Stefano Napoleoni

Stefano Napoleoni (born 26 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Stefano Napoleoni
Personal information
Full name Stefano Napoleoni[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Göztepe
Number 99
Youth career
2005–2006 U.S. Tor di Quinto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Widzew Łódź 61 (11)
2009–2013 Levadiakos 94 (26)
2013–2016 Atromitos 81 (24)
2016–2019 Başakşehir 71 (11)
2019– Göztepe 43 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021

Club career

Widzew Łódź

Napoleoni became the first ever Italian player to play in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Joining him later at Widzew Łódź was Joseph Dayo Oshadogan. He moved to Levadiakos after Widzew Łódź were relegated at the end of 2008.

Levadeiakos

In January 2009 he signed for Greek club Levadiakos, because APOEL FC has withdrawn its interest for the player. He became an idol for the fans of Levadiakos throughout the years. In July 2012, six months before his contract with Levadiakos expired, Napoleoni was attracting interest from West Bromwich Albion.[2] He left Levadiakos in December 2012, when his contract expired. Waiting and dreaming of becoming a star in Italy, Stefano Napoleoni is content to be in Greece. Where the crisis 'there, even if you feel less than they say the news'. In January 2013, it was a step away from Robur Siena S.S.D., only to return to Athens and choose the Atromitos. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport , is Roman, Stephen, was born in New Salary and exploded in the Tor di Quinto, which began touring Europe in 2006: first the Poles of Widzew Lodz, among the Greeks of Levadiakos.[3] Overall, Napoleoni played 98 games (28 goals, 11 assists) with the club.

Atromitos F.C.

In January 2013 he signed for Greek club Atromitos F.C. Napoleoni, after each goal celebrated by showing the Colosseum that has tattooed on his right side. It was discovered in Italy by Zbigniew Boniek who took him to Poland and from there started his pilgrimage which then went through a lot of Greece. Napoleoni besides has not hidden that is an A.S. Roma fan: " I dream playing in A.S. Roma with the phenomenon Francesco Totti. I was in the field against PAOK, I scored two goals and we won. In the locker room my teammates told me the result of Roma - Lazio and for me it was a total massacre. If Rudi Garcia call me, I could go to Rome on foot. "[4]

In April 2015, his contract with Atromitos is running out and according to Metrosport newspaper PAOK are considering to make a move. Napoleoni had netted ten goals since the start of the season. AEK and U.S. Sassuolo Calcio have already expressed their interest, but it was believed that PAOK have not made any official approach yet and if it happens it will be after the hiring of a new technical director at the club.[5][6]

On 3 May 2015, Atromitos played against Panionios a very important game for entering in the play-offs. Eventually Napoleoni scored his 2nd hat-trick and Atromitos beat Panionios by a final score of 3-1,dragging his club to the Greek play-offs.[7][8] Being one of the most stable and most valuable players of Atromitos F.C. during the last seasons, he cashed his offer with a new four-year contract (2 + 2 years) which will tie him with the club till 2019.[9][10]

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 31 January 2016, Napoleoni signed a 1.5 years contract with Super Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir for a fee of €400,000.[11][12] He spoke to club's official website about his decision to continue his career in Turkey with İstanbul Başakşehir, after three years at the club: "I need more than a thousand words to describe my feelings right now, I am happy but also sad for leaving after three years, which I will never forget. I want to thanks my teammates, all the managers I worked with, the president Mr. Spanos, and the Technical Manager Mr. Angelopoulos and especially the fans who supported me during good and difficult times. I would have never made this career step without all of them, they helped me improve as player and as a person, so I am sure that in the future I will wear Atromitos' shirt again".[13]

Göztepe

On 2 September 2019, Napoleoni signed a year contract (with the option of an extra year) with another Super Lig club Göztepe for an undisclosed fee.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 January 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Widzew Lodz 2006–07 Ekstraklasa 17400——174
2007–08 27700——277
2008–09 I liga 17010——180
Total 61111000006211
Levadiakos 2008–09 Superleague 8300——83
2009–10 26710——277
2010–11 Football League 32810—30368
2011–12 Superleague 18800——188
2012–13 10000——100
Total 94262000309926
Atromitos 2012–13 Superleague 10100—64165
2013–14 2473020533410
2014–15 30131020603913
2015–16 1735441—268
Total 8124948117711536
Başakşehir 2015–16 Süper Lig 11210——122
2016–17 16494——258
2017–18 1822191—294
2018–19 2632020—303
Total 7111145111009617
Göztepe 2019–20 Süper Lig 29600——296
2020–21 13120——151
Total 42720——447
Career total 3417628919220741697

References
  1. "Stefano Napoleoni". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. "West Brom eyeing Levadiakos winger Stefano Napoleoni". tribalfootball.com.
  3. "Napoleoni si candida: 'Roma, prendi me'". calciomercato.com.
  4. "Roma, Napoleoni: "Alla Roma andrei a piedi!"". calcionews24.com. 6 September 2013.
  5. "PAOK eye Napoleoni deal". sdna.gr. 10 April 2015.
  6. "Κρίνεται του Ναπολεόνι". paokmania.gr. 23 April 2015.
  7. "Έτσι θα τα χώνει στα πλέι οφ με Ναπολεόνι!". www.sports.gr. 3 May 2015.
  8. "Ατρομητος-Πανιώνιος 3-1". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 May 2015.
  9. "Ανανέωσε ο Ναπολεόνι με τον Ατρόμητο". www.gazzetta.gr. 16 May 2015.
  10. "Ανανέωσε με Ναπολεόνι". www.football-land.gr. 16 May 2015.
  11. "Στην Ιστανμπούλ Μπασακσεχίρ ο Ναπολεόνι". www.sport24.gr. 31 January 2016.
  12. "Η σχέση με τους Τούρκους θα έχει και συνέχεια". www.contra.gr. 4 February 2016.
  13. "Napoleoni: "I will never forget these three years with Atromitos"". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.
  14. "Στέφανο Ναπολεόνι: Έμεινε Τουρκία, άλλαξε ομάδα και πήγε στην Γκέζτεπε". www.sport24.gr. 2 September 2019.
  15. "Stefano Napoleoni".
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