Emanuele Nordi (born 23 April 1984) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Comacchio Comacchio (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of Emilia Romagna, Italy, in the province of Ferrara, from the provincial capital Ferrara. It was founded about two thousand years ago; across its history it was first governed by the Exarchate of Ravenna, ...

, in historic region Emilia, Nordi started his career in

Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...

team CerGas Bologna (renamed to Crevalcore in 2003), which located in

Crevalcore Crevalcore (Bolognese dialect, Western Bolognese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, near Bologna. On January 7, 2005 Crevalcore train crash, a train crash in Crevalcore killed 17 people ...

, near the region capital

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

. In 2004, he left for

Val di Sangro Atessa Val di Sangro A.S.D. 2012 is an Italian association football club from Atessa, Abruzzo. It currently plays only in the youth sector: the main team is that of ''Allievi Regionali Abruzzo'' in the group B. History The former Atessa Val ...

and in November left for

Rovigo Rovigo (, ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commune in the region of Veneto, Northeast Italy, the capital of the province of Rovigo, eponymous province. Geography Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Veni ...

. In 2005, he was signed a professional club

SPAL Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly referred to by the acronym SPAL (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During the 2024–25 season the team played in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian foot ...

, which 48 km away from Comacchio. He spent seasons as the first choice, ahead Marco Varaldi but replaced by Gianni Careri in December 2006. In 2007, he left for

Teramo Teramo (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia) and the Adriatic coast. Th ...

. in 2008 he moved to the third division side

Taranto Taranto (; ; previously called Tarent in English) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. Founded by Spartans ...

, ahead Nicola Barasso and

Davide Faraon Davide Faraon (born 5 August 1985) is an Italian association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played in the third tier of football in Italy. Club career Early career Born in Vittorio Veneto, ...

as first choice. On 29 August 2009 he was signed by

Gela Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the regional autonomy, Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province o ...

. Since 2010–11 season he was backed by Angelo Maraglino and previously Gabriele Ferla. On 23 August 2011 he was signed by

Frosinone Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

. In 2012, he moved back to Sicily by joining

Trapani Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...

, and being instrumental in the club's historic first promotion ever to Serie B. From 2014 to 2016 played for

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

; in October 2016 signing for Albinoleffe. On 28 November 2018, he signed with Virtus Francavilla. On 1 August 2019 he joined

Sicula Leonzio ASD SS Leonzio 1909, also commonly known as Leonzio, is an Italian Association football, football club located in Lentini. They participate in the 2024–25 Eccellenza, the fifth level of the Italian football league system. History Origins (1 ...

. On 21 March 2021 he signed with

Pistoiese Football Club Pistoiese SSD, commonly known as Pistoiese, is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921, the club has also played Serie A on a num ...

References

External links

Football.it Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordi, Emanuele 1984 births Footballers from the Province of Ferrara Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Rovigo Calcio players SPAL players SSD Città di Teramo players Taranto FC 1927 players SSD Città di Gela players Frosinone Calcio players FC Trapani 1905 players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players US Catanzaro 1929 players UC AlbinoLeffe players Virtus Francavilla Calcio players SS Leonzio 1909 players FC Pistoiese SSD players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen