Nicola Belmonte Explained

Nicola Belmonte
Fullname:Nicola Belmonte
Birth Date:15 April 1987
Birth Place:Cosenza, Italy
Height:1.83m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Bari
Years1:2004–2008
Caps1:55
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Bari
Years2:2004–2005
Caps2:8
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Melfi (loan)
Years3:2008–2014
Caps3:29
Goals3:1
Clubs3:Siena
Years4:2009–2011
Caps4:44
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Bari (loan)
Years5:2014–2015
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Udinese
Years6:2015
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Clubs6:Catania
Years7:2015–2018
Caps7:79
Goals7:4
Clubs7:Perugia
Years8:2018–2019
Caps8:2
Goals8:0
Clubs8:Robur Siena

Nicola Belmonte (born 15 April 1987) is a former Italian professional footballer. He preferred to play as a right back, but could also play as a centre back.

Career

Siena

In July 2008, he was signed by A.C. Siena in co-ownership deal, for €1.2 million,[1] [2] However, after just played one league match for Siena in 2008–09 Serie A, Belmonte returned to A.S. Bari on loan.[3] In the first season he played a few games, as the team had Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Ranocchia as centre-backs.

In September 2010, he extended his contract with Bari from 2013 to 2015.[4] In ca. 2010[5] [6] [7] his contract with Siena also extended to 30 June 2014. He was the centre-back of the team along with Marco Rossi, but sometimes moved to right back when Andrea Masiello was unavailable. The coach also tested Andrea Raggi as starting rightback at the start of season, made Belmonte as sub and A.Masiello moved to centre-back. Despite the arrival of Kamil Glik in mid-season, Glik injury made Belmonte's role unaffected. He also missed a few games since 24 January due to injury.[8] [9] He was replaced in the first half on 6 March, his first match since injury.

On 23 June 2011, he returned to Siena for a second spell at the club.[10] Bari and Siena made a pure player swap, which Belmonte (€1.25 million), Pedro Kamata (€500,000) and Filippo Carobbio (€500,00) moved to Siena outright, and Abdelkader Ghezzal moved to Bari outright (€2.25 million).

On 10 August 2012, he was suspended for 6 months due to involvement in 2011 Italian football scandal; the ban later reduced to 4 months by Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI.[11]

Udinese

On 17 June 2014, Belmonte was signed by Udinese Calcio on a free transfer.[12]

Catania

On 8 January 2015, Belmonte was signed by Calcio Catania.[13]

Perugia

On 27 July 2015, Belmonte was signed by Perugia.[14]

Robur Siena

On 14 September 2018, he returned for the third time to Siena, signing a three-year contract.[15] On 24 May 2019, he had to announce his retirement from playing due to persistent medical problems with his knee.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Presentazione Santoni, Caputo e Siligardi. 6 July 2008. 10 March 2014. AS Bari. Italian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027232853/http://asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/807-presentazione-santoni-caputo-e-siligardi.html. 27 October 2010. dmy-all.
  2. AS Bari Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010
  3. News: 2009/10 season preview – Bari . 11 September 2009 . footballitaliano.co.uk.
  4. News: Belmonte, prolungato il contratto fino al 2015. 8 September 2010. 28 September 2010. AS Bari. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110805170329/http://www.asbari.it/societa/altre-news/2865-belmonte-prolungato-il-contratto-fino-al-2015.html. 5 August 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Sono 56 i giocatori contrattualizzati dal Siena. 31 March 2010. 10 March 2014. Siena Club Fedelissimi. Italian.
  6. AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  7. AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. News: Partitella al San Nicola. 27 January 2011. 20 May 2011. AS Bari. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310170456/http://www.asbari.it/societa/altre-news/3217-partitella-al-san-nicola.html. 10 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  9. News: Belmonte: "Abbiamo l'obbligo di provarci". 4 March 2011. 20 May 2011. AS Bari. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310182359/http://www.asbari.it/societa/archivio-news/3302-belmonte-qabbiamo-lobbligo-di-provarciq.html. 10 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Arriva Angelo, riscattati Reginaldo, Belmonte, Carobbio e Kamata. 23 June 2011. 1 August 2011. AC Siena. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626232244/http://www.acsiena.it/2011/06/23/il-siena-acquista-angelo-e-riscatta-reginaldobelmonte-carobbio-e-kamata/. 26 June 2011. dead.
  11. News: Ridotta la squalifica a Belmonte. 22 November 2012. 4 August 2013. AC Siena. Italian. https://archive.today/20130804105257/http://www.acsiena.it/2012/11/22/ridotta-la-squalifica-a-belmonte/. 4 August 2013. dead.
  12. News: Nicola Belmonte è bianconero. https://web.archive.org/web/20140617223338/http://udinese.it/portal/IT/handle/?hil&page=redazione_approfondimenti&vid=2665. 17 June 2014. 17 June 2014. 17 June 2014. Udinese Calcio. Italian.
  13. Web site: Nicola Belmonte dall'Udinese al Catania a titolo definitivo. 8 January 2015. 16 September 2015. Calcio Catania. Italian.
  14. Web site: Belmonte vestirà biancorosso!. 27 July 2015. 16 September 2015. A.C. Perugia Calcio. Italian.
  15. Web site: Belmonte nuovo giocatore bianconero. 14 September 2018. 4 October 2018. Robur Siena. Italian.
  16. Robur Siena. Belmonte ed il dottor Di Mambro in conferenza stampa. 24 May 2019. Italian.