 Turco in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tortona, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Liefering | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | FC Liefering | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:28, 2 January 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nicolò Turco (born January 15, 2004) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for FC Liefering.
Early life
Turco is a native of Liguria, Italy.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Turco joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Juventus, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2]
International career
Turco helped the Italy national under-19 football team win the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]
Style of play
Turco mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "very tall player who is good with his head, as also demonstrated in the Italian national team against Qatar, but who, as mentioned, does not disdain that type of atypical work if it is a center forward with his physical qualities".[4]
Honours
Italy U19
References
- ^ "Nicolò Turco: eleganza, talento e gol a servizio della Vecchia Signora". mondoprimavera.com.
- ^ "Nicolò Turco, classe e potenza". seriebnews.com.
- ^ "Nicolò Turco sulle orme dei top: "Qui è un'altra storia"". goal.com.
- ^ "NICOLÒ TURCO E IL GRANDE LAVORO DI SQUADRA". onefootball.com.
- ^ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. July 16, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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