Nicolò Cocetta (born 19 December 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Turris.

Nicolò Cocetta
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Turris
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2023 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Udinese 1 (0)
2023– Turris 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Club career

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Cocetta joined Udinese's academy in 2010.[1] Having come through the club's youth ranks, he helped the under-19 team win direct promotion to Campionato Primavera 1 at the end of the 2021–22 season.[2][3] In the same campaign, he also received his first call-ups to the first team, under head coach Gabriele Cioffi.[4]

At the start of the 2022–23 season, Cocetta was promoted to Udinese's first team, under manager Andrea Sottil,[5][6] while also being named as the captain of the under-19 team.[7][8] On 4 June 2023, he made his professional debut for the club, coming in as a substitute for James Abankwah in the 59th minute of a 1–0 Serie A loss to Juventus.[7][8][9]

On 4 August 2023, Cocetta joined Serie C side Turris on a permanent deal, signing a two-year professional contract.[10] On 25 September, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 league defeat to Picerno.[11][12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 December 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Udinese 2022–23 Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Turris 2023–24 Serie C 14 1 0 0 14 1
Career total 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
  1. ^ Appearances in the Coppa Italia.

References

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  1. ^ "Udinese-Juventus, Cocetta, Abankwah, Guessand: "Un'emozione incredibile"". Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ Andreuccetti, Gianluca (23 April 2022). "[FINALE] - Primavera 2A, Reggiana-Udinese 0-4: festa del goal a Casalgrande, bianconeri promossi in Primavera 1". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ Canicchio, Lorenzo; Bianchi, Gabriele (26 April 2022). "Primavera 2: l'Udinese conquista la promozione, una stagione esaltante!". La Giovane Italia News (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ Bartolini, Leonardo (9 January 2022). "Udinese, sei i giovani convocati in prima squadra". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ Uccellieri, Daniel (17 July 2022). "Udinese, il giovane Cocetta: "Fantastico essere qui, imparo sempre qualcosa di nuovo"". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ Lorini, Simone (21 July 2022). "Udinese, i numeri di maglia per la prossima stagione: 10 a Deulofeu, 80 per Pafundi". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b Albanese, Giovanni (4 June 2023). "La Juve vince ma chiude settima, è in Conference. In attesa dell'Uefa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b Sirna, Alessio (4 June 2023). "Udinese-Juventus 0-1, le pagelle: la decide Chiesa, ma la Juve si deve accontentare della Conference". Numero Diez (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ^ Negri, Simone (4 June 2023). "Pioggia di esordi nell'ultima di A: Sampdoria e Udinese lanciano i baby". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "COCETTA È DELLA TURRIS" [COCETTA IS AT TURRIS] (in Italian). Turris. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  11. ^ Ascione, Raffaella (25 September 2023). "Turris-Picerno 1-3: Murano trascinatore, primo ko per i corallini". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  12. ^ "VIDEO. Turris-AZ Picerno 1-3: gol e highlights". Sky Sport (in Italian). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  13. ^ Nicolò Cocetta at Soccerway
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