Nicolò_Armini
Nicolò Armini
Italian footballer (born 2001)
Nicolò Armini (born 7 March 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Potenza.[1][2]
 Armini with Lazio in 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marino, Lazio, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Potenza | |||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Maria delle Mole | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-2018 | Lazio | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Lazio | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Piacenza (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Potenza (loan) | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Potenza | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Italy U15 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U16 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U17 | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U18 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:37, 9 February 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Lazio
Armini is a youth product of Lazio, whom he joined from Santa Maria delle Mole.[3] Considered one of the club's most promising prospects, he has been compared to Lazio legend Alessandro Nesta.[4]
On 29 November 2018, Armini made his professional debut in a UEFA Europa League game against Apollon Limassol. He came on as a substitute for Felipe Caicedo as his team lost 2–0.[5] On 20 May 2019, Armini made his first Serie A appearance, coming into play instead of Luiz Felipe, who came off due to an injury, in a match against Bologna which ended in a 3–3 draw.[6][7]
Piacenza (loan)
On 10 August 2021 he joined Piacenza on loan.[8] He made his debut for the club on 29 August in a Serie C match against Trento which finished 0–0.[9]
Potenza
On 27 July 2022, Armini was loaned to Potenza in Serie C.[10]
On 23 August 2023, Armini returned to Potenza on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.[11]
With the Italy U17 team, Armini participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England. A starter in central defense throughout the tournament, he took part in all of his team's six games. He even appeared as team captain in the semi-final, which was won over Belgium.[12] Italy eventually lost to the Netherlands in the final after a penalty-shootout. Armini was subsequently included in the UEFA team of the tournament.[13]
With the under-18 team, Armini appeared as captain five times, and scored a goal against Slovenia in August 2018.[14]
With the under-19 team, he participated in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. He only took part in one match during this competition, against the hosts Armenia, where the Italians won by a large margin of 4–0.[15]
- As of match played 3 February 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lazio | 2018–19 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Piacenza (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 18 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Potenza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 22 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Potenza | 2023–24 | Serie C | 16 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 59 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Appearance(s) in Serie C promotion play-offs
Lazio[16]
Italy U17[17]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2018
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[13]
- Cervino, Marco (29 November 2018). "Armini ci riprova". LazioPress. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Notizie Lazio, Nicolò Armini vince l'Oscar del Calcio Giovanile". Cittaceleste. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- Anastasio, Luca (9 December 2020). "La storia di Nicolò Armini, il numero 13 della Lazio nel segno di Nesta". Cronache di spogliatoio (in Italian).
- Pecchia, Antoine (4 March 2021). "Nicolò Armini, sur les traces de Nesta" (in French). wesportfr.com.
- "Apollon vs. Lazio - 29 November 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Lazio vs. Bologna - 20 May 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Larsson, Arvid (24 May 2019). "Nicolò Armini: Lazio's New Hope". The Laziali.
- "Nicolò Armani è un nuovo giocatore del Piacenza". Piacenza. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Piacenza vs. Trento - 29 August 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "NICOLO' ARMINI IS" (in Italian). Potenza. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "NICOLÒ ARMINI IN ROSSOBLÙ FINO AL 2025" [NICOLÒ ARMINI IN ROSSOBLÙ UNTIL 2025] (in Italian). Potenza. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- "Italy U17 vs. Belgium U17 - 17 May 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "ITALIA U18. Gli Azzurri vincono contro la Slovenia grazie al gol di Armini". Lazionews.eu (in Italian). 8 August 2018.
- Sport, Sky (17 July 2019). "Portanova trascina l'Italia U19: poker all'Armenia". sport.sky.it (in Italian).
- "Italy - N. Armini - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.