Marco Mancosu

Marco Mancosu
Personal information
Date of birth22 August 1988
Place of birthCagliari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Siracusa
Youth career
?–2006Siracusa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010Cagliari13(1)
2008–2009→ Rimini (loan)5(0)
2009–2010Empoli (loan)7(0)
2010–2011Siracusa32(3)
2011–2012Cagliari0(0)
2011–2012→ Siracusa (loan)1(0)
2012–Benevento Calcio0(0)
National team
2004Italy U165(0)
2004–2005Italy U1710(0)
2006Italy U190(0)
2007–2008Italy U204(0)
2009Italy U211(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 plays for U.S. Siracusa as a midfielder, on loan from Cagliari.

Club 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.

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.

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

Two other Mancosu's brothers are professional footballers, the elder Matteo Mancosu is a striker for Trapani in Serie B and the youngest Marcello Mancosu is a striker as well, playing in the right wing, currently loaned from Trapani to Pavia in Prima Divisione.

References

  1. "Mancosu al Rimini. Rescisso il contratto di Shala" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  2. "Marco Mancosu". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2009-08-18.