Nicolò Casale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Negrar, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pescantina Settimo | |||
| –2017 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Hellas Verona | 36 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Perugia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Prato (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Südtirol (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Venezia (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Empoli (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Lazio | 51 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Bologna (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bologna | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 | |||
Nicolò Casale (born 14 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna.
Club career
Casale made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 16 September 2017 in a game against Parma.[1]
On 18 July 2019, Casale joined Venezia on loan with an option to buy.[2]
On 3 October 2020, Casale went to Empoli on loan.[3]
On 8 July 2022, Lazio announced the signing of Casale on a permanent deal.[4] On 30 August 2024, Casale moved to Bologna on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[5]
On 20 May 2025, Bologna made the transfer permanent and signed a three-year contract with Casale.[6]
International career
Casale made his debut with the Italy under-21 national team on 3 September 2020, starting in a 2–1 friendly win over Slovenia.[7]
In September 2023, he received his first call-up to the Italy senior national team by newly-appointed head coach Luciano Spalletti, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Ukraine.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 April 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perugia (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Prato (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Empoli (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Lazio | 2022–23 | Serie A | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| Bologna | 2025–26 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 208 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Empoli[10]
Bologna
References
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ufficiale: Nicolò Casale in prestito dall'Hellas Verona" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 18 July 2019.
- ↑ "Nicolò Casale è un nuovo calciatore dell'Empoli" (Press release) (in Italian). Empoli. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Comunicato 08.07.2022" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nicolò Casale joins Bologna". Bologna. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Casale signs on permanent basis". Bologna FC 1909. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Under 21, Italia nel segno dei debuttanti: 2-1 alla Slovenia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Le prime convocazioni del CT Spalletti: 29 calciatori per le gare con Nord Macedonia e Ucraina" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "I primi 29 convocati di Spalletti: out Jorginho e Verratti, dentro Zaccagni, Casale e Zaniolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- 1 2 "N. Casale". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ "Serie B 2020/2021 - 38. Round". worldfootball.net. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
External links
- Lazio official profile
- Nicolò Casale at Soccerway
- Nicolò Casale – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1998 births
- Footballers from the Province of Verona
- Living people
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Italy men's under-21 international footballers
- Hellas Verona FC players
- AC Perugia Calcio players
- AC Prato players
- FC Südtirol players
- Venezia FC players
- Empoli FC players
- SS Lazio players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen