Carlo Manicone

Carlo Manicone
Personal information
Full name Carlo Manicone
Date of birth (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998
Place of birth Lugano, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 95
Youth career
2013–2014 Team Ticino
2014–2015 Juventus
2015–2017 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Lugano 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2018

Carlo Manicone (born 26 January 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Swiss club FC Lugano.

Professional career

Manicone begun his footballing career Switzerland with Team Ticino, before joining the youth academies of Juventus F.C. and Empoli F.C. in Italy. After being the player of the tournament for Empoli in the Torneo di Viareggio, on 27 July 2017 Manicone signed a 4-year contract with FC Lugano.[2]

Manicone made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1-0 Swiss Super League to FC 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]

Personal life

Manicone is the son of Antonio Manicone, who was also a professional footballer and former international of the Italy national football team.[5]

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. ↑ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"". rsi.
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