Nicolás Amodio

Nicolás Amodio

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Amodio
Date of birth	(1983-03-10) March 10, 1983
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Defensor Sporting	28	(1)
2004–2005	Sambenedettese	32	(1)
2005–2011	Napoli	55	(1)
2007–2008	→ Treviso (loan)	9	(0)
2008	→ Mantova (loan)	17	(0)
2010	→ Piacenza Calcio (loan)	18	(0)
2011	→ Portogruaro (loan)	16	(0)
2011–2013	Peñarol	8	(0)
2013–	Lecce	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2010

Nicolás Amodio (born 10 March 1983) is an Uruguayan football midfielder who currently plays for Italian club Lecce.

History

Amodio started his football career at hometown club Defensor Sporting in Uruguay during 2003, Sporting were playing in Primera División Uruguaya at the time, which is the nation's top league. He appeared for the club only twice, before relocating to Italy.

The first Italian club he played for was Sambenedettese in Serie C, he notched up 30 appearances scoring 1 goal during his only season for the club. He would move next to Napoli along with fellow Uruguayan midfielder, Mariano Bogliacino.

Amodio was a prominent member for the club during the 2005–06 season, he turned out for them 29 times. Napoli gained promotion back to Serie B by the end of the season. In January 2010 Napoli loaned the Uruguayan midfielder to Serie B club Piacenza Calcio until June 2010.

On August 2013 he signs a contract with US Lecce.

External links

• Player profile on Napoli's official website