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{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolas Viola
| full_name = Benito Nicolas Viola
| height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagliaricalcio.com/team/prima-squadra/191/nicolas-viola |title=Nicolas Viola |language=it |publisher=Cagliari Calcio |accessdate=2 September 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Oppido Mamertina]], Italy
| image = 1nicolasviola2015.jpg
| caption = Viola plays with [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]] in 2012
| currentclub = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| clubnumber = 10
| position = [[Midfielder|Central midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs1 = [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]]
| years1 = 2008–2012
| caps1 = 67
| goals1 = 13
| clubs1 = [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]]
| years2 = 2012–2013
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| clubs2 = [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
| years3 = 2013–2015
| caps3 = 64
| goals3 = 4
| clubs3 = [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
| years4 = 2015–2017
| caps4 = 60
| goals4 = 6
| clubs4 = [[Novara Calcio|Novara]]
| years5 = 2017–2021
| caps5 = 106
| goals5 = 21
| clubs5 = [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
| years6 = 2021–2022
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| clubs6 = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| years7 = 2022–
| caps7 = 69
| goals7 = 9
| clubs7 = [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| nationalyears1 = 2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-17 football team|Italy U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam2 = [[Italy national under-18 football team|Italy U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2007
| nationalteam3 = [[Italy national under-19 football team|Italy U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| pcupdate = 30 May 2025
| ntupdate = 
}}

''' Benito Nicolas Viola''' (born 12 October 1989) is an Italian [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for {{Italian football updater|Cagliari}} club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]. He is the older brother of fellow footballer [[Alessio Viola]].

==Career==
===Reggina===
Viola was born in [[Oppido Mamertina]], in the same [[Province of Reggio Calabria|province]] of Reggina Calcio. Viola made his Serie A debut for [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] on 11 January 2009 against [[S.S. Lazio]]. He also played twice at [[2008–09 Coppa Italia]].

===Palermo===
On 30 January 2012, [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]] announced to have purchased Viola from Reggina in a [[co-ownership (football)|co-ownership agreement]] with the club, for €1.8 million in a {{frac|4|1|2}}-year contract.<ref>U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]</ref> The player would stay on loan at Reggina until the end of the [[2011–12 Serie B]] season.<ref name="viola_palermo">{{cite news |url=http://www.palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=26236 |publisher=US Città di Palermo |accessdate=1 February 2012 |date=30 January 2012 |title=ACQUISTATO VIOLA DALLA REGGINA |trans-title=VIOLA SIGNED FROM REGGINA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412195212/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=26236 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Ternana===
On 1 July 2013, [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]] acquired Viola from Reggina, with Palermo retained the 50% registration rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=2935|title=Mercato: dal Palermo arriva Nicolas Viola|date=1 July 2013|access-date=2 May 2016|publisher=[[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604134719/http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=2935|archive-date=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28713|title=VIOLA CEDUTO ALLA TERNANA|date=1 August 2013|accessdate=5 August 2015|publisher=[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103174709/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1314/news/scheda.php?id=28713|archive-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> In June 2015 the co-ownership deal expired, as Ternana did not purchase him from Palermo. However, Palermo also released Viola for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=31702|title=RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE PER VIOLA|date=30 July 2015|accessdate=5 August 2015|publisher=[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801235137/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1516/news/scheda.php?id=31702|archive-date=1 August 2015}}</ref>

===Novara===
On 2 August 2015, Viola was signed by [[Novara Calcio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novaracalcio.com/portal/IT/handle/?page=media_ufficiostampa_notizie&vn=6793|title=UFFICIALE: NICOLAS VIOLA E' UN CALCIATORE DEL NOVARA|date=2 August 2015|accessdate=5 August 2015|publisher=Novara Calcio|language=Italian}}</ref>

