Nicolò Turco
Italian footballer (born 2004)
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| Date of birth | (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tortona, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Liefering (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 0000–2018 | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → FC Liefering (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Italy U15 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U16 | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
Early life
Turco is a native of Tortona, Italy.[1]
Club career
As a youth, Turco played for the youth academy of Italia club Genoa, on 2018, he moved to the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Juventus, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[2] On 27 July 2023, Turco moved to Austria and joined Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2028, for a €2.75 million transfer fee, a day later he was loaned to the reserve team FC Liefering until 2025.[3]
International career
Turco has represented Italy at various youth levels internationally, having featured with the U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20s. He helped the Italy national under-19 football team win the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4]
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 Italy 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".[5]
Honours
Italy U19
References
- ^ "Nicolò Turco: eleganza, talento e gol a servizio della Vecchia Signora". mondoprimavera.com.
- ^ "Nicolò Turco, classe e potenza". seriebnews.com.
- ^ https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/recent/news/nicolo-turco-juventus-turin-transfer
- ^ "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.
