Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.26
goals / match
Atalanta BC
top club · 101 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#346
goals rank
#381
assists rank
90
season goals
15
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2004
€21.00m
top transfer fee · 98/99
15
best season · 05/06
48 / 25
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1978-05-24 · 5 players total
343Appearances
90Goals
15Assists
33Yellow cards
3Red cards
57Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nicola Ventola |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1978-05-24 (48 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Grumo Appula, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2011-02-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Branchini Associati ... |
Feb 2011
Transfer: Novara → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Novara Calcio 1908
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2009
Transfer: Without Club → Novara
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Novara Calcio 1908
19 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Torino → Without Club
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Torino FC
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Torino FC, Torino Primavera
23 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Torino
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Atalanta BC
32 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: Inter → Atalanta BC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Atalanta BC
37 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2005
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Inter
04/05 · Return from loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Crystal Palace
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Inter → Crystal Palace
04/05 · Loan
Jun 2004
Transfer: AC Siena → Inter
03/04 · Return from loan
Aug 2003
Transfer: Inter → AC Siena
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — AC Siena
32 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Inter Milan
27 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2001
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Inter
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Atalanta BC
32 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Inter → Atalanta BC
00/01 · Loan
Jun 2000
Transfer: Bologna → Inter
99/00 · Return from loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — Bologna FC 1909
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Inter → Bologna
99/00 · Loan
Nov 1998
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 1998
98/99 — Inter Milan
37 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Bari → Inter
98/99 · Transfer · €21.00m
Nov 1997
Injury: unknown
40 games missed
Jul 1997
97/98 — AS Bari
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — AS Bari
32 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — AS Bari
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
Transfer: Bari U19 → Bari
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1994
94/95 — AS Bari
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals4 total · 1.31/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A4 total · 1.31/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.65/90
Minutes played by club
Bologna FC 1909
5.3%
Inter Milan
31.0%
AS Bari
14.5%
Novara Calcio 1908
5.2%
Torino FC
11.6%
Torino Primavera
0.0%
Atalanta BC
19.9%
Crystal Palace
1.5%
AC Siena
11.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 99/00 | 99/00 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 275 |
| Inter Milan | 2 | 01/02 | 98/99 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 1,594 |
| AS Bari | 4 | 94/95 | 97/98 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 747 |
| Novara Calcio 1908 | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 269 |
| Torino FC | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 595 |
| Torino Primavera | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atalanta BC | 3 | 00/01 | 06/07 | 101 | 35 | 5 | 1,024 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| AC Siena | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 564 |
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 | Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 99/00 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 185 |
| 98/99 | Champions League | Inter Milan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Inter Milan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 98/99 | Italy Cup | Inter Milan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 469 |
| 98/99 | Play-Out Serie A | Inter Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 98/99 | Serie A | Inter Milan | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 174 |
| 97/98 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 295 |
| 97/98 | Serie A | AS Bari | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 275 |
| 96/97 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Serie B | AS Bari | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 177 |
| 95/96 | Serie A | AS Bari | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Italy Cup | AS Bari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Serie A | AS Bari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Novara Calcio 1908 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie B | Novara Calcio 1908 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Lega Pro 1a - A | Novara Calcio 1908 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 269 |
| 09/10 | Supercoppa 1a D. | Novara Calcio 1908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Torino FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Torino FC | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 272 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | Torino FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 07/08 | Primavera A | Torino Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Torino FC | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 278 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| 06/07 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 254 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie B | Atalanta BC | 35 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | AC Siena | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 03/04 | Serie A | AC Siena | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 294 |
| 01/02 | Italy Cup | Inter Milan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 01/02 | Serie A | Inter Milan | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 245 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Inter Milan | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 00/01 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 355 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Bari U19 | Bari | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Bari | Inter | Transfer | 0 | €21.00m |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Inter | Bologna | Loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-06-30 | Bologna | Inter | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Inter | Atalanta BC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Atalanta BC | Inter | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-30 | Inter | AC Siena | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | AC Siena | Inter | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Inter | Crystal Palace | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Crystal Palace | Inter | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-01 | Inter | Atalanta BC | Transfer | 4000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Atalanta BC | Torino | Transfer | 3500000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Torino | Without Club | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-01 | Without Club | Novara | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | Novara | Retired | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Cruciate ligament tear | 1997-11-02 | 1998-05-10 | 190 | 40 |
| 98/99 | Inner ligament stretch of the knee | 1998-11-15 | 1999-01-09 | 56 | 13 |
Current€100k
Peak€4.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€3.90m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53840 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23243 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23133 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21746 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11947 | — | 21 | 8 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3376 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Serie B | Atalanta BC | 15 | 35 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 10 | 28 |
| 96/97 | Serie B | AS Bari | 10 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Serie A | Inter Milan | 2 | 21 |
| 06/07 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 2 | 29 |
| 03/04 | Serie A | AC Siena | 2 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Crystal Palace | Inter | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Inter | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | AC Siena | Inter | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-30 | Inter | AC Siena | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Atalanta BC | Inter | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Inter | Atalanta BC | Loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-06-30 | Bologna | Inter | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Inter | Bologna | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Nicola Ventola's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 30% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 40% |
| Coventry City | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 60% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 40% |
| Preston North End | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 50% |
| Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 50% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 20% |
| Ipswich Town | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 50% |
| Cardiff City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 10% |
| Burnley FC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 25% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13% |
| Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 06/07 | Goal #50 (career) |
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 | 21 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 98/99 | 37 | 1,043 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.52 |
| 97/98 | 12 | 570 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 |
| 96/97 | 32 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 95/96 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 19 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 08/09 | 16 | 272 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 07/08 | 23 | 323 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 06/07 | 32 | 319 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 05/06 | 37 | 158 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.28 |
| 04/05 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 |
| 03/04 | 32 | 564 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 01/02 | 27 | 551 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 00/01 | 32 | 547 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
187 apps
38 G
8 A
Serie B
73 apps
25 G
1 A
Italy Cup
37 apps
11 G
4 A
UEFA Cup
14 apps
7 G
1 A
Lega Pro 1a - A
17 apps
4 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
2 G
1 A
Premier League
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Play-Out Serie A
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
1 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Nicola Ventola?
Nicola Ventola is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Nicola Ventola?
Nicola Ventola is 48 years old. He was born on May 24, 1978 in Grumo Appula.
What position does Nicola Ventola play?
Nicola Ventola plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Nicola Ventola play for?
Nicola Ventola currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Nicola Ventola scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nicola Ventola has scored 90 goals in 343 appearances.