Nicola Ficano

Nicola Ficano
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-21) 21 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left wing, left back
Youth career
Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Palermo 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Sambenedettese (co-ownership) 0 (0)
2008 → Martina (loan) 8 (0)
2008–2009 Sambenedettese 0 (0)
2009 → Colligiana (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Parmonval
2011 Palermitana
2011–2014 Audace Monreale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Nicola Ficano (born 21 February 1987) is an Italian football defender or midfielder. He played professionally with hometown club Palermo.

Career

A product of Palermo's youth system, he made his debut for the club playing as starter in the 2006–2007 Coppa Italia (against Sampdoria) and UEFA Cup (against Fenerbahçe).

He was sold in a co-ownership bid to Sambenedettese, together with fellow player Davis Curiale, during the summer of 2007, after he refused an offer from Mezzocorona.[1] He was then loaned out to Martina on 31 January 2008.[2]

In June 2008 Sambenedettese bought the remaining half of his registration rights from Palermo. He spent the second half of the season on loan to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Colligiana, and was subsequently released after Sambenedettese was excluded from Italian football due to financial troubles.

In November 2009, he joined Carrarese for a trial period, but he was not eventually offered a contract.[3]

He successively left professional football for good, joining Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Parmonval (based in the Palermo neighbourhood of Partanna-Mondello) in 2010. Ficano was announced in August 2011 as a new acquisition from Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Palermitana, thus effectively ending his professional career at the age of 24.[4] He then joined another team from same division, Audace Monreale (based in Monreale), later in December 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Palermo: Ficano alla Sambenedettese" (in Italian). Stadionews. 5 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Chiude il calciomercato, ultimi movimenti per il Palermo" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Carrarese, mister Lavezzini: "A Lucca a viso aperto"" (in Italian). Calcio Toscano. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Calciomercato: Ficano alla Palermitana" (in Italian). Sport del Golfo.it. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ^ "L'Audace Monreale tessera l'ex rosanero Nicola Ficano" (in Italian). CalcioSicilia.it. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.


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