Nicola Pozzi

Nicola Pozzi (2011)

Nicola Pozzi (* June 30, 1986 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Rimini ) is an Italian football player.

Club career

Pozzi comes from the youth department of AC Cesena. In 2002 he moved at the age of 17 years to the first team that was playing in the C series. During the winter break of the season 2003/ 04 he was one of the most successful Italian football clubs AC Milan, obliged. There, however, he could not prevail against the many top stars of the team in his young age. Even when he came to no use at Milan, he belonged to the Rossoneri squad, that in 2004 won the Italian championship. In order to gain match practice, he was then loaned each for half a year at the SSC Naples and Pescara Calcio at. However, when both clubs he was also sporadically used.

In summer 2005, followed by another lending with FC Empoli, who had risen in the previous season of Serie B to Serie A. In Empoli be Pozzi was finally able to establish themselves as key players and completed his first season in 24 league games. The following season Empoli obtained the rights as co- owners of the player. When his team's 3-1 win against his former Leihverein SSC Napoli on 17 February 2008, the striker injured his cruciate ligament and, therefore, fell the rest of the second half of. Nevertheless, he was a permanent obligation for the future of Empoli. In return, Ignazio Abate returned to AC Milan. In the summer of 2009, he was loaned to Sampdoria and sold in the following year finally to the Genoese.

National

Pozzi went through various stations of the Italian youth teams. For the U-21 national team of Italy, he played a total of eight matches, scoring one goal. Due to his injury in February 2008, he was removed from the Italian selection for the Olympic Summer Games 2008.

Achievements

• Italian champion: 2004 ( with AC Milan )