| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Mancosu [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Siracusa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Cagliari | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Rimini (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Empoli (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Siracusa | 32 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Cagliari | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Siracusa (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Benevento | 60 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Casertana | 57 | (11) |
| 2016–2021 | Lecce | 160 | (48) |
| 2021–2022 | SPAL | 35 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Cagliari | 29 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Italy U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Italy U19 | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Marco Mancosu (born 22 August 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Mancosu started his career with hometown club Cagliari Calcio and made his first team debut in the last round of 2006–07 season, also scoring a goal in his first top-flight appearance, and then made 10 first team appearances in the following 2007–08 season.
He joined Serie B side Rimini Calcio on loan for the 2008–09 season in order to gain more first team experience. [3] He joined Empoli on loan on 10 August 2009. [4]
On 13 August 2010, it was confirmed that Mancosu was sold to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side U.S. Siracusa, on a co-ownership deal. The Sicilian club, recently underwent a second consecutive promotion from the Serie D in 2008 to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione this season.
In June 2011, Cagliari bought back Mancosu from the co-owner.
In August 2011, he returned to Siracusa on a season-long loan deal. Mancosu was a key person for Siracusa successful campaign which was the first before the winter break.
In 2012, he moved to Benevento, where he spent two years.
In 2014, he was signed by Casertana, where he spent two seasons.
In July 2016 he joined Lecce. He made his debut with the giallorossi side on 30 July 2016, in a 2–1 home win against AltoVicentino in the Coppa Italia. He was a regular starter for the team in Lega Pro during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. On 27 August 2018 he scored in an away fixture against Benevento, in his first Serie B game in eight years. In January 2019, he was named the team's new captain, as his predecessor, Franco Lepore, had recently been sold by the club.
On 17 August 2022, Mancosu's contract with SPAL was terminated by mutual consent. [5] On the next day, Mancosu signed a two-year contract with Cagliari. [6]
On 12 August 2009, he made his debut with the Italy under-21 team in a friendly game against Russia. Mancosu played all 5 matches of 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and all 3 matches of 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Mancosu has two brothers who are also professional footballers, the elder Matteo and the youngest Marcello. [7] In May 2021, Mancosu revealed that an operation that he had earlier in the year in March was to remove a tumour and on 26 May 2021 Mancosu was declared free of cancer. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cagliari | 2006–07 [9] | Serie A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 [10] | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 [11] | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Rimini (loan) | 2008–09 [11] | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Empoli (loan) | 2009–10 [12] | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Siracusa | 2010–11 [13] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| Cagliari | 2011–12 [14] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Siracusa (loan) | 2011–12 [14] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| Benevento | 2012–13 [15] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 2013–14 [16] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 [17] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 17 | ||
| Casertana | 2014–15 [17] | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 [18] | Lega Pro | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| Total | 57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 11 | ||
| Lecce | 2016–17 [19] | Lega Pro | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| 2017–18 [20] | Lega Pro | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 [21] | Serie B | 34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| 2019–20 [22] | Serie A | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 14 | ||
| 2020–21 [23] | Serie B | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| Total | 160 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 180 | 50 | ||
| S.P.A.L. | 2021–22 [24] | Serie B | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| Career total | 386 | 90 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 425 | 94 | ||