Maikol Negro

Maikol Negro

Personal information
Date of birth	28 February 1988 (1988-02-28) (age 23)
Place of birth	Lecce, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Nocerina
Youth career
	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2010	Celano	77	(20)
2010	Valle del Giovenco	10	(1)
2010–	Nocerina	27	(12)
National team
2008–2009	Italy U20 Lega Pro	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Maikol Francesco Negro (born 28 February 1988 in Lecce) is an Italian footballer who plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Nocerina.

Biography

Born in Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy, Negro started his career with northern Italy side Torino. Negro left its Primavera team in 2007^[1] to Serie C2 side Celano. He scored 10 and 7 league goals in 2008–09 and in the first half of 2009–10 season.

On 20 January 2010 he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.^[2] As the club also signed Stefano Dall'Acqua and Giuseppe Caccavallo, he only made 6 start out of 10 league appearances for VdG. VdG went bankrupt in July 2010.^[3] He also partnered with Dall'Acqua at the relegation playoffs.

In August 2010, he was signed by Serie A club Catania on free transfer, but he was farmed to Prima Divisione club Nocerina. He made a successive appearances as substitute since made his debut in round 3.

International career

Negro capped for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team at 2008–09 Mirop Cup,^[4][5] scored a goal against Hungary.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Primavera 2006/2007" (in Italian). Torino FC. .ca January 2007. http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/832/89/. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
2. ^ "Maikol Negro è il nuovo acquisto della VDG" (in Italian). AS Pescina Valle del Giovenco. 20 January 2010. http://www.valledelgiovenco.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=452&Itemid=31. Retrieved 29 July 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "L’Ancona in serie B e 20 club di Lega Pro non ammessi ai campionati" (in Italian). FIGC. 16 July 2010. http://www.figc.it/it/204/25368/2010/07/News.shtml. Retrieved 20 September 2010. 
4. ^ "Mirop Cup: una bella Under 20 vince in Croazia" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 22 October 2008. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/257-mirop-cup-una-bella-under-20-vince-in-croazia.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
5. ^ "MIROP CUP: SLOVACCHIA-ITALIA UNDER 20 4-0" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 1 April 2009. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/261-mirop-cup-slovacchia-italia-under-20-4-0.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
6. ^ "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup" (in Italian). lega-pro.com. 1 October 2008. http://www.lega-pro.com/rappresentativa/256-per-litalia-avvio-amaro-nella-mirop-cup.html. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 

External links

• Soccerway Profile
• Football.it Profile (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Negro, Maikol Francesco
Alternative names	Negro, Maikol
Short description	Italian footballer
Date of birth	28 February 1988
Place of birth	Lecce, Italy
Date of death
Place of death