Marco Mancosu
Personal information
Full name Marco Mancosu[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
Number 5
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– Cagliari 23 (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 21 August 2022

Marco Mancosu (born 22 August 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.

Club career

Cagliari

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

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

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

Casertana

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

Lecce

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

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

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

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

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
Total 23 5 0 0 — — 18 4
Career total 386 90 20 3 12 1 425 94

References

  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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