Marco Curto (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Cesena, on loan from Como.[3]
 Curto in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cesena (on loan from Como) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | AC Milan | ||
| 2017–2019 | 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 | 101 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Cesena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Italy U15[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U16[2] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2014 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Naples, Curto started his career in AC Milan youth sector, before joined to 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 6 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2017–18 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Südtirol | 2020–21 | Serie C | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 111 | 3 | |||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
- ^ Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C
Honours
editEmpoli
References
edit- ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Marco Curto at Soccerway
- ^ "UFFICIALE / Marco Curto è un nuovo giocatore dell'Empoli". SpazioMilan (in Italian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE-Mercato Reggina, prima uscita: Curto torna all'Empoli". ReggioNelPallone (in Italian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Mercato Südtirol, tutto confermato: arriva l'ex Virtus Verona Marco Curto". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Calcio Padova - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Der FC Südtirol verpflichtet Marco Curto" (Press release) (in German).
- ^ "MARCO CURTO AL COMO" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "MARCO CURTO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR CESENA FC". Cesena. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Como player banned for racist abuse of Hwang". BBC. 7 October 2024.
External links
edit- Marco Curto at WorldFootball.net
- Marco Curto at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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