[4]
Cremonese
editOn 20 August 2024, Nasti joined Serie B club Cremonese, on a permanent transfer for a contract until 2028.[5] On 31 August 2024, Nasti scored his first goal for Cremonese away at Sassuolo.
International career
editHe represented Italy at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy reached the semi-final.[6]
Nasti was included in Carmine Nunziata’s Italy U21 squad for 2025 Euro U21 Championship qualification, debuting in a scoreless draw against Latvia on 8 September 2023.[7] He scored his first goal in Italy’s subsequent qualifier on 12 September 2023, striking a half-volley from near midfield that eluded Turkey's Doğan Alemdar to seal a 2-0 win.[8]
On 13 October 2023, Nasti was involved in a violent row with Atalanta's Matteo Ruggeri that saw the Bari forward punch Ruggeri in the face, breaking his nose. Nasti publicly apologized for his behavior, but was nonetheless cut from the squad.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cosenza | 2022–23 | Serie B | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| Bari | 2023–24 | Serie B | 35 | 6 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cremonese | 2024–25 | Serie B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 12 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in Serie B play-out
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
References
edit- ^ "Il talento di Marco Nasti in rossoblù" (Press release). Cosenza. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Benvenuto Marco Nasti !" (Press release). Bari. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Manchester City 2-3 AC Milan, DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour 2024: The match report".
- ^ "Lecco 0-3 Milan Futuro, Coppa Italia Serie C 2024/2025: The match report".
- ^ "Marco Nasti è un nuovo giocatore della Cremonese – US Cremonese".
- ^ "England U19 v Italy U19". UEFA. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (8 September 2023). "U21: New Italy only manage a point in Latvia". Football Italia. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (12 September 2023). "Turkey 0-2 Italy: Miretti and Nasti get Azzurrini on track". Football Italia. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Redazione ANSA (13 October 2023). "Nasti breaks Ruggeri's nose, kicked out of Under-21: Bari forward punches Atalanta player in face". ANSA. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
External links
edit- Marco Nasti at Soccerway