Matteo Mancosu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Scuola Calcio Johannes[1][2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2004 | Atletico Calcio | 73 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Nuorese | 54 | (20) |
| 2006–2010 | Villacidrese | 113 | (46) |
| 2010–2011 | Latina | 20 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Vigor Lamezia | 37 | (20) |
| 2012–2015 | Trapani | 88 | (51) |
| 2015- | Bologna | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matteo Mancosu (born 22 December 1984) is an Italian footballer who is currently playing for Bologna as a striker, generally as a genuine centre forward on a classic 4-4-2 formation.
Club career
Atletico Elmas and Atletico Calcio
Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Mancosu played in the youth team of the Scuola Calcio Johannes[2] of Cagliari, and while he was not able to pass any of several trials with Cagliari, the main Sardinian football team, he managed to break into the squad of the Atletico Elmas in Serie D.[1] Mancosu played 4 seasons in Serie D with Atletico Elmas, which was renamed Atletico Calcio in 2002, scoring 7 goals in 73 matches.[3]
Nuorese
Mancosu moved down in Eccellenza in November 2004, to play with Nuorese. In his first year he contributed to the promotion of the Sardinian club scoring 14 goals in 31 matches.[3] He also played for Nuorese in Serie D the next season, scoring 6 goals in 23 matches.[3]
Villacidrese
Mancosu moved to another Sardinian team in 2006. He will play the next 4 seasons for Villacidrese. In his first 3 seasons there, in 91 matches in Serie D Mancosu scored 43 goals, 18 of whose while leading them to promotion in 2008–2009.[3] Mancosu played the fourth and final season for Villacidrese in Seconda Divisione, scoring 7 goals in 22 matches.[3]
Latina
Mancosu moved to his first team outside Sardinia only in 2010–2011, at the age of 25. He played for one season for Latina in Seconda Divisione, scoring just 5 goals in 20 matches.[3]
Vigor Lamezia
Mancosu moved then to Vigor Lamezia in 2011–2012. He played for the Calabrian side only that season, in Seconda Divisione, and he went to score 20 goals in 37 matches,[3] a career best.
Trapani
Mancosu finally got the chance to debut in Prima Divisione when he joined Trapani in the summer of 2012. Specifically selected to improve a squad that had been very close to the promotion the previous year, Mancosu lead the Sicilian side to a historic first promotion in Serie B scoring 15 times in 29 matches.[3] Mancosu has been leading the forward line of Trapani also in Serie B in the 2013–2014 season, scoring 19 goals in the first 27 matches, the record for a rookie.[4]
Personal life
Two other Mancosu's brothers are professional footballers, the younger Marco Mancosu is a midfielder for Benevento in Prima Divisione 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Massimiliano Piras (2014-03-01). "Mancosu:"Esploso in ritardo? Ci sono tanti motivi. Sardegna? Sempre nel cuore"" (in Italian). Cagliari News 24. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scuola Calcio Johannes Facebook page" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Matteo Mancosu". Trapani Calcio official website (in Italian). Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ Nicola Binda (2014-04-04). "SuperMancosu: Il record di gol è un trampolino "Serie A Arrivo"" (in Italian). Gazzetta dello Sport.
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