Joe Fischetti

On July 12th Napoli Femminile announced their third signing in as many days. Born in 1993, Gomes brings plenty of experience to Napoli. Playing in her home country, Gomes won two Portuguese Cups, first with Boavista F.F. in 2012/13 and then with S. L. Benfica in 2018/19. Gomes is a prolific goal scorer, having scored 23 goals in 2016/17 while playing in Portugal. The forward topper her personal best in 2020/21, scoring 29 goals in her first season with F.C. Sassari Torres Femminile in Serie C. The striker played a key role in helping Torres earn promotion to Serie B.…

On July 10th, Napoli Femminile officially announced its second signing of the 2022/23 campaign: Eleonora Oliva. The Genoa C.F.C. youth product played one season for Cesene FC Femminile before making her Serie A debut with Hellas Verona Women. The right back made 25 appearances over two seasons at Hellas Verona. Oliva will replace Kaja Erzen, who joined ACF Fiorentina on Tuesday. Oliva hopes to repay the club for puting their trust in her. “I am very happy with this transfer. When it was proposed to me, I accepted with enthusiasm also because many players I know have played in Naples…

On July 9th, Napoli Femminile officially announced its first signing of the 2022/23 campaign: Melissa Nozzi. The central defender has two years of experience in Serie A, first with Chieti Calcio Femminile in 2016/17 and then with San Marino Academy in 2019/20. Between Chieti and San Marino, Nozzi made 26 appearances in Serie A. Nozzi will fill the void left by Lana Golob. In early July, Golob announced her departure from Napoli on Instagram. Meanwhile, Nozzi is excited for the opportunity to play in an important square and has bought into Napoli’s project as presented by club management. “For me…

On Thursday, Napoli Femminile announced the signing of left back Aurora De Sanctis. At 22 years old, De Sanctis is young but very experienced, having already completed two full seasons in Serie A. De Sanctis began her career with San Marino Academy in 2019/20, where she earned promotion to Serie A. The defender remained with San Marino in the top flight, making 14 appearances, ten of which were from the first minute. De Sanctis then moved to Hellas Verona Women, where she made 15 appearances (10 starts) during the 2021/22 campaign. As a left-footed defender, De Sanctis will compete with…

On Tuesday, ACF Fiorentina officially announced the signing of ex-Napoli winger Kaja Erzen.Erzen joined Napoli at the start of the 2021/22 campaign, scoring one goal and adding an assist in 20 appearances for the Azzurre. The Slovenian international has signed a two-year contract with La Viola, expiring in 2024. Fiorentina is Erzen’s fourth Serie A club in the six seasons. She spend two seasons with each of A.S.D. U.P.C. Tavagnacco and A.S. Roma before joining Napoli. The announcement comes a day after Fiorentina officially announced the signing of goalkeeper Rachele Baldi. Baldi joined Napoli in January on loan from Roma…

Eleonora Goldoni has joined U.S. Sassuolo after two seasons with Napoli. Goldoni was one of a number of players to depart from the Partenopee following the club’s relegation to Serie B. Goldoni scored a total of seven goals and added two assists in 34 appearances during her time at Napoli. The forward adds depth to an already strong Sassuolo side. Sassuolo began the 2021/22 campaign neck and neck with Juventus, winning eight of their first nine matches. However, they tailed off in the second half of the campaign, finishing 4th. Goldoni hopes her positional flexibility can help Sassuolo improve in…

Goalkeeper Yolanda Aguirre has returned to her home country of Spain to play for Sevilla FC Femenine. Aguirre joined Napoli at the start of the 2021/22 campaign and was a regular starter for the first half of the season. The Spaniard was relegated to the bench for most of the second half of the season after Napoli signed Rachele Baldi in January. Aguirre made 13 appearances for Napoli, conceding 23 goals and collecting three clean shots along the way. The goalkeeper happily returned to Spain, where she spent eight seasons prior to joining Napoli: four with FF La Solana from…

On Monday, Napoli Femminile confirmed the renewal of forward Romina Pinna. Pinna arrived in Napoli in December 2021 and scored three goals in nine appearances, including a brace in Napoli’s 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona on February 26, 2022. The announcement comes a day after the Partenopee confirmed that midfielder Sara Tui wear the blue shirt again in 2022/23. “I didn’t want to leave Napoli with the disappointment of relegation and consequently I chose to stay in the blue shirt to try to live a different season” Despite the relegation, Pinna is now the fourth Napoli Femminile player to confirm…

Two former Napoli players have signed with Club de Regatas do Flamengo, commonly know as Flemango. First, striker Soledad James made the return trip to to Brazil, having played for Foz Cataras Futebol Clube, São Paulo Futebol Clube and Santos Futebol Clube between 2015 and 2017.  The Argentinian struggled to make an impact at Napoli, scoring only two goals in 14 appearances. She missed the start of the season due to a lengthy registration process. She also missed three matches due to suspension after sharing some choice words for the match official after Napoli’s controversial defeat to Sampsodia. Sole was…

Biagio Seno has been appointed as Napoli Femminile’s first ever Sporting Director. The law graduate joins Napoli after spending many years with Pomigliano. Though not Sporting Director, Seno was part of the team that helped Pomigliano achieve a double promotion - from Serie C to Serie A - as well as Serie A salvation over the past three seasons. "I am very happy to join Napoli Female, an important club that represents for me an opportunity for further professional growth after my career in Pomigliano, a company to which I will always be grateful for the opportunities that have been…