Leonardo Mancuso

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Leonardo Mancuso
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Monza (on loan from Empoli)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2011 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Pizzighettone 37 (11)
2012–2014 Carrarese 54 (12)
2014–2015 Cittadella 14 (0)
2015 → Catanzaro (loan) 16 (3)
2015–2016 Catanzaro 34 (2)
2016–2017 Sambenedettese 37 (22)
2017–2018 Pescara 14 (2)
2018–2019 Juventus 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Pescara (loan) 55 (26)
2019– Empoli 83 (34)
2022– → Monza (loan) 10 (1)
National team
2013 Italy U20 C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Leonardo Mancuso (born 26 May 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Serie B club Monza, on loan from Serie A club Empoli.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Mancuso was a youth product of AC Milan. He was in the reserve B, or U-18 "Berretti" team, during the 2009–10 season.[1] Mancuso was then promoted to become a member of the reserve "Primavera" during the 2010–11 season;[2] however, he only made a handful of appearances.[citation needed]

In mid-2011, he was transferred to Serie D (fifth division) team Pizzighettone for the 2011–12 season.[citation needed] On 5 July 2012, Lega Pro (third division) club Carrarese announced that they had signed Mancuso from Pizzighettone in a permanent deal.[3]

In July 2016, Mancuso sign with newly-promoted Serie C (third division) club Sambenedettese.[citation needed] After a strong season, scoring 25 goals in 40 matches,[4] he joined Pescara.[citation needed] On 31 January 2018, Mancuso joined Juventus, with Cristian Bunino moving in the opposite direction.[citation needed] Mancuso immediately returned to Pescara on an 18-month loan.[5]

Empoli[]

On 13 July 2019, Mancuso signed for Serie B side Empoli.[6] On 28 October 2020, Mancuso scored a hat-trick in Empoli's upset of Serie A side Benevento in the third round of the Coppa Italia.[7] Less than two months later on 12 December, Mancuso scored four times in a 5–2 away victory over Virtus Entella in league action.[8]

Loan to Monza[]

On 20 January 2022, Monza signed Mancuso on a two-year loan with obligation for purchase.[9]

International career[]

Mancuso was selected by the for the Torneo di Viareggio in January 2012.[10] He was called up to Italy under-20 C team in February 2013, and made his debut on 7 February, as half-time substitute for Leonardo Gatto.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 6 February 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pizzighettone 2011–12 Serie D 37 11 — 1[a] 0 38 11
Carrarese 2012–13 Lega Pro 30 8 2 0 — 32 8
2013–14 Lega Pro 24 3 0 0 — 24 3
Total 54 11 2 0 0 0 56 11
Cittadella 2014–15 Serie B 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
Catanzaro (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 16 3 0 0 — 16 3
Catanzaro 2015–16 Lega Pro 34 2 1 0 1[b] 0 36 2
Sambenedettese 2016–17 Lega Pro 37 22 — 5[c] 4 42 26
Pescara 2017–18 Serie B 14 2 1 0 — 15 2
Juventus 2017–18 Serie A — — — 0 0
2018–19 Serie A — — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pescara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 20 7 0 0 — 20 7
2018–19 Serie B 35 19 2 0 — 39 19
Total 55 26 2 0 0 0 59 26
Empoli 2019–20 Serie B 38 13 3 1 1[d] 0 42 14
2020–21 Serie B 37 20 2 3 — 39 23
2021–22 Serie A 8 1 2 3 — 10 4
Total 83 34 7 7 1 0 91 41
Monza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 344 111 15 7 8 4 370 122
  1. ^ Appearance in Serie D promotion play-off
  2. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
  3. ^ Three appearances three goals in Lega Pro promotion play-offs, two appearances one goal in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
  4. ^ Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°30/TB (2009–10)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.[dead link]
  2. ^ "FINAL EIGHT PRIMAVERA: I CONVOCATI E LA NUMERAZIONE UFFICIALE" (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Leonardo Mancuso è già nella Storia". Noi Samb (in Italian). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Movimenti di mercato #BiancAzzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ecco Mancuso dalla Juventus". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Benevento vs. Empoli 2 - 4". Soccerway. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli 2 - 5". Soccerway. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Colpo in attacco: Leonardo Mancuso è del Monza - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ "RAPPRESENTATIVA D AL LAVORO IN ATTESA DEL SORTEGGIO PER LA VIAREGGIO CUP" (in Italian). FIGC. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  11. ^ "CROAZIA-ITALIA LEGA PRO 3-1" (Press release) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  12. ^ Leonardo Mancuso at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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