- Antonio Nocerino
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Antonio Nocerino 
Personal information Full name Antonio Nocerino Date of birth 9 April 1985 Place of birth Naples, Italy Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Milan Number 22 Youth career 1997–2003 Juventus Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2004 Juventus 0 (0) 2003–2004 → Avellino (loan) 34 (0) 2004–2006 Genoa 5 (0) 2005 → Catanzaro (loan) 21 (0) 2005 → Crotone (loan) 15 (0) 2006 → Messina (loan) 11 (0) 2006–2007 Piacenza 37 (6) 2007–2008 Juventus 32 (0) 2008–2011 Palermo 106 (6) 2011– Milan 9 (4) National team‡ 2004 Italy U-19 7 (0) 2004–2005 Italy U-20 16 (0) 2006–2007 Italy U-21 10 (0) 2007– Italy 8 (0) 2008 Olympic Italy 11 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011Antonio Nocerino (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔnjo notʃe'rino]; born 9 April 1985 in Naples) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.
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Early life
Antonio Nocerino was born in Naples on the 9 April 1985 to Ciro and Giovanna.
Club career
Juventus and early career
He started his career at Juventus and, after a loan spell at U.S. Avellino, Genoa bought him in a co-ownership deal, as part of Domenico Criscito and Francesco Volpe went to Turin. He was priced €450,000 for half of his rights. In June 2006 the co-ownership deal was renewed,[1] but soon sold to Piacenza in July for undisclosed fees from Genoa.
In July 2007 Juventus, who held 50% of the player's rights, bought the remainder from Piacenza, for €3.7M.[2]
Palermo
He was transferred from Juventus to Palermo in a transfer package deal for Amauri for the 08/09 season which Nocerino was priced €7.5M.[3] He signed a 4-year contract. Despite some initial difficulties, he became an integral part of the Palermo's midfield.
Milan
On 31 August 2011, the last day of the Italian transfer window and only an hour before the window ended, he joined Milan on a five year contract,[4] for €500,000.[5] He made his debut for the Milan based club in the first 2011-12 Serie A game of the season (on 9 September) coming on as a late substitute for fellow debutante Alberto Aquilani. He made his UEFA Champions League debut in the next game on the 12 September, when Milan drew 2-2 against FC Barcelona. On 15 October 2011 he scored his first goal in the home match won 3–0 against his former club Palermo, completing a great team move lead by Cassano and Robinho. Due to the injury crisis, he played every match for Milan, until suspended on 6 November for the fourth caution (yellow card). On 26 October, 2011, Nocerino notched a hat-trick for Milan in a 4-1 win against Parma. It was his first hat-trick in his career and came 3 days after Milan team mate Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a hat-trick against U.S. Lecce.
International career
He played for Italy's U-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with their U-21 in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Nocerino also captained the U-21's triumphing over Chile to win the Toulon tournament for the first time for the Azzurrini. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as captain of Italy's Olympic squad. He received his first call up to Italy's national team by Roberto Donadoni In 17 October 2007 in a friendly with South Africa.
Career statistics
- As of October 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2003-04 Avellino Serie B 34 0 0 0 - 34 0 2004-05 Genoa 5 0 0 0 - 5 0 2004-05 Catanzaro 21 0 0 0 - 21 0 2005-06 Crotone 15 0 0 0 - 15 0 2005-06 Messina Serie A 11 0 0 0 - 11 0 2006-07 Piacenza Serie B 37 6 2 0 - 39 6 2007-08 Juventus Serie A 32 0 4 0 - 36 0 2008-09 Palermo 33 0 0 0 - 33 0 2009-10 35 2 3 0 - 38 2 2010-11 38 4 5 0 6 0 49 4 2011-12 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2011-12 Milan 8 4 0 0 3 0 11 4 Career total 261 12 14 0 8 0 283 12 Personal life
Nocerino married his childhood sweetheart, Federica who he met during school: they have one child together. Nocerino has numerous tattoos including the number 23 on his lower back.
References
- ^ "Comproprietà" (in Italian). Juventus FC. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 July 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060702214057/www.juventus.com/it/news/detail.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1203000&ID=7945.
- ^ "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2007". Juventus FC. 26 October 2007. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/Relazioni_e_bilancio_al_30_giugno_2007_inglese_definitivo.pdf. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Agreement with U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A.". Juventus FC. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081126235141/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/comunicato_30052008_amauri_eng.pdf. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "A.C. Milan Comunicato Ufficiale" (in Italian). AC Milan. 31 August 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/13765. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ UN PALERMO CHE INVESTE Archived 12 September 2011 at WebCite
External links
- FIGC (Italian)
- A.C. Milan
Italy squads Italy squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Curci • 2 Andreolli • 3 Chiellini • 4 Nocerino • 5 Mantovani • 6 Motta • 7 Montolivo • 8 Aquilani • 9 Pazzini • 10 Rosina • 11 Rossi • 12 Viviano • 13 Coda • 14 Criscito • 15 Canini • 16 Dessena • 17 Raggi • 18 Padoin • 19 Pellè • 20 Palladino • 21 Lazzari • 22 Consigli • 23 Cigarini • Coach: Casiraghi
Italy squad – 2008 Summer Olympics A.C. Milan – current squad 1 Amelia · 2 Taiwo · 4 Van Bommel · 5 Mexès · 7 Pato · 8 Gattuso · 9 Inzaghi · 10 Seedorf · 11 Ibrahimović · 13 Nesta · 16 Flamini · 18 Aquilani · 19 Zambrotta · 20 Abate · 22 Nocerino · 23 Ambrosini (c) · 25 Bonera · 27 Boateng · 28 Emanuelson · 30 Roma · 32 Abbiati · 33 Thiago Silva · 52 De Sciglio · 57 Valoti · 70 Robinho · 76 Yepes · 77 Antonini · 92 El Shaarawy · 99 Cassano · Coach: Allegri
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Italian footballers
- U.S. Avellino players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- F.C. Catanzaro players
- F.C. Crotone players
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- Piacenza Calcio players
- Juventus F.C. players
- U.S. Città di Palermo players
- A.C. Milan players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Association football midfielders
- People from Naples
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Italy
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