ANTONIO NOCERINO BIOGRAPHY
Antonio Nocerino (born 9 April 1985 in Naples) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.
Antonio Nocerino was born in Naples on the 9 April 1985 to Ciro and Giovanna.
He started his career at Juventus and, after a loan spell at U.S. Avellino, Genoa bought him in a co-ownership deal, as part of Domenico Criscito and Francesco Volpe went to Turin. He was priced €450,000 for half of his rights. In June 2006 the co-ownership deal was renewed, but soon sold to Piacenza in July for undisclosed fees from Genoa.
In July 2007 Juventus, who held 50% of the player's rights, bought the remainder from Piacenza, for €3.7M.
He was transferred from Juventus to Palermo in a transfer package deal for Amauri for the 08/09 season which Nocerino was priced €7.5M. He signed a 4-year contract. Despite some initial difficulties, he became an integral part of the Palermo's midfield.
On 31 August 2011, the last day of the Italian transfer window and only an hour before the window ended, he joined Milan on a five year contract, for €500,000. He made his debut for the Milan based club in the first 2011-12 Serie A game of the season (on 9 September) coming on as a late substitute for fellow debutante Alberto Aquilani. He made his UEFA Champions League debut in the next game on the 12 September, when Milan drew 2-2 against FC Barcelona. On 15 October 2011 he scored his first goal in the home match won 3–0 against his former club Palermo, completing a great team move lead by Cassano and Robinho. Due to the injury crisis, he played every match for Milan so far (as of 26 October). On 26 October, 2011, Nocerino notched a beautiful hat-trick for Milan in a 4-1 win against Parma.
He played for Italy's U-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with their U-21 in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Nocerino also captained the U-21's triumphing over Chile to win the Toulon tournament for the first time for the Azzurrini. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as captain of Italy's Olympic squad. He received his first call up to Italy's national team by Roberto Donadoni In 17 October 2007 in a friendly with South Africa.
ANTONIO NOCERINO PROFILE
Birth Name: Antonio Nocerino
Date of birth: 9 April 1985
Place of birth: Naples, Italy
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Current club: Milan
Number: 22
Club Career
2003–2004 Juventus 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Avellino (loan) 34 (0)
2004–2006 Genoa 5 (0)
2005 → Catanzaro (loan) 21 (0)
2005 → Crotone (loan) 15 (0)
2006 → Messina (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2007 Piacenza 37 (6)
2007–2008 Juventus 32 (0)
2008–2011 Palermo 106 (6)
2011– Milan 8 (4)
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