Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Juventus FC
top club · 154 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#274
goals rank
#291
assists rank
29
season goals
8
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€6.50m
peak value · 2008
€7.55m
top transfer fee · 03/04
5
best season · 11/12
17 / 1
int'l caps / goals
447Appearances
29Goals
8Assists
96Yellow cards
4Red cards
143Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nicola Legrottaglie |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1976-10-20 (49 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gioia del Colle, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2014-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2014
Transfer: Catania → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Calcio Catania
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Calcio Catania, Catania Primavera
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: AC Milan → Catania
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Calcio Catania
31 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2011
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Feb 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2011
Transfer: Juventus → AC Milan
10/11 · Transfer
Nov 2010
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — AC Milan, Juventus FC
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Juventus FC
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Juventus FC
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Juventus FC
37 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2006
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2006
06/07 — Juventus FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: AC Siena → Juventus
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — AC Siena
30 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Juventus → AC Siena
05/06 · Loan
Jun 2005
Transfer: Bologna → Juventus
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Juventus → Bologna
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Juventus FC, Bologna FC 1909
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2003
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2003
03/04 — Juventus FC
31 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Chievo Verona → Juventus
03/04 · Transfer · €7.55m
Jul 2002
02/03 — Chievo Verona
32 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Chievo Verona
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2001
Transfer: Modena → Chievo Verona
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Modena FC
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Chievo Verona → Modena
00/01 · Loan
Jun 2000
Transfer: Reggiana → Chievo Verona
99/00 · Return from loan
Jan 2000
Transfer: Chievo Verona → Reggiana
99/00 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Chievo Verona, AC Reggiana
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Chievo Verona
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Prato → Chievo Verona
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — AS Bari, AC Prato
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Pistoiese → Prato
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — AC Pistoiese
33 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Bari → Pistoiese
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1994
94/95 — AS Bari
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: Bari U19 → Bari
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.25/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.25/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.25/90
Minutes played by club
Chievo Verona
9.7%
AC Reggiana
2.8%
AS Bari
0.0%
AC Prato
0.0%
AC Pistoiese
5.8%
Calcio Catania
10.3%
Catania Primavera
0.0%
AC Milan
0.0%
Juventus FC
49.6%
AC Siena
0.0%
Bologna FC 1909
0.0%
Modena FC
21.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chievo Verona | 4 | 01/02 | 99/00 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 1,249 |
| AC Reggiana | 1 | 99/00 | 99/00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| AS Bari | 2 | 94/95 | 97/98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Prato | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Pistoiese | 1 | 96/97 | 96/97 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 740 |
| Calcio Catania | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 1,317 |
| Catania Primavera | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Milan | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juventus FC | 7 | 03/04 | 10/11 | 154 | 10 | 4 | 6,368 |
| AC Siena | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modena FC | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2,798 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Italy Cup | Chievo Verona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Serie C1 - A | AC Reggiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 360 |
| 98/99 | Italy Cup | Chievo Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Playout C1 | AC Prato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Serie C1 - A | AC Prato | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Playout C1 | AC Pistoiese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Serie C1 - A | AC Pistoiese | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 740 |
| 94/95 | Serie A | AS Bari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | Calcio Catania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | Calcio Catania | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | Calcio Catania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Primavera C | Catania Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie A | Calcio Catania | 27 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 760 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | Calcio Catania | 31 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 557 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Juventus FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Juventus FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | Juventus FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Juventus FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 270 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,599 |
| 08/09 | Champions League | Juventus FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Champions League Qu. | Juventus FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 26 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2,307 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 33 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 935 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Juventus FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | AC Siena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | AC Siena | 28 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Play-Out Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Juventus FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 874 |
| 03/04 | Supercoppa Italiana | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Chievo Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 30 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 675 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Chievo Verona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Italy Cup | Chievo Verona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 574 |
| 00/01 | Serie C1 - A | Modena FC | 32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,798 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Bari U19 | Bari | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Bari | Pistoiese | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Pistoiese | Prato | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Prato | Chievo Verona | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | Chievo Verona | Reggiana | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-06-30 | Reggiana | Chievo Verona | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Chievo Verona | Modena | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Modena | Chievo Verona | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Chievo Verona | Juventus | Transfer | 0 | €7.55m |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-18 | Juventus | Bologna | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Bologna | Juventus | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Juventus | AC Siena | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-06-30 | AC Siena | Juventus | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-31 | Juventus | AC Milan | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-24 | AC Milan | Catania | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Catania | Retired | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Rest | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-18 | 4 | 1 |
| 06/07 | Shoulder injury | 2006-11-06 | 2007-01-19 | 75 | 11 |
| 08/09 | muscular problems | 2008-10-01 | 2008-10-22 | 22 | 5 |
| 10/11 | muscular problems | 2010-11-05 | 2010-12-11 | 37 | 8 |
| 10/11 | Head injury | 2011-02-02 | 2011-02-09 | 8 | 3 |
| 10/11 | Fitness | 2011-02-11 | 2011-05-23 | 102 | 26 |
| 11/12 | unknown injury | 2011-09-01 | 2011-10-05 | 35 | 7 |
| 12/13 | Broken cheekbone | 2013-05-12 | 2013-05-22 | 11 | 1 |
Current€300k
Peak€6.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€4.70m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21746 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3376 | #6 | 16 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papu Gómez | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Giuseppe Bellusci | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Serie A | Calcio Catania | 5 | 31 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 4 | 30 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 3 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 1 | 21 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 1 | 6 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Chievo Verona | 1 | 30 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2006-06-30 | AC Siena | Juventus | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Juventus | AC Siena | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Bologna | Juventus | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-18 | Juventus | Bologna | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Modena | Chievo Verona | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Chievo Verona | Modena | Loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-06-30 | Reggiana | Chievo Verona | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | Chievo Verona | Reggiana | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 13 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 98/99 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96/97 | 33 | 740 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 13/14 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 31 | 760 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 11/12 | 31 | 557 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 09/10 | 28 | 1,869 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 08/09 | 36 | 2,479 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 07/08 | 37 | 935 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 06/07 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 31 | 874 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 02/03 | 32 | 675 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 01/02 | 15 | 574 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 00/01 | 32 | 2,798 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
260 apps
22 G
6 A
Serie C1 - A
93 apps
5 G
0 A
Europa League
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
28 apps
0 G
1 A
Supercoppa Italiana
1 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League
14 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie B
33 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nicola Legrottaglie?
Nicola Legrottaglie is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Nicola Legrottaglie?
Nicola Legrottaglie is 49 years old. He was born on October 20, 1976 in Gioia del Colle.
What position does Nicola Legrottaglie play?
Nicola Legrottaglie plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Nicola Legrottaglie play for?
Nicola Legrottaglie currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Nicola Legrottaglie scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicola Legrottaglie has scored 29 goals in 447 appearances.