Leonardo Mancuso

Leonardo Mancuso (born 26 May 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Empoli.

Leonardo Mancuso
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 7
Youth career
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Pizzighettone 37 (11)
2012–2014 Carrarese 54 (13)
2014–2016 Cittadella 14 (0)
2016–2017 Sambenedettese 40 (25)
2017–2018 Pescara 16 (3)
2018–2019 Juventus 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Pescara (loan) 53 (24)
2019– Empoli 56 (22)
National team
2013 Italy U20 C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Mancuso was a youth product of A.C. Milan. He was in the reserve B, or U-18 "Berretti" team, during the 2009–10 season.[1] He was then promoted to become a member of the reserve "Primavera" during the 2010–11 season,[2] however, he only made a handful of appearances.

In mid-2011, he was transferred to fifth division (top of regional non-professional football) team Pizzighettone for the 2011–12 Serie D season. He was selected to Serie D representative team for Torneo di Viareggio in January 2012.[3]

On 5 July 2012, Italian third division club Carrarese announced that they had signed Mancuso from Pergolettese in a permanent deal and former Milan team-mate Riccardo Piscitelli in a temporary deal.[4]

In July 2016, Mancuso sign with Sambenedettese, just promoted to the Serie C. After a strong season, scoring 25 goals in 40 matches,[5] he joined Pescara. On 31 January 2018, Mancuso joined Juventus, with Cristian Bunino moving in the opposite direction. Mancuso immediately returned to Pescara on a 1½-year loan.[6]

Empoli

On 13 July 2019, Mancuso signed for Empoli.[7] On 28 October 2020, Mancuso scored a hat-trick in Empoli's upset of Serie A side Benevento in the third round of the Coppa Italia.[8] Less than two months later on 12 December, Mancuso scored four times in a 5–2 away victory over Virtus Entella in league action.[9]

International career

Mancuso was selected to Italy under-20 C team in February 2013 and made his debut on 7 February, as half-time substitute of Leonardo Gatto.[10]

References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°30/TB (2009–10)" (PDF). Campionato Berretti (in Italian). Lega Pro. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. "FINAL EIGHT PRIMAVERA: I CONVOCATI E LA NUMERAZIONE UFFICIALE" (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. "RAPPRESENTATIVA D AL LAVORO IN ATTESA DEL SORTEGGIO PER LA VIAREGGIO CUP" (in Italian). FIGC. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. "Comunicato Stampa" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. "Leonardo Mancuso è già nella Storia". Noi Samb (in Italian). 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. "Movimenti di mercato #BiancAzzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). Delfino Pescara 1936. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ecco Mancuso dalla Juventus". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Benevento vs. Empoli 2 - 4". Soccerway. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "Virtus Entella vs. Empoli 2 - 5". Soccerway. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. "CROAZIA-ITALIA LEGA PRO 3-1" (Press release) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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