Marco Mancosu

Marco Mancosu
Marco Mancosu
Personal information
Date of birth 22 August 1988 (1988-08-22) (age 23)
Place of birth Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Siracusa
Youth career
000?–2006 Siracusa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2010 Cagliari 13 (1)
2008–2009 → Rimini (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Empoli (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 Siracusa 32 (3)
2011– Cagliari 0 (0)
2011– → Siracusa (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2009 Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2010

Marco Mancosu (born 22 August 1988) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for U.S. Siracusa as a midfielder, on loan from Cagliari.

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Career

Cagliari Calcio

Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Mancosu started his career with hometown club Cagliari Calcio and made his first team debut in the 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.[1] He joined Empoli on loan on 10 August 2009.[2]

US Siracusa

On August 13, 2010, it was confirmed that Mancosu was sold to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side US 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.

Return to Cagliari

On July 2011, it was confirmed that Mancosu would be back to Cagliari for the 2011-12 season.

Return to Siracusa

On August 2011, he returned to Siracusa on a season-long loan deal from Cagliari Calcio.

International career

On 12 August 2009 he made his debut with the Italy under-21 team in a friendly game against Russia.

References

  1. ^ "Mancosu al Rimini. Rescisso il contratto di Shala" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2008-07-10. http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?id_menu=1&idNotizia=5688&type=0. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 
  2. ^ "Marco Mancosu". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11872_378748,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 



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