Rocco Ascone
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rocco Ascone
| image =
| fullname = Rocco Angelo Ascone
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|9|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |title=Rocco Ascone – FFF |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/7977-ascone-rocco/fiche.html |website=Fédération Française de Football |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713094930/https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/7977-ascone-rocco/fiche.html |archive-date=13 July 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Nordsjælland
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = Olympique Marcquois
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs3 = Wasquehal
| youthyears4 = 2011–2021
| youthclubs4 = Lille
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Lille
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → Nordsjælland (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Nordsjælland
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 28 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 21 March 2019
}}
Rocco Angelo Ascone (born 12 September 2003) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Nordsjælland.
Career
Ascone started playing futsal as a three-year old with Villeneuve d'Ascq Metropole, before short stints with Olympique Marcquois and Wasquehal eventually led him to the academy of Ligue 1 side Lille, joining them as an eight-year old.{{cite web |last1=Pousset |first1=Maxime |title=Rocco Ascone, Dogue ascendant Lillois |url=https://www.losc.fr/node/103199 |website=Lille OSC |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519204523/https://www.losc.fr/node/103199 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |language=fr |date=4 February 2021 |url-status=live}} Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, he was sent on loan to Nordsjælland in Denmark.{{cite web |title=FC Nordsjælland henter fransk talent |url=https://fcn.dk/2022/01/fc-nordsjaelland-henter-fransk-talent/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209132801/https://fcn.dk/2022/01/fc-nordsjaelland-henter-fransk-talent/ |archive-date=9 February 2022 |language=da-DK |date=31 January 2022 |url-status=live}} On 27 February 2022, Ascone debuted for Nordsjælland during a 0–0 draw with Randers.{{Soccerway|632530}}
On 19 July 2023 FC Nordsjælland confirmed, that they had signed Ascone on a permanent deal, with the player signing until June 2028.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2023/juli/fc-nordsjaelland-kober-rocco-ascone-i-franske-losc-lille FC Nordsjælland køber Rocco Ascone i franske LOSC Lille], fcn.dk, 19 July 2023
International career
Born in France, Ascone holds both French and Italian nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Rocco ASCONE |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/rocco-ascone-24176/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=unfp.org}} He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Bja |first1=Rayan |title=Qui es-tu Rocco Ascone ? |url=https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/02/13/qui-es-tu-rocco-ascone/ |website=Le petit Lillois |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713203840/https://www.lepetitlillois.com/2020/02/13/qui-es-tu-rocco-ascone/ |archive-date=13 July 2022 |language=fr-FR |date=13 February 2020 |url-status=live}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 31 August 2024}}
| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Danish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Lille B
|3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2021-22
|Championnat National 3 |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Lille
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | |0 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22
|Ligue 1 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Nordsjælland (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23
|Danish Superliga |12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Nordsjælland
|Danish Superliga |6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="UECL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25
|Danish Superliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!27 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
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References
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External links
- {{FFF player | 7977-ascone-rocco | Rocco Ascone }}
- {{Soccerway|632530}}
{{FC Nordsjælland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ascone, Rocco}}
Category:People from Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Wasquehal Football players
Category:FC Nordsjælland players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Footballers from Nord (French department)
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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