Manuel Scavone

Manuel Scavone (born 3 June 1987) is an Italian association footballer who plays for Bari as a midfielder.

Manuel Scavone
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-06-03) 3 June 1987
Place of birth Bolzano, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bari
Number 29
Youth career
2007 South Tyrol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Südtirol 125 (19)
2010–2011 Novara 25 (1)
2011–2012 Bari 19 (1)
2012–2016 Pro Vercelli 127 (12)
2016–2019 Parma 61 (7)
2018–2019 → Lecce (loan) 20 (2)
2019– Bari 8 (0)
National team
2005 Italy U-20 Serie C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:20, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Biography

Born in Bolzano, the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Italy, Scavone started his career at hometown club FC South Tyrol. He made over 100 appearances in Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In February 2010 he signed a pre-contract with Novara, of Lega Pro Prima Divisione. He officially joined Novara at the end of 2009–10 season, signing 3-year contract, which Novara also promoted to Serie B.[1]

Scavone played 25 games in the second division, which the team also won promotion in successive year. He only started 8 times that season.

In July 2011 he was transferred to Serie B club Bari, also in 3-year contract.[2]

In July 2016 he joined Parma, where he spent two seasons earning two consecutive promotions to Serie B and Serie A.

In August 2018 he moved to Serie B side Lecce on loan and helped the giallorossi team gain promotion to Serie A. During his time at Lecce, Scavone suffered from a head injury after only 4 seconds from kick off in Lecce - Ascoli. The game was suspended and postponed to the 23rd March 2019, won by Lecce 7:0.

In July 2019 he was signed by Serie C newcomers Bari.[3]

Representative team

Scavone capped once for Italy under-20 Serie C team in 2004–05 Mirop Cup.[4]

References
  1. "Ora è ufficiale: Manuel Scavone passa al Novara, neo-promossa in Serie B". FC Südtirol (in Italian). 18 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. "Il Bari prende il centrocampista Scavone". AS Bari (in Italian). 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. "Parma, ufficiale: Frattali e Scavone ceduti al Bari". Corriere dello Sport. 14 July 2019.
  4. "MIROP CUP 2004-2005: GARA UNGHERIA Under 20 – ITALIA "C" Under 20 Mercoledì 05/10/2005 ore 17,30 a Sopron (Ungheria), Stadio "Kaposztas utcai"" (PDF). Lega Serie C (in Italian). 5 October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

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