Nikita Contini
{{short description|Ukrainian footballer (born 1996)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nikita Contini
| image =
| full_name = Nikita Baranovsky Contini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cherkasy, Ukraine
| currentclub = Napoli
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Atletico Giugliano
| youthyears2 = 2008–2015
| youthclubs2 = Napoli
| years1 = 2014–
| clubs1 = Napoli
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → SPAL (loan)
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Carrarese (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = → Taranto (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = → Pontedera (loan)
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = → Siena (loan)
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2020
| clubs7 = → Virtus Entella (loan)
| caps7 = 32
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = → Crotone (loan)
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022
| clubs9 = → Vicenza (loan)
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023
| clubs11 = → Reggina (loan)
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 0
| club-update = 29 December 2023
}}
Nikita Baranovsky Contini ({{langx|uk|Нікі́та Конті́ні-Барано́вський}}; born 21 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Italian football updater|Napoli}} club Napoli.http://www.canalenapoli.it/news-napoli/talent-scout-nikita-contini-il-gigante-italo-ucraino-sulle-orme-di-taglialatela-140101 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
Club career
=Youth career=
Contini was born in Cherkasy, Ukraine, to an Italian father originally from Naples and a Ukrainian mother. When Contini was three years old, he moved with his family to Giugliano in Campania, Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spazionapoli.it/2013/06/25/scopriamo-la-scugnizzeria-azzurra-nikita-contini-il-n1-del-futuro/|title=Nikita Contini Napoli, alla scoperta del n°1 del futuro|date=25 June 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.italianipiu.it/index.php/personaggi/774-la-porta-del-napoli-la-difende-nikita-baranovsky-contini |title=La porta del Napoli la difende Nikita Baranovsky Contini |website=www.italianipiu.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121211051/http://www.italianipiu.it/index.php/personaggi/774-la-porta-del-napoli-la-difende-nikita-baranovsky-contini |archive-date=21 January 2014}}
He started his football career at the age of five at Atletico Giugliano, a club his father was part of as a youth coach a young age who was a youth coach of Atletico Giugliano; he often ended up playing in teams with older boys as he moved up their youth ranks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/championsleague/2014/articoli/1028354/youth-league-real-madrid-ai-quarti-napoli-ko-al-94%E2%80%99.shtml|title=Calcio: Notizie, risultati in tempo reale, classifiche live e Calciomercato}}
In 2007, Napoli played Atletico Giugliano in a friendly and Contini stood out with his performance and impressed then Napoli youth goalkeeping coach Luciano Tarallo. Later that year, he went on trial with Napoli and in 2008 he joined their youth system; in his first season at Napoli, he provided good performances and won the best goalkeeper award in the "Niccolò Galli" youth tournament in Florence and the "Cairo Montenotte" tournament in Savona, Italy. However, a serious knee injury (meniscus tear) following a clash with teammate Gennaro Tutino forced him to miss the remainder of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iamnaples.it/notizie-calcio-napoli/contini-nella-calza-ha-trovato-il-san-paolo-dallo-scontro-con-tutino-alla-panchina-di-benitez/|title=Contini nella calza ha trovato il San Paolo. Dallo scontro con Tutino alla panchina di Benitez...|date=5 January 2014}}
After recovering from his injury, he made a full comeback with the youth team and took part in the renowned "Beppe Viola-Arco di Trento" youth tournament, where Contini played all the games and Napoli reached the final, then lost to Inter Milan; Contini went on to win the award for best goalkeeper of the tournament.
On 3 April 2013, Contini made his debut for the Primavera Under-19 team in a match against Lanciano, as a substitute, and immediately saved a penalty on his first game. In the 2013–14 season, Contini was also featured in the UEFA Youth League.
=Napoli=
His performances with the youth ranks did not go unnoticed, as Contini was called up by Xavi Valero, then goalkeeping coach of Napoli, to join the first team, being called up on many occasions during the 2014–15 season under Rafa Benitez.
=Loan to SPAL=
In July 2015, Contini moved to Spal on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, in order to gain first team experience in the Italian third division.{{cite web |url=http://www.alfredopedulla.com/articoli/73287-ufficiale-nikita-contini-alla-spal-tutto-confermato-ecco-la-foto |title=Alfredo Pedullà - Ufficiale: Nikita Contini alla Spal, tutto confermato. Ecco la foto - Alfredo Pedulla' Sito Ufficiale |website=www.alfredopedulla.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305161737/http://www.alfredopedulla.com/articoli/73287-ufficiale-nikita-contini-alla-spal-tutto-confermato-ecco-la-foto |archive-date=5 March 2016}}
=Loan to Virtus Entella=
On 23 July 2019, he joined newly promoted Serie B club Virtus Entella on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/3012-ufficiale-contini-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dell-entella/|title=Ufficiale, Contini è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella|date=23 July 2019|language=Italian}} He started Entella's season opener on 23 August 2019 against Livorno, making his debut in the second tier of Italian football.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/24/italy/serie-b/acd-virtus-entella/as-livorno-calcio/3122552/|title=Virtus Entella v Livorno game report|date=23 August 2019}}
=Loans to Crotone and Vicenza=
On 19 August 2021, he joined newly promoted Serie B club Crotone on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Crotone|url=https://www.fccrotone.it/news/saracinesca-contini-per-la-porta-benvenuto-nikita/|title=Saracinesca Contini per la porta. Benvenuto Nikita!|date=19 August 2021|language=Italian}} On 31 January 2022, he moved on loan to Vicenza.{{cite press release|publisher=Vicenza|url=https://www.lrvicenza.net/ufficiale-nikita-contini-in-biancorosso/|title=Ufficiale: Nikita Contini in biancorosso!|date=31 January 2022|access-date=31 January 2022|language=it}}
=Loan to Sampdoria=
On 11 August 2022, Contini moved to Sampdoria on a season-long loan.{{cite web|publisher=Sampdoria|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/en/news-en-2/club-en/2022/08/11/contini-joins-samp-on-loan-from-napoli/|title=Contini joins Samp on loan from Napoli|date=11 August 2022|access-date=15 August 2022}}
=Loan to Reggina=
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|nikita-baranovsky/314519}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Napoli
|rowspan="4"|Serie A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SPAL (loan)
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Carrarese (loan)
|Lega Pro |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Taranto (loan)
|Lega Pro |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Pontedera (loan)
|Lega Pro |35 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Siena (loan)
|36 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Virtus Entella (loan)
|32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| Crotone (loan)
|Serie B |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| Vicenza (loan)
|Serie B |12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Sampdoria (loan)
|Serie A |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| Reggina (loan)
|Serie B |8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!146 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 164 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|74213}}
- [http://translate.google.co.za/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.italianipiu.it/index.php/personaggi/774-la-porta-del-napoli-la-difende-nikita-baranovsky-contini&prev=search/ Info of Contini] in Italian
- [http://translate.google.co.za/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.alfredopedulla.com/articoli/73287-ufficiale-nikita-contini-alla-spal-tutto-confermato-ecco-la-foto&prev=search/ Info of Contini] in Italian {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|nikita-baranovsky/314519}}
{{SSC Napoli squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Cherkasy
Category:Ukrainian men's footballers
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Ukrainian people of Italian descent
Category:Italian people of Ukrainian descent
Category:Carrarese Calcio 1908 players
Category:US Città di Pontedera players
Category:Virtus Entella players
Category:AS Reggina 1914 players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:People from Giugliano in Campania