Antonio Napolitano (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 February 1999 | ||
Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia LP | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2020 | Gimnasia LP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Gimnasia LP | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Iraklis (loan) | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 3 April 2022 (UTC) |
Antonio Napolitano (born 16 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gimnasia La Plata.[2][3]
Club career
In 2005, Napolitano joined Gimnasia y Esgrima; aged six.[1] He spent the next fifteen years progressing through El Lobo's academy, notably moving into the reserves in 2016.[1][4] On 25 February 2020, Napolitano was selected on the first-team's bench by manager Diego Maradona for a Copa Argentina round of sixty-four tie with Sportivo Barracas; though went unused.[2] On 21 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract; penning terms until 2023.[5][6] Napolitano's senior debut soon arrived, as he replaced Johan Carbonero in stoppage time of a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory over Talleres on 19 February; aged twenty-two.[2]
International career
In March 2018, Napolitano received a training call-up from the Argentina U19s.[7]
Style of play
Napolitano started out as an attacking midfielder, before transitioning into an all-rounder in midfield.[1] He played in every position except goalkeeper and winger at various points in his youth career.[1]
Personal life
Napolitano is the son of Christian Napolitano, who also had a stint in the academy of Gimnasia y Esgrima; as did his uncle, José Luis, and cousin, Lautaro.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 20 February 2021.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[nb 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021[nb 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
- ^ Soccerway counts 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Conocé la historia de Antonio Napolitano: nuevo profesional de Gimnasia". Inferiores Platenses. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - A. Napolitano". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Antonio Napolitano". World Football. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Uno por uno: conocé a los 13 pibes que vuelven en el Lobo". CieloSport. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Pibes Lobo profesionales". Gimnasia y Esgrima. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Tres juveniles de Gimnasia firmaron su primer contrato". Diario Hoy. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Durso, Napolitano y Cocimano juntos el Sub-19 juvenil". El Día. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links
- Antonio Napolitano at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from La Plata
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece