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10 Facts About Nicola Sansone

1.

Nicola Sansone made his debut for Bayern's reserve team in January 2010, in a 3.

2.

Nicola Sansone was released in June 2011 after Bayern's reserves were relegated from the 3.

3.

Nicola Sansone made his U17 debut in November 2007 along with Bayern teammate Roberto Soriano.

4.

Nicola Sansone then dropped from the team, as he did not receive a call-up to the U18 team for a friendly tournament in Slovakia.

5.

Nicola Sansone replaced captain Jacopo Sala in the first match, then started in the next two matches as a wing forward, partnered with forward Mattia Destro and Nicolao Dumitru against San Marino, ahead of Marco D'Alessandro, who started in the first match.

6.

Nicola Sansone played an unofficial friendly against the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in December 2011.

7.

On 31 May 2015, Nicola Sansone received his first senior Italy national team call-up from Antonio Conte.

8.

Nicola Sansone is a fast and agile forward with a slender physique and an eye for goal.

9.

Nicola Sansone possesses good technique and dribbling skills, which enable him to take on opponents in one on one situations.

10.

Nicola Sansone is capable of playing as a second striker, but his preferred position is as a left winger, a position which allows him to cut into the centre to strike on goal with his favoured right foot or make attacking runs into the area in order to create space for teammates.