Nicolo Zaniolo, born on 7 July 1999 (age 26), is an Italian right-sided attacker with a career that has already taken a few turns. He is primarily a right winger for Galatasaray, and his market value is around £17m, according to Transfermarkt.
Roma was the club where he first put down proper senior markers. His most productive league season came there in 2019-2020, when he scored six goals in 26 appearances. For a young attacker, that was enough to make him more than just another promising name, though the career since has not exactly followed a straight line.
The later loan spells have been important in keeping him playing rather than merely waiting around for a role. In 2025-2026 he made 32 league appearances for Udinese, scoring five goals, before returning to Galatasaray and adding four league appearances there. That gave the season a slightly uneven shape, but at least one built on regular football.
Zaniolo remains an established professional rather than a settled fixture in one place. His career so far has moved from a productive spell at Roma to Galatasaray, with loan football playing a clear part in maintaining his senior momentum.
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