Francesco Nicastro

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francesco Nicastro

| image =

| fullname =

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Campofranco, Italy

| currentclub = Vis Pesaro

| clubnumber = 9

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = Catania

| years1 = 2010–2013

| years2 = 2011

| years3 = 2012

| years4 = 2012–2013

| years5 = 2013–2014

| years6 = 2014–2016

| years7 = 2016–2018

| years8 = 2016–2017

| years9 = 2017–2018

| years10 = 2018–2019

| years11 = 2018–2019

| years12 = 2019–2020

| years13 = 2020–2022

| years14 = 2022–2024

| years15 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Catania

| clubs2 = → Pisa (loan)

| clubs3 = → Milazzo (loan)

| clubs4 = → Bellaria (loan)

| clubs5 = Rimini

| clubs6 = Juve Stabia

| clubs7 = Pescara

| clubs8 = → Perugia (loan)

| clubs9 = → Foggia (loan)

| clubs10 = Foggia

| clubs11 = → Ternana (loan)

| clubs12 = Catanzaro

| clubs13 = Padova

| clubs14 = Pontedera

| clubs15 = Vis Pesaro

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 5

| caps3 = 11

| caps4 = 27

| caps5 = 22

| caps6 = 59

| caps7 = 0

| caps8 = 32

| caps9 = 27

| caps10 = 0

| caps11 = 20

| caps12 = 18

| caps13 = 51

| caps14 = 52

| caps15 = 35

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 2

| goals4 = 10

| goals5 = 9

| goals6 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 9

| goals9 = 3

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 3

| goals12 = 4

| goals13 = 14

| goals14 = 17

| goals15 = 8

| pcupdate = 16 December 2024

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Francesco Nicastro (born 26 October 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for {{Italian football updater|VisPesaro}} club Vis Pesaro.

Club career

=Catania=

After working his way through the Catania youth system, the young striker began to be called up on occasion to the first team during the 2009–10 Serie A season. The player made his first team debut as a substitute in the Coppa Italia, quarterfinal match versus Roma on 26 January 2010.{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en/match/43266/roma-vs-catania/lineup-stats| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100131004616/http://www.goal.com/en/match/43266/roma-vs-catania/lineup-stats| archive-date = 2010-01-31| title = Roma vs Catania - Goal.com}} Nicastro failed to make any first team appearances during the 2010–11 Serie A campaign, however he did play a major role in the club's youth team, with 12 goals.{{cite web |url=http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=NICASTRO%20Francesco |title=NICASTRO Francesco - 1991 - JUVE STABIA - Scheda Tecnica Giocatore (Attaccante) - Full Soccer |website=www.fullsoccer.eu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084751/http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=NICASTRO%20Francesco |archive-date=2014-10-06}} In July 2011, Nicastro was promoted from the youth squad before being loaned to Pisa in the Italian third division on 19 July 2011.

On 31 August 2012, Nicastro, Marco Fiore and Giordano Maccarrone were loaned to Bellaria.{{cite news|url=http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=27072|title=Ultimo giorno di mercato: 6 cessioni in prima squadra, 5 innesti per il settore giovanile|date=31 August 2012|access-date=1 October 2014|publisher=Calcio Catania|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006151915/http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=27072|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Rimini=

On 6 August 2013, Nicastro and Ameth Fall were signed by Rimini.{{cite news|url=http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=29136|title=Fall e Nicastro al Rimini: il primo a titolo temporaneo, il secondo in compartecipazione|date=6 August 2013|access-date=1 October 2014|publisher=Calcio Catania|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071230/http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=29136|archive-date=6 October 2014}} On 20 June 2014 Rimini acquired Nicastro outright.{{cite news|url=http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=30593|title=Rinnovo dell'accordo di partecipazione per Messina: alla Pro Patria il tesseramento|date=20 June 2014|access-date=1 October 2014|publisher=Calcio Catania|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006124551/http://www.ilcalciocatania.it/article.php?id=30593|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Juve Stabia=

In the 2014–15 season he was signed by Juve Stabia.{{cite news|url=http://www.ssjuvestabia.it/it/ingaggiati-francesco-nicastro-e-loris-bacchetti.php|title=Ingaggiati Francesco Nicastro e Loris Bacchetti|date=c. 2014|access-date=1 October 2014|publisher=SS Juve Stabia|language=Italian|archive-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004032421/http://www.ssjuvestabia.it/it/ingaggiati-francesco-nicastro-e-loris-bacchetti.php|url-status=dead}}

=Catanzaro=

On 27 July 2019 he signed a 3-year contract with Catanzaro.{{cite press release|publisher=Catanzaro|url=https://www.uscatanzaro1929.com/2019/07/27/francesco-nicastro-e-dellus-catanzaro/|title=Francesco Nicastro è dell'US Catanzaro|date=27 July 2019|language=Italian|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727225904/https://www.uscatanzaro1929.com/2019/07/27/francesco-nicastro-e-dellus-catanzaro/|url-status=dead}}

=Padova=

On 8 January 2020 he moved to Padova on a 2-year contract.{{cite press release|publisher=Padova|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/francesco-nicastro-padova/|title=Francesco Nicastro è un giocatore del Calcio Padova|date=8 January 2020|language=Italian}}

=Pontedera=

On 25 August 2022, Nicastro signed a one-year contract with Pontedera.{{cite web|publisher=Pontedera|url=https://www.uspontedera.it/mercato-granata-il-pontedera-acquista-lattaccante-francesco-nicastro/|title=Mercato Granata: il Pontedera acquista l’attaccante Francesco Nicastro|date=25 August 2022|access-date=20 September 2022|language=it}}

=Vis Pesaro=

On 12 January 2024, Nicastro joined Vis Pesaro on a three-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Vis Pesaro|url=https://www.vispesaro1898.it/vis/francesco-nicastro-vis-pesaro-acquisto/|title=FRANCESCO NICASTRO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VIS PESARO|trans-title=FRANCESCO NICASTRO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR VIS PESARO|date=12 January 2024|access-date=13 January 2024|language=it}}