Nicola Belmonte
Encyclopedia
Nicola Belmonte is an Italian football
er currently playing for A.C. Siena
. He prefers to play as a right back
, but can also play as a centre back.
in co-ownership
deal, but after just played one league match, Belmonte returned to A.S. Bari
on loan. In the first season he played a few games, as the team had Leonardo Bonucci
and Andrea Ranocchia
as centre-backs.
On September 2010, he extended his contract with Bari from 2013 to 2015. He was the centre-back of the team along with Marco Rossi
, but sometimes moved to right back when Andrea Masiello
was unavailable. The coach also tested Andrea Raggi
as starting rightback at the start of season, made Belmonte as sub and A.Masiello moved to centre-back. Despite the arrival of Kamil Glik
in mid-season, Glik injury made Belmonte's role unaffected. He also missed a few games since 24 January due to injury. He was replaced in the first half on 6 March, his first match since injury.
On 23 June 2011, he returned to Siena for a second spell at the club.
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er currently playing for A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
. He prefers to play as a right back
Right Back
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, but can also play as a centre back.
Biography
In summer 2008, he was signed by A.C. SienaA.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal, but after just played one league match, Belmonte returned to A.S. Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
on loan. In the first season he played a few games, as the team had Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.-Internazionale:Bonucci started his career at Viterbese but was loaned to Internazionale in the summer of 2005. He played a number of pre-season friendlies for Inter first team...
and Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.-Club career:Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season and promoted to the first...
as centre-backs.
On September 2010, he extended his contract with Bari from 2013 to 2015. He was the centre-back of the team along with Marco Rossi
Marco Rossi (footballer born 1987)
Marco Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Cesena, in the role of central defender.In July 2009, Parma exchanged Rossi with Antonio Mirante of Sampdoria, signing a season-long loan. On 24 June 2011, he was signed by Cesena in a co-ownership deal after he spent a year with...
, but sometimes moved to right back when Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello
Andrea Masiello is an Italian footballer. He plays for Atalanta.-Juventus:A graduate of Juventus youth system, he made his Serie A debut at Juventus F.C., losing to Inter, 0–1 in home legs, 20 April 2005....
was unavailable. The coach also tested Andrea Raggi
Andrea Raggi
Andrea Raggi is an Italian football defender, currently playing for Bologna.-Empoli:He started his footballing career with Empoli, where he spent a total of four seasons with the first team.-Palermo:...
as starting rightback at the start of season, made Belmonte as sub and A.Masiello moved to centre-back. Despite the arrival of Kamil Glik
Kamil Glik
Kamil Jacek Glik is a Polish footballer who plays as a central defender for Torino, in a co-ownership deal with Palermo.- Club career :...
in mid-season, Glik injury made Belmonte's role unaffected. He also missed a few games since 24 January due to injury. He was replaced in the first half on 6 March, his first match since injury.
On 23 June 2011, he returned to Siena for a second spell at the club.
External links
- http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Belmonte_Nicola
- Guardian Football Stats