Carlo Manicone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlo Manicone | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lugano, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pianese (on loan from Lugano) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Team Ticino | ||
| 2014–2015 | Juventus | ||
| 2015–2017 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Lugano | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Chiasso (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bisceglie (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Pianese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 | |||
Carlo Manicone (born 26 January 1998) is a Swiss-Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Italian club Pianese on loan from Lugano.
Professional career
Manicone begun his footballing career Switzerland with Team Ticino, before joining the youth academies of Juventus and Empoli in Italy. After being the player of the tournament for Empoli in the Torneo di Viareggio, on 27 July 2017 Manicone signed a four-year contract with Lugano.[2]
Manicone made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1–0 Swiss Super League to St. Gallen on 16 August 2017.[3] He injured the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee in the last matchday of the 2017–18 season, and was successfully operated requiring a recovery period of 6 months.[4]
On 23 January 2019, Manicone was loaned out to Chiasso for the rest of the season.[5]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Italian club Bisceglie on loan.[6] On 22 January 2020, he moved on another Serie C loan to Pianese.[7]
Personal life
Manicone is the son of Antonio Manicone, who was also a professional footballer and former international of the Italy national football team.[8]
References
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone". rsi.
- ^ "Manicone 4 anni a Lugano - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
- ^ "Lugano vs. St. Gallen - 16 August 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Carlo Manicone: intervento perfettamente riuscito - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
- ^ Carlo Manicone è un nuovo giocatore rossoblù!, fcchiasso.ch, 23 January 2019
- ^ "UFFICIALE CALCIOMERCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Bisceglie. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE CARLO MANICONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Pianese. 22 January 2020.
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.
External links
- Carlo Manicone at Soccerway
- Carlo Manicone – UEFA competition record (archive)
- FC Lugano Profile
- SFL Profile
- Carlo Manicone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)