Joyce Francesco Anacoura (born 1 August 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C club Sestri Levante. He also holds Seychellois citizenship as well, making him a dual citizen.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joyce Francesco Anacoura | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sestri Levante | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Internazionale | ||
| 2008–2011 | Pavia | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Parma (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Parma | ||
| 2012–2013 | Juventus | ||
| 2012–2013 | → Parma (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Cuneo (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Pontedera (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rimini (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Casertana (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Ancona (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cova da Piedade | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Marítimo | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Marítimo B | 0 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Estrela da Amadora | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sestri Levante | 77 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1th 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Milan, the capital of Lombardy, Anacoura began his career as a player of Lombard club Internazionale in 2004.[2] He left Inter in 2008, when he played for the under-15 team of Pavia during the 2008–09 and 2009–10 campaigns.[3] In July 2010 Anacoura was signed by Emiglia-Romagna-based club Parma on a temporary deal.[4] The Serie A club later bought Anacoura outright, after he managed to appear in 11 games for the Primavera reserve team of Parma during the 2011–12 season.[5] Alberto Gallinetta was another first choice goalkeeper for the Parma reserve team that season.
Both Anacoura and Gallinetta were signed by Serie A champions Juventus in a multi-player swap-deal in August 2012 and January 2013 respectively. The transfer agreement saw Raman Chibsah and Filippo Boniperti join Parma.
Juventus
editOn 17 August 2012, Anacoura was officially swapped with Raman Chibsah of Juventus on a co-ownership deal. The 50% registration rights of the players were each valued at €750,000[6] as well as both club retained the half "card".[7] Anacoura signed a 5-year contract with Juventus,[6] but returned to Parma's youth academy immediately.
During the 2012–13 season, he served primarily as the backup goalkeeper to Matteo Ferrari who played 7 games[8]) and later to Matteo Cincilla for 8 matches, after his arrival from Inter Milan in January 2013. Anacoura played 8 matches during that season.
In June 2013 the co-ownership deal of Anacoura was renewed, but Chibsah was sold outright to Parma in order to finalize his transfer to Sassuolo. On 19 July 2013, along with Juventus youth goalkeeper Federico Gagliardini, they were signed by Italian fourth-tier club, Piedmontese side Cuneo.[9]
Anacoura made his first-team and professional debut in the first round of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[10][11] Anacoura was the starting keeper in the league and gave the starting position to Gagliardini in the cup matches.[12][13][14] He finished the season with 29 league matches and the single cup start during the 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and returned to Juventus on 30 June 2014. In June 2014 the co-ownership was also renewed again.[15]
On 12 July 2014, Anacoura was signed by Serie B newcomer Pro Vercelli on another temporary loan deal; the club also has obtained the option to purchase the player outright following the conclusion of the 2014–15 Serie B season.[16][17] In January 2015 he was signed by Pontedera in another temporary deal.[18][19] In June 2015 Juventus acquired the remain 50% registration rights of Anacoura from Parma for free.
On 22 July 2015, Anacoura joined Lega Pro side Rimini on loan from Juventus.
In July 2016 Anacoura joined Casertana.[20] On 19 January 2017 he moved to Ancona.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Arriva dalle Seychelles il nuovo portiere granata" (in Italian). 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Inter.it". FC Internazionale - Inter Milan. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Coumnicato Ufficiale N°27 (2008–09)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Settore Giovanile e Scolastico. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Calcio mercato" [(Official Serie A transfer list)]. Lega Serie A (in Italian). 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010.
- ^ Fullsoccer Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ a b "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale al 30 giugno 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Chibsah and Anacoura, double agreement with Parma". Juventus F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Campionato 'Primavera G. Facchetti': Spezia-Parma 1-0" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "I convocati agli ordini del tecnico Andrea Sottil" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: esordio vincente per i biancorossi di Andrea Sottil" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: il Cuneo pareggia con l'Alessandria e si qualifica" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Il Cuneo batte il Savona e si qualifica al secondo turno di Coppa Italia" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: pokerissimo biancorosso, superato il Pisa" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: Pro Patria - Cuneo termina con un pareggio" (in Italian). A.C. Cuneo 1905. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Risoluzioni di comproprietà di sette giocatori" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "DEFINITI I DUE PRESTITI CON OPZIONE DEI GIOVANI GOMES E ANACOURA" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014. [dead link]
- ^ "Serie B. Catania: ecco Marcelinho, ora Rosina. Bari: Ardemagni e Contini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "INGAGGIATI LIBERTAZZI E ANACOURA" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Pontedera. January 2015 [circa]. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "MERCATO: RISOLTO IL PRESTITO DEL PORTIERE ANACOURA CHE RITORNA ALLA JUVENTUS" (in Italian). F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Elenco convocati per il ritiro di Serino" (in Italian). Casertana F.C. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Contratto in Lega: il portiere Francesco Joyce Anacoura è dell'Ancona" (in Italian). U.S. Ancona 1905. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
External links
edit- AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
- Francesco Anacoura at Soccerway
