Nicolas Frey

Nicolas Frey

Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Frey
Date of birth	March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06) (age 27)
Place of birth	Thonon-les-Bains, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chievo
Number	21
Youth career
1990–1994	AS Vence
1994–2002	Cannes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	Cannes B	0	(0)
2004–2005	Legnano	28	(2)
2005–2008	Modena	82	(0)
2008–	Chievo	70	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Nicolas Frey (born 6 March 1984 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a French footballer who plays for A.C. ChievoVerona in Italy, as either a right or central defender.

Football career

Frey played exclusively at amateur level in his country, having joined AS Cannes' youth system at the age of 10, and appearing in two seasons for its reserves as a senior. In 2004, aged 20, he moved to Italy with A.C. Legnano, in Serie C.

After one year, Frey signed for Serie B club Modena FC, being an important first-team member during his spell, with 62 league games in his last two years combined. In the 2008 summer, he joined A.C. ChievoVerona in a co-ownership deal along with Angelo Antonazzo, in exchange for Salvatore Bruno and Michele Troiano.^[1] He made his Serie A debut on 5 October 2008, in a 0–2 home loss against ACF Fiorentina, and finished his first season with 21 league games as the Verona outfit retained its division status.

On 17 July 2009, Chievo signed Frey on a permanent basis. During his spell with the club, he often shared right-back duties with Gennaro Sardo.

Personal

Frey's older brother, Sébastien, is also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was brought up at Cannes, and also played most of his career in Italy, namely at Parma FC (five seasons) and Fiorentina (six).

His father, Raymond, was a professional goalkeeper, while his grandfather André was a defender who played several years with Toulouse FC, reaching the French national team as Sébastien.

References

1. ^ "Comproprieta'. Il Modena riscatta Troiano e Bruno [Co-ownership. Modena rebuys Troiano and Bruno]" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 25 June 2008. http://www.chievoverona.it/societa/notizia.aspx?id=7553&Language=IT. Retrieved 2 June 2010. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Chievo Verona official profile (Italian)
• L'Équipe stats (French)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Frey, Nicolas
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	6 March 1984
Place of birth	Thonon-les-Bains, France
Date of death
Place of death