Nicolò Turco

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Nicolò Turco

Turco in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Tortona, Italy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	FC Liefering (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number	28
Youth career
0000–2018	Genoa
2018–2023	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
2023–	→ FC Liefering (loan)	13	(1)
International career‡
2019	Italy U15	8	(2)
2019–2020	Italy U16	11	(5)
2021	Italy U18	1	(0)
2022–2023	Italy U19	8	(0)
2023–	Italy U20	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Italy UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2023 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:28, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Nicolò Turco (born January 15, 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Turco is a native of Tortona, Italy.^[1]

As a youth, Turco played for the youth academy of Italia club Genoa, on 2018, he moved to the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Juventus, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.^[2] On 27 July 2023, Turco moved to Austria and joined Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2028, for a €2.75 million transfer fee, a day later he was loaned to the reserve team FC Liefering until 2025.^[3]

Turco has represented Italy at various youth levels internationally, having featured with the U15, U16, U18, U19 and U20s. He helped the Italy national under-19 football team win the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.^[4]

Turco mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "very tall player who is good with his head, as also demonstrated in the Italy national team against Qatar, but who, as mentioned, does not disdain that type of atypical work if it is a center forward with his physical qualities".^[5]

Italy U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2023^[6]