Nicolò Turco
_53.jpg) Turco in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Milan Futuro (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Juventus | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Milan Futuro (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 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
| |||||||||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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 Serie C club Milan Futuro, on loan from Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.
Early life
[edit]Turco is a native of Tortona, Italy.[1]
Club career
[edit]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] On 29 August 2024, Turco moved back to his native Italy, and joined AC Milan on a season-long loan with an option to buy, he was assigned to the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro.[4]
International career
[edit]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.[5]
Style of play
[edit]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".[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Milan Futuro (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C
Honours
[edit]Italy U19
References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: NICOLÒ TURCO". AC Milan. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "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. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.