Nicolás Amodio

Nicolás Amodio
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Amodio
Date of birth	March 10, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Defensor Sporting
2004–2005	Sambenedettese
2005–2011	Napoli
2007–2008	→ Treviso (loan)
2008	→ Mantova (loan)
2010	→ Piacenza Calcio (loan)
2011	→ Portogruaro (loan)
2011–2013	Peñarol
2013–2015	Lecce
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolás Amodio (born 10 March 1983) is a former Uruguayan football midfielder.

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.

In August 2013 he signs a contract with US Lecce.

External links

Player profile on Napoli's official website