Nicolò Rovella
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| Date of birth | 4 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Segrate, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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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) | 36 | (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) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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, and the Italy national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career and Genoa
[edit]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
[edit]Loan to Genoa
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Youth
[edit]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 debuted for 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, Rovella 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 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[16]
Senior
[edit]On 8 November 2024, coach Luciano Spalletti included Rovella in the Italy first team squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belgium and France. The same year on 14 November, he debuted in a 1–0 victory against the former oppoent by playing 79 minutes.[17]
Style of play
[edit]Rovella is a well-rounded, right-footed and versatile midfielder, who can play as a mezzala, playmaker or attacking midfielder.[2][18] 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][18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 December 2024[19]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2024[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicolò Rovella". TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rovella, dall'Accademia Inter al derby della Lanterna". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Genoa vs. Ascoli - 3 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le pagelle di Genoa-Inter 0-3: Lukaku cecchino, Moses spina nel fianco". Eurosport (in Italian). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Gioventù "bruciante", Rovella si è preso il centrocampo rossoblù". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 25 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b "UFFICIALE | Portanova, Petrelli, Rovella: gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com (in Italian). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Juventus.com (15 August 2022). "MATCH REPORT | JUVE HIT SASSUOLO FOR THREE". Juventus F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Nicolò Rovella è Biancorosso". AC Monza. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NICOLÒ ROVELLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE BIANCOCELESTE" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Pobega segna una doppietta che vale oro, gli Azzurrini battono l'Islanda e ipotecano il pass per l'Europeo". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Under-21 Championship | 2019/21 season match press kits | Czech Republic vs. Italy" (PDF). UEFA. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Qualificazioni europee. L'Italia batte la Bosnia ed Erzegovina, scavalca la Svezia e vola in testa al girone". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Campanale, Susy (14 November 2024). "Rovella "forever grateful" to Spalletti for Italy debut". Football Italia. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nicolò Rovella at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Nicolò Rovella". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile[dead link] at Lega Serie A
- Profile at A.C. Monza (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U17 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U18 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U19 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella FIGC Italy U21 profile (in Italian)
- Nicolò Rovella – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Segrate
- Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Genoa CFC players
- Juventus FC players
- AC Monza players
- SS Lazio players
- Serie A players
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Italy men's international footballers
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen