Nicolò Barella (Italian pronunciation: [nikoˈlɔ bbaˈrɛlla]; born 7 February 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team. Known for his technical ability, work rate, and creativity, he is often recognised as one of the best midfielders in the world.
Infobox
2012
Italy U15
2016
→ Como (loan)
Full name
Nicolò Barella
Date of birth
(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth
Cagliari, Italy
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Central midfielder
Current team
Inter Milan
Number
23
2006–2015
Cagliari
Years
Team
2015–2020
Cagliari
2019–2020
→ Inter Milan (loan)
2020–
Inter Milan
2012–2013
Italy U16
2013–2014
Italy U17
2014–2015
Italy U18
2015–2016
Italy U19
2016–2017
Italy U20
2017–2019
Italy U21
2018–
Italy
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Coppa Italia
Apps
Coppa Italia
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Cagliari
Cagliari
Club
Cagliari
Season
2014–15
League
Serie A
League
3
League
0
Coppa Italia
1
Coppa Italia
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
4
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Serie B
League
5
League
0
League
0
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
—
Europe
—
Europe
5
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Serie A
League
28
League
0
League
2
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
—
Europe
—
Europe
30
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Serie A
League
34
League
6
League
1
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
—
Europe
—
Europe
35
Other
6
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Serie A
League
35
League
1
League
3
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
—
Europe
—
Europe
38
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
105
League
7
League
7
League
0
Coppa Italia
—
Coppa Italia
—
Europe
112
Europe
7
Como (loan)
Como (loan)
Club
Como (loan)
Season
2015–16
League
Serie B
League
16
League
0
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
16
Other
0
Inter Milan (loan)
Inter Milan (loan)
Club
Inter Milan (loan)
Season
2019–20
League
Serie A
League
27
League
1
Coppa Italia
4
Coppa Italia
1
Europe
10
Europe
2
Other
—
Other
41
Total
4
Inter Milan
Inter Milan
Club
Inter Milan
Season
2020–21
League
Serie A
League
36
League
3
Coppa Italia
4
Coppa Italia
0
Europe
6
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
46
Total
3
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Serie A
League
36
League
3
League
5
Coppa Italia
1
Coppa Italia
6
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
48
Total
4
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Serie A
League
35
League
6
League
4
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
12
Europe
3
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
52
Total
9
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Serie A
League
37
League
2
League
1
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
8
Europe
0
Europe
2
Other
0
Other
48
Total
2
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Serie A
League
33
League
3
League
3
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
13
Europe
0
Europe
6
Other
0
Other
55
Total
3
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Serie A
League
15
League
1
League
0
Coppa Italia
0
Coppa Italia
5
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
21
Total
1
Inter total
Inter total
Club
Inter total
Season
219
League
19
League
21
League
2
Coppa Italia
60
Coppa Italia
5
Europe
11
Europe
0
Other
311
Other
26
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
340
League
26
League
28
League
2
Coppa Italia
60
Coppa Italia
5
Europe
11
Europe
0
Other
439
Other
33
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
Coppa Italia
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Cagliari
2014–15
Serie A
3
0
1
0
—
—
4
0
2015–16
Serie B
5
0
0
0
—
—
5
0
2016–17
Serie A
28
0
2
0
—
—
30
0
2017–18
Serie A
34
6
1
0
—
—
35
6
2018–19
Serie A
35
1
3
0
—
—
38
1
Total
105
7
7
0
—
—
112
7
Como (loan)
2015–16
Serie B
16
0
0
0
—
—
16
0
Inter Milan (loan)
2019–20
Serie A
27
1
4
1
10
2
—
41
4
Inter Milan
2020–21
Serie A
36
3
4
0
6
0
—
46
3
2021–22
Serie A
36
3
5
1
6
0
1
0
48
4
2022–23
Serie A
35
6
4
0
12
3
1
0
52
9
2023–24
Serie A
37
2
1
0
8
0
2
0
48
2
2024–25
Serie A
33
3
3
0
13
0
6
0
55
3
2025–26
Serie A
15
1
0
0
5
0
1
0
21
1
Inter total
219
19
21
2
60
5
11
0
311
26
Career total
340
26
28
2
60
5
11
0
439
33
Appearances and goals by national team and year· Career statistics › International
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Italy
Italy
National team
Italy
Year
2018
Apps
4
Goals
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
8
Apps
3
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
6
Apps
1
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
17
Apps
3
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
7
Apps
1
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
9
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
2
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
68
Apps
10
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Italy
2018
4
0
2019
8
3
2020
6
1
2021
17
3
2022
7
1
2023
9
0
2024
8
2
2025
9
0
Total
68
10
List of international goals scored by Nicolò Barella· Career statistics › International
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1
1
No.
1
Date
23 March 2019
Venue
Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
Cap
5
Opponent
Finland
Score
1–0
Result
2–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2
2
No.
2
Date
8 June 2019
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
Cap
6
Opponent
Greece
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
3
3
No.
3
Date
18 November 2019
Venue
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy
Cap
12
Opponent
Armenia
Score
3–0
Result
9–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4
4
No.
4
Date
7 September 2020
Venue
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cap
14
Opponent
Netherlands
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
5
5
No.
5
Date
4 June 2021
Venue
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
Cap
23
Opponent
Czech Republic
Score
2–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
6
6
No.
6
Date
2 July 2021
Venue
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Cap
27
Opponent
Belgium
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020
7
7
No.
7
Date
10 October 2021
Venue
Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy
Cap
33
Opponent
Belgium
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
8
8
No.
8
Date
7 June 2022
Venue
Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy
Cap
38
Opponent
Hungary
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
9
9
No.
9
Date
24 March 2024
Venue
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States
Cap
53
Opponent
Ecuador
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
10
10
No.
10
Date
15 June 2024
Venue
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
Cap
54
Opponent
Albania
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024
Ranked list
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
23 March 2019
Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
5
Finland
1–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2
8 June 2019
Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
6
Greece
1–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
3
18 November 2019
Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy
12
Armenia
3–0
9–1
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
4
7 September 2020
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
14
Netherlands
1–0
1–0
2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
5
4 June 2021
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
23
Czech Republic
2–0
4–0
Friendly
6
2 July 2021
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
27
Belgium
1–0
2–1
UEFA Euro 2020
7
10 October 2021
Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy
33
Belgium
1–0
2–1
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
8
7 June 2022
Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy
38
Hungary
1–0
2–1
2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
9
24 March 2024
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States
53
Ecuador
2–0
2–0
Friendly
10
15 June 2024
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
54
Albania
2–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 2024
References
Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Appearance(s) in Supercoppa Italiana
Two appearances in Supercoppa Italiana, four appearances in FIFA Club World Cup