Nicola Nanni
Sammarinese footballer (born 2000)
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Nicola Nanni (born 2 May 2000) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Arzignano and the San Marino national team. He is considered one of the most experienced Sammarinese football players, along with Massimo Bonini. He is one of only a few professional footballers from San Marino.[1]
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Nanni with San Marino in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgo Maggiore, San Marino | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arzignano | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | San Marino Calcio | ||
| 2016–2018 | Cesena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Crotone | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Monopoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cesena (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lucchese (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Olbia | 54 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Torres | 25 | (4) |
| 2025– | Arzignano | 33 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | San Marino U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | San Marino | 55 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Nanni was born in Borgo Maggiore.[2]
Club career
In July 2016, Nanni joined Cesena from San Marino Calcio for his first move outside of his homeland.[3]
He signed a five-year deal for Crotone of Serie B on 3 August 2018.[4] Three days later he made his professional debut during a 4–0 victory against Giana Erminio in the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. On 29 August 2019, he joined Monopoli on loan.[5]
Nanni received the 2019 San Marino Golden Boy Award, an honour given to the best San Marino footballer under the age of 23.[6]
On 23 September 2020, he returned to Cesena on loan.[7] Nanni was loaned out again, this time to Lucchese 1905 of Serie C, in August 2021 for the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 15 July 2022, Nanni signed a two-year contract with Olbia in Serie C.[9]
International career
Nanni made his senior national team debut on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Moldova.[11][12]
He scored his first senior international goal on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Poland.[13] Though San Marino ultimately lost 7–1, Nanni's goal was his nation's first home goal in World Cup qualification in eight years.[14]
On 15 November 2024, during a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D game against Gibraltar, he scored his second goal (on a penalty) with San Marino, an equalizer which enabled his country to draw against Gibraltar 1-1, thus becoming the fourth Sammarinese ever to score more than one goal after Andy Selva, Manuel Marani and Filippo Berardi.[15]
Three days later on 18 November 2024, during a UEFA Nations League D game against Liechtenstein, he scored his third goal for San Marino on a penalty, thus becoming the first Sammarinese to score in two consecutive games and the third ever to score more than two goals.[16] The game resulted in a 3–1 win which saw San Marino get promoted to League C of the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crotone | 2018–19 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Monopoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cesena (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lucchese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 31 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Olbia | 2022–23 | Serie C | 21 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 33 | 4 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 8 | — | — | 54 | 8 | ||||
| Torres | 2024–25 | Serie C | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Arzignano | 2025–26 | Serie C | 32 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 36 | 9 | |
| Career total | 157 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 164 | 20 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marino | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanni goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2021 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  Poland |
1–4 | 1–7 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 15 November 2024 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  Gibraltar |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D |
| 3 | 18 November 2024 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein |
2–1 | 3–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D |
| 4 | 9 September 2025 | National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta |  Malta |
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 9 June 2026 | Haladás Sportkomplexum, Szombathely, Hungary |  Azerbaijan |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual