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Nicolò Rovella

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Nicolò Rovella
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Segrate, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2014 Accademia Inter
2014–2017 Alcione
2017–2020 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) 29 (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
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2018 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Nicolò Rovella (born 4 December 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

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Early career and Genoa

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Rovella started playing football at Accademia Inter (an affiliate of Inter Milan), where he won a Gothia Cup, before moving to Alcione in 2014. Then, in the summer of 2017, Rovella joined Genoa, where he immediately won the Carlin's Boys youth tournament.[2][3]

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

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Loan to Genoa

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On 29 January 2021, Juventus announced the signing of Rovella on a three-and-a-half-year contract for €18 million, plus a maximum of €20 million in performance-related bonuses.[8] The player remained on loan at Genoa until the end of the 2021–22 season, with Manolo Portanova and Elia Petrelli also being traded to the club in permanent moves.[8] Rovella was part of Genoa's relegation to the Serie B after 15 years in the top-flight.[citation needed]

Return to Juventus

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Rovella is a well-rounded, right-footed and versatile midfielder, who can play as a mezzala, playmaker or attacking midfielder.[2][17] His biggest strengths are his first touch, his vision, his passing range and his tactical intelligence. Rovella is also regarded for his elegant style of play and his charisma.[2][17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 October 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
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 2022–23 Serie A 3 0 — — — 3 0
Genoa (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 11 0 — — — 11 0
2021–22 Serie A 21 0 1 0 — — 22 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 23 0 3 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 30 0
2024–25 Serie A 6 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 8 0
Total 29 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 38 0
Career total 100 1 9 0 5 0 1 0 115 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Italy U17

References

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  1. ^ "Nicolò Rovella". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Rovella, dall'Accademia Inter al derby della Lanterna". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Genoa vs. Ascoli - 3 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Le pagelle di Genoa-Inter 0-3: Lukaku cecchino, Moses spina nel fianco". Eurosport (in Italian). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Gioventù "bruciante", Rovella si è preso il centrocampo rossoblù". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "UFFICIALE | Portanova, Petrelli, Rovella: gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com (in Italian). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ Juventus.com (15 August 2022). "MATCH REPORT | JUVE HIT SASSUOLO FOR THREE". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Nicolò Rovella è Biancorosso". AC Monza. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "NICOLÒ ROVELLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE BIANCOCELESTE" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS, CZECH REPUBLIC VS ITALY" (PDF). UEFA. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Nicolò Rovella at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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