Marco Curto

Marco Curto

Curto in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria (on loan from Como)
Number	2
Youth career
2012–2013	Benevento
2013–2017	AC Milan
2017–2018	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Empoli	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Reggina (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Virtus Verona (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2024	Südtirol	95	(3)
2023–2024	→ Como (loan)	25	(0)
2024–	Como	0	(0)
2024–2025	→ Cesena (loan)	12	(2)
2025–	→ Sampdoria (loan)	7	(0)
International career
2014	Italy U15 [1]	5	(0)
2014	Italy U16 [2]	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025

Marco Curto (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Serie A club Como. ^[3]

Club career

Born in Naples, Curto started his career in Benevento youth sector, after he joined AC Milan youth sector in 2013, and later Empoli on 3 July 2017. ^[4]

On 11 January 2019, he was loaned to Reggina. ^[5]

On 18 August 2020, he joined Virtus Verona on loan. ^[6] He made his professional debut on 25 August 2019 against Calcio Padova. ^[7]

On 18 August 2020, he signed with Südtirol. ^[8]

On 8 August 2023, Curto joined Como on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. ^[9]

On 23 July 2024, Curto was loaned by Cesena from Como, with an option to buy. ^[10]

On 7 October 2024, Curto was given a 10-match ban by FIFA, with five them of them suspended, for racially abusing Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan in a pre-season friendly. ^[11]

On 24 January 2025, Curto moved on a new loan to Sampdoria, with an option to buy. He signed a contract with Sampdoria until 2028 that would be in place if the option is exercised. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2017–18	Serie B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Serie A	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Reggina (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Virtus Verona (loan)	2019–20	Serie C	19	0	2 [a]	0	—		—		21	0
Südtirol	2020–21	Serie C	31	0	1	0	—		3 [b]	0	35	0
	2021–22		30	1	7 [c]	0	—		1 [d]	0	38	1
	2022–23	Serie B	34	2	1	0	—		3 [e]	0	38	2
	Total		95	3	9	0	—		7	0	111	3
Como (loan)	2023–24	Serie B	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
Cesena (loan)	2024–25	Serie B	12	2	3	0	—		—		15	0
Sampdoria (loan)	2024–25	Serie B	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Career total			158	5	12	0	0	0	7	0	177	5

1. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
2. Appearances in Serie C – Promotion play-offs
3. Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Coppa Italia
4. Appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C
5. Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

Honours

Südtirol

• Serie C: 2021–22
• Coppa Italia Serie C: 2021–22

References

1. FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
2. FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
3. Marco Curto at Soccerway
4. "UFFICIALE / Marco Curto è un nuovo giocatore dell'Empoli". SpazioMilan (in Italian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
5. "UFFICIALE-Mercato Reggina, prima uscita: Curto torna all'Empoli". ReggioNelPallone (in Italian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
6. "Mercato Südtirol, tutto confermato: arriva l'ex Virtus Verona Marco Curto". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
7. "Virtus Verona vs. Calcio Padova - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
8. "Der FC Südtirol verpflichtet Marco Curto" (Press release) (in German).
9. "MARCO CURTO AL COMO" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 8 August 2023.
10. "MARCO CURTO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR CESENA FC". Cesena. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
11. "Como player banned for racist abuse of Hwang". BBC. 7 October 2024.
12. "Curto è blucerchiato: arriva dal Como a titolo temporaneo" [Curto is a Blucerchiato: he arrives from Como on a temporary basis] (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

External links

• Marco Curto at WorldFootball.net
• Marco Curto at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)