===Benevento===
On 31 January 2017, Viola was signed by [[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]] in a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beneventocalcio.club/news/notizie/310/viola-e-matera-in-giallorosso.shtml|title=Viola e Matera in giallorosso|date=31 January 2017|access-date=11 March 2017|publisher=Benevento Calcio|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.novaracalcio.com/calciomercato-le-operazioni-azzurre-della-sessione-invernale|title=CALCIOMERCATO: LE OPERAZIONI AZZURRE DELLA SESSIONE INVERNALE|date=31 January 2017|access-date=11 March 2017|publisher=Novara Calcio|language=Italian}}</ref>

===Bologna===
On 20 October 2021, he signed with [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]|url=https://www.bolognafc.it/en/nicolas-viola-joins-bologna/|title=Nicolas Viola joins Bologna|date=20 October 2021|accessdate=26 November 2021}}</ref>

===Cagliari===
On 2 July 2022, Viola joined [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cagliari|url=https://www.cagliaricalcio.com/news/ultimissime/21987/viola-al-cagliari-il-centrocampista-ha-firmato-un-biennale|title=Viola al Cagliari|date=2 July 2022|access-date=2 July 2022|language=it}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|benito-nicolas-viola/63261}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes [[Coppa Italia]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[AS Reggina 1914|Reggina]]
|[[2007–08 Reggina Calcio season|2007–08]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]]
|0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Reggina Calcio season|2008–09]]
|5||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Reggina Calcio season|2009–10]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Serie B]]
|9||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Serie B|2010–11]]
|30||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=SB|Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off}}||0||32||5
|-
|[[2011–12 Serie B|2011–12]]
|22||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!13!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!73!!13
|-
|[[Palermo FC|Palermo]]
|[[2012–13 US Città di Palermo season|2012–13]]
|Serie A
|6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]]
|[[2013–14 Serie B|2013–14]]
|rowspan="2"|Serie B
|25||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Serie B|2014–15]]
|39||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!4!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!67!!4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Novara FC|Novara]]
|[[2015–16 Serie B|2015–16]]
|rowspan="2"|Serie B
|37||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=SB}}||0||41||4
|-
|[[2016–17 Serie B|2016–17]]
|21||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!58!!6!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!64!!7
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Benevento Calcio|Benevento]]
|[[2016–17 Benevento Calcio season|2016–17]]
|Serie B
|14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=SB}}||0||19||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Benevento Calcio season|2017–18]]
|Serie A
|24||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
|[[2018–19 Serie B|2018–19]]
|rowspan="2"|Serie B
|24||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=SB}}||0||28||6
|-
|[[2019–20 Benevento Calcio season|2019–20]]
|27||9||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||10
|-
|[[2020–21 Benevento Calcio season|2020–21]]
|Serie A
|17||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!106!!21!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!0!!118!!23
|-
|[[Bologna FC 1909|Bologna]]
|[[2021–22 Bologna FC 1909 season|2021–22]]
|Serie A
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|[[2022–23 Cagliari Calcio season|2022–23]]
|Serie B
|16||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=SB}}||0||21||2
|-
|[[2023–24 Cagliari Calcio season|2023–24]]
|Serie A
|26||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|[[2023–24 Cagliari Calcio season|2023–24]]
|Serie A
|27||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!69!!9!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!3!!0!!77!!11
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!375!!54!!24!!5!!colspan="2"|—!!13!!0!!412!!58
|}

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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/2008/calcio/Players/player_p211054.shtml Profile at La Gazzetta 2008-09]
*{{ESPN FC|93062}}
*[http://www.regginacalcio.com/index.php?option=com_campionato&task=giocatore&giocatore=68 Profile at Reggina]
*{{Soccerway|benito-nicolas-viola/63261}}

{{Cagliari Calcio squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viola, Nicolas}}
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Italian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Italy men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:AS Reggina 1914 players]]
[[Category:Palermo FC players]]
[[Category:Ternana Calcio players]]
[[Category:Novara FC players]]
[[Category:Benevento Calcio players]]
[[Category:Bologna FC 1909 players]]
[[Category:Cagliari Calcio players]]
[[Category:Serie A players]]
[[Category:Serie B players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria]]
[[Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen]]


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