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| Date of birth | (2001-02-12)12 February 2001 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piacenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Piacenza | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Cremonese | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Juventus U23 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Juventus | 52 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Cremonese (loan) | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | →Fiorentina (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Fiorentina | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Italy U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U17 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U19 | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Italy | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:51, 14 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nicolò Fagioli (born 12 February 2001) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSerie A clubFiorentina and theItaly national team.
In 2015, Fagioli moved toJuventus' youth setup, playing the 2015–16 season with the under-17s.[1] Fagioli was early promoted to thePrimavera (under-19s) side in the 2017–18 season, in which he scored 13 goals in 25 games. In 2018, Fagioli was included inThe Guardian's best 60 world talents.[1]
Fagioli made hisSerie C debut forJuventus U23, thereserve team of Juventus, on 24 September 2018, in a 4–0 defeat againstCarrarese,[2] which was his only game of the2018–19 season.[3] On 27 January 2019, Fagioli was first called up to the first team for aSerie A match againstLazio.[1] On 27 June 2020, Fagioli won theCoppa Italia Serie C after a 2–1 win againstTernana in thefinal.[4] In2019–20, Fagioli played five league games, helping Juventus U23 reach the promotion play-offs,[3] where he played one game againstPadova.[5]
On 1 November, Fagioli scored his first goal for Juventus U23 in a 1–1 home draw againstLecco.[6] Fagioli ended the 2020–21 season with two goals scored in 20 appearances for Juventus U23.[3] On 27 January 2021, Fagioli made his debut for Juventus, playing as a starter in a 4–0Coppa Italia win overSPAL.[7] HisSerie A debut came on 22 February 2021, coming on as a substitute forRodrigo Bentancur in the 69th minute in a 3–0 home win againstCrotone.[8]
On 31 August 2021, Fagioli was sent on a one-year loan toSerie B sideCremonese.[9] On 12 September, Fagioli debuted for Cremonese in a 2–0 win againstCittadella.[10] Seven days later, Fagioli scored his first goal for Cremonese in a 2–1 againstParma.[11] Fagioli ended the season with a total of three goals in 33 appearances,[3] and helped Cremonese to be promoted in Serie A.[12]
On 10 August 2022, Juventus announced that Fagioli had renewed his contract until 2026.[13] On 14 September, he made hisChampions League debut in a 2–1 defeat againstBenfica.[14] On 29 October, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 1–0 away win overLecce, with a curling shot at the 70th minute.[15] Prior to this goal, he had played only 39 league minutes.[16] Eight days later, he replicated against Inter Milan, netting the 2–0 goal.[16] Afterwards, Fagioli emerged to become one of the team's best players;[16] he also won the Serie A Under-23 Player of the season.[17] On 18 May 2023, Fagioli fractured his right collarbone in aUEFA Europa League match againstSevilla, ruling him out for two months.[18][19]
On 17 October 2023, theItalian Football Federation imposed a seven-month ban on Fagioli for violating betting rules, and he would not return to playing until 21 May 2024, coming off the bench againstBologna.[20][21]
On 4 February 2025, Fagioli was loaned toFiorentina with an obligation to buy.[22]
Fagioli was a starter in most matches forItaly U17 at the2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In the final against theNetherlands, he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute and provided two assists in the next eight minutes to help his team come back from 0–1 down to 2–1 victory. Netherlands eventually equalized and beat Italy in the penalty shootout.[23] WithItaly U19, Fagioli took part in the2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[24] On 3 September 2021, he made his debut with theItaly U21 squad, playing as a substitute in thequalifying match won 3–0 againstLuxembourg.[25] On 16 November 2022, days after receiving his first senior call-up for theItaly national football team by head coachRoberto Mancini, Fagioli debuted in a friendly match againstAlbania.[26]
Fagioli is atrequartista, mainly fielded asfantasista. Fagioli can also move down the pitch as adefensive midfielder or as acentral midfielder, acting as adeep-lying playmaker in theregista role. During his career, Fagioli has also played as asecond striker,mezz'ala, orplaymaker. Fagioli has also often been compared toAndrea Pirlo due to his playing style.[1] His main qualities are his vision, technique, and long passing ability, although he is also an effective ball-winner.[27]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus U23 (res.) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a][28] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5[b][28] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 19 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Juventus | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | — | 6[f] | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2025–26 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 147 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 184 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
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