Christian_Capone

Christian Capone

Christian Capone

Italian footballer (born 1999)

Christian Capone (born 28 April 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Atalanta.

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Club career

Atalanta

Born in Vigevano, Capone began his career at Serie A side Atalanta. He made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, starting in a 3–0 Coppa Italia home win against Pescara.[2]

Loan to Pescara

On 1 July 2017, Capone was signed by Serie B side Pescara with a season-long loan deal.[3] On 6 August, Capone made his debut for Pescara in the second round of Coppa Italia as a starter in a 5–3 home win, after extra-time, against Triestina, he played the entire match.[4] One week later he scored his first professional goal in the third round in the 30th minute of a 3–1 away win over Brescia.[5] On 27 August, Capone made his debut in Serie B for Pescara in a 5–1 home win over Foggia, he was replaced by Ahmad Benali in the 46th minute.[6] On 16 September, Capone scored his first goal in Serie B in the 25th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Salernitana.[7] Three days later, he played his first entire match in Serie B and he scored his second goal in the 17th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella.[8] Capone ended his loan to Pescara with 26 appearances, 7 goals and 3 assists.[9]

On 17 August 2018, Capone return on loan to Pescara until the end of 2018–19 Serie B season.[10] On 25 August he started his second season at Pescara as a substitute replacing Pepìn in the 85th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Cremonese.[11] On 22 September he played his first match as a starter of the season, a 1–0 home win over Foggia, he was replaced by Mirko Antonucci in the 57th minute.[12] Capone ended his loan to Pescara with 12 appearances, including only 2 of them as a starter and 1 assist, but he did not play any entire match during his second loan.[9]

Loan to Perugia

On 13 July 2019, Capone was loaned to Serie B club Perugia until the end of the season.[13] On 11 August he made his debut for Perugia in a 1–0 home win over Triestina in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[14] On 25 August he made his league debut as a substitute replacing Federico Melchiorri in the 64th minute of a 2–1 home win over ChievoVerona.[15] Six days later he played his first match as a starter in Serie B for the club, a 1–0 away win over Livorno, he was replaced by Federico Melchiorri in the 54th minute.[16] On 1 December he scored his first goal for Perugia in the 34th minute of a 3–1 home win over Pescara.[17] Three weeks later, on 21 December, he scored his second goal in the 61 st minute of a 2–1 home win over Virtus Entella.[18] Capone ended his loan to Perugia with 24 appearances and 2 goals.[9]

Loan to Pescara

On 24 September 2020, Capone returned to Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan deal.[19] Two days later, on 26 September, he made his seasonal debut for the club as a substitute replacing Cristian Galano for the last 6 minutes of a 0–0 home draw against ChievoVerona.[20] On 20 October he played his first entire match, a 4–0 away defeat against Venezia.[21] Seven months later, on 4 May 2021, Capone scored his first goal of the season and the winning goal of the match in the 8th minute of a 1–0 home win over Reggiana.[22] Capone ended his second loan to Pescara with 22 appearances, on 10 as a starter and 1 goal, however Pescara was relegated in Serie C.[9]

Loan to Ternana

On 27 July 2021, he joined newly-promoted Serie B club Ternana on loan with an option to buy.[23]

Loan to Südtirol

On 3 August 2022, Capone joined Südtirol in Serie B on loan.[24]

Loan to Reggiana

On 5 January 2023, Capone moved on a new loan to Reggiana in Serie C.[25]

International career

Capone has been capped by Italy at U15,[26] U16, U17, U18 levels, and also reached the final of the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the U19 side.[27]

On 25 May 2018 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a 3–2 friendly loss against Portugal, and on 29 May, he scored his first goal with the U21 side in a friendly match against France.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2021
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  1. All appearance(s) in Serie B play-out.

Honours

Italy U19

References

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    "Pescara vs. Virtus Entella - 19 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
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    "Italy - C. Capone - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
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    "UFFICIALE: Pescara, dall'Atalanta torna Capone". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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    "Cremonese vs. Pescara - 25 August 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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    "Pescara vs. Foggia - 22 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  13. [13]
    "Ufficiale! Un altro attaccante al Perugia! Definito l\'arrivo di Capone dall\'Atalanta". www.perugia24.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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    "Livorno vs. Perugia - 31 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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    "Perugia vs. Pescara - 1 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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    "UFFICIALE: Atalanta, ceduti in prestito al Pescara i giovani Bellanova e Capone - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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    "Pescara vs. Chievo - 26 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  21. [21]
    "Venezia vs. Pescara - 20 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  22. [22]
    "Pescara vs. Reggiana - 4 May 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  23. [23]
    "Mercato: ingaggiato dall'Atalanta Christian Capone" (in Italian). Ternana. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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    "Christian Capone ist ein neuer Spieler des FC Südtirol" (in German). Südtirol. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  25. [25]
    "AC REGGIANA INGAGGIA L'ATTACCANTE ESTERNO CHRISTIAN CAPONE" (in Italian). Reggiana. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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    "UNDER 15: 32 PLAYERS CALLED FOR NORTH SELECTION". FIGC. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  27. [27]
    "Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 July 2018.
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