Carlo Manicone

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Carlo Manicone
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lugano, Switzerland [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Piacenza
Youth career
2013–2014 Team Ticino
2014–2015 Juventus
2015–2017 Empoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Lugano 11 (1)
2019Chiasso (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020Bisceglie (loan) 11 (0)
2020Pianese (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Grosseto (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022Chiasso (loan) 39 (4)
2022–2023 Chiasso 13 (5)
2023 SC Kriens 14 (4)
2023–2024 Varesina 18 (9)
2024– Piacenza 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023

Carlo Manicone (born 26 January 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Piacenza.

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Professional career

Manicone began 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] On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Grosseto. [8] On 7 January 2021, he returned to Chiasso on another loan. [9] In July 2022, he made a permanent move to Chiasso. [10]

In February 2023, Manicone moved to SC Kriens. [11] In July 2023, Manicone joined Italian Serie D club Varesina. [12]

Personal life

Manicone is the son of Antonio Manicone, who was also a professional footballer and former international of the Italy national football team. [13]

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References

  1. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone". rsi.
  2. "Manicone 4 anni a Lugano - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
  3. "Lugano vs. St. Gallen - 16 August 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Carlo Manicone: intervento perfettamente riuscito - FC Lugano". www.fclugano.com.
  5. Carlo Manicone è un nuovo giocatore rossoblù!, fcchiasso.ch, 23 January 2019
  6. "UFFICIALE CALCIOMERCATO" (Press release) (in Italian). Bisceglie. 2 September 2019.
  7. "INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE CARLO MANICONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Pianese. 22 January 2020.
  8. "CARLO MANICONE IN PRESTITO AL GROSSETO" (Press release) (in Italian). FC Lugano. 6 October 2020.
  9. "NUOVO ARRIVO: BENTORNATO CARLO" (in Italian). Chiasso. 7 January 2021.
  10. Der Cupsieger gibt zwei zuletzt verliehene Spieler definitiv ab, sport.ch, 2 July 2023
  11. Herzlich willkommen Carlo Manicone, sckriens.ch, 10 February 2023
  12. Comunicato Ufficiale, Carlo Manicone, varesinacalcio.it, 8 July 2023
  13. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.