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Marco Mancosu
Personal information
Full name Marco Mancosu[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2008 Siracusa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Cagliari 13 (1)
2008–2009 → Rimini (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Empoli (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 Siracusa 32 (3)
2011–2012 Cagliari 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Siracusa (loan) 36 (8)
2012–2014 Benevento 60 (15)
2014–2016 Casertana 57 (11)
2016–2021 Lecce 160 (48)
2021–2022 SPAL 35 (6)
2022–2024 Cagliari 29 (5)
International career
2004 Italy U16 5 (0)
2004–2005 Italy U17 10 (0)
2006 Italy U19 0 (0)
2007–2008 Italy U20 4 (0)
2009 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Marco Mancosu (born 22 August 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

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Cagliari

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Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Mancosu started his career with hometown club Cagliari Calcio and made his first team debut in the last round of 2006–07 season, also scoring a goal in his first top-flight appearance, and then made 10 first team appearances in the following 2007–08 season.

He joined Serie B side Rimini Calcio on loan for the 2008–09 season in order to gain more first team experience.[3] He joined Empoli on loan on 10 August 2009.[4]

Siracusa

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On 13 August 2010, it was confirmed that Mancosu was sold to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side U.S. Siracusa, on a co-ownership deal. The Sicilian club, recently underwent a second consecutive promotion from the Serie D in 2008 to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione this season.

In June 2011, Cagliari bought back Mancosu from the co-owner.

In August 2011, he returned to Siracusa on a season-long loan deal. Mancosu was a key person for Siracusa successful campaign which was the first before the winter break.

Benevento

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In 2012, he moved to Benevento, where he spent two years.

Casertana

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In 2014, he was signed by Casertana, where he spent two seasons.

Lecce

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In July 2016 he joined Lecce. He made his debut with the giallorossi side on 30 July 2016, in a 2–1 home win against AltoVicentino in the Coppa Italia. He was a regular starter for the team in Lega Pro during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. On 27 August 2018 he scored in an away fixture against Benevento, in his first Serie B game in eight years. In January 2019, he was named the team's new captain, as his predecessor, Franco Lepore, had recently been sold by the club.

Return to Cagliari

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On 17 August 2022, Mancosu's contract with SPAL was terminated by mutual consent.[5] On the next day, Mancosu signed a two-year contract with Cagliari.[6]

International career

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On 12 August 2009, he made his debut with the Italy under-21 team in a friendly game against Russia. Mancosu played all 5 matches of 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and all 3 matches of 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Personal life

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Mancosu has two brothers who are also professional footballers, the elder Matteo and the youngest Marcello.[7] In May 2021, Mancosu revealed that an operation that he had earlier in the year in March was to remove a tumour and on 26 May 2021 Mancosu was declared free of cancer.[8]

Career Statistics

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As of match played 18 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cagliari 2006–07[9] Serie A 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
2006–07[10] Serie A 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2008–09[11] Serie A 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Rimini (loan) 2008–09[11] Serie B 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Empoli (loan) 2009–10[12] Serie B 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Siracusa 2010–11[13] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 32 3 0 0 — 32 3
Cagliari 2011–12[14] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Siracusa (loan) 2011–12[14] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 34 8 0 0 2 0 36 8
Benevento 2012–13[15] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 29 8 2 1 — 31 9
2013–14[16] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 30 7 3 0 3 1 36 8
2014–15[17] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
Total 60 15 7 1 3 1 70 17
Casertana 2014–15[17] Lega Pro Prima Divisione 30 6 1 0 — 31 6
2015–16[18] Lega Pro 27 5 0 0 1 0 28 5
Total 57 11 1 0 1 0 59 11
Lecce 2016–17[19] Lega Pro 30 6 3 1 4 0 37 7
2017–18[20] Lega Pro 33 7 6 1 2 0 41 8
2018–19[21] Serie B 34 13 2 0 — 36 13
2019–20[22] Serie A 33 14 0 0 — 33 14
2020–21[23] Serie B 30 8 1 0 2 0 33 8
Total 160 48 12 2 8 0 180 50
S.P.A.L. 2021–22[24] Serie B 18 4 0 0 — 18 4
Career total 386 90 20 3 12 1 425 94

References

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  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 17" [Official Press Release No. 17] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 9 August 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Marco Mancosu" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Mancosu al Rimini. Rescisso il contratto di Shala" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Marco Mancosu". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  5. ^ "RISOLTO CONSENSUALMENTE IL RAPPORTO SPORTIVO COL CENTROCAMPISTA MARCO MANCOSU" (in Italian). SPAL. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Mancosu al Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ^ Massimo Leotta (2 March 2012). "La Mancosu story Così tre fratelli si sfidano nei gol" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ "LECCE CAPTAIN MANCOSU CLEAR OF CANCER". Football Italia. 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  24. ^ "Games played by Marco Mancosu in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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