Nicolao Dumitru
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Empoli[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Napoli | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Empoli (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Italy U-19[2] | 10 | (1) |
| 2010– | Italy U-20[2] | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2011 | |||
Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso[2] (born 12 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Empoli, on loan from Napoli.
Personal life
Dumitru was born in Nacka, Sweden to a Romanian father (who later took Italian citizenship) and an Afro-Brazilian mother, and successively moved to Empoli, Tuscany in 1998 with his parents.[3][4]
Club career
Dumitru started his professional career at Empoli, in a match during the 2008–09 season in Serie B. He also played another game in the following season, still at Serie B level.
On 31 August 2010 he was signed by Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli at age 18 and 11 months.[5] He failed to break into the first team during his period at Napoli, making only nine Serie A appearances at the club. Dumitru also played a few game for the reserve.
On 20 July 2011 it was announced Dumitru would return at Empoli in Serie B for the 2011–12 season on a one-year loan basis.[6] On 27 August he scored on his debut, in the first match of the league, against Juve Stabia.
International career
With the Italy U-19 national team in 2010 he took part at the U-19 European Championship. He is currently a member of the Italy U-20 national team.
References
- ^ a b "nicolao manuel cardoso dumitru empoli - Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ a b c "Convocazioni e presenze in campo - NOME: DUMITRU CARDOSO NICOLAO M" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Dumitru: "Spero di giocare titolare per questa squadra e per questa città"" (in Italian). GoNews.it. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Empoli e Brescia, grandi con i ragazzi della B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Nicolao Dumitru al Napoli" (in Italian). SSC Napoli.it. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "Arriva Nicolao Dumitru: stasera sarà presente a Fucecchio" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.