Manuele Castorani

Manuele Castorani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Cecina, Italy[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Potenza
Number	8
Youth career
	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Empoli	0	(0)
2017–2019	→ Ponsacco (loan)	67	(5)
2019–2020	SC Ligorna	11	(1)
2020–2021	Virtus Francavilla	41	(6)
2021–2023	Ascoli	4	(0)
2022	→ Feralpisalò (loan)	10	(0)
2022–2023	→ Siena (loan)	32	(0)
2024–	Potenza	27	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Manuele Castorani (born 7 October 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Potenza.

Career

Club career

Castorani is a product of Empoli. At the age of 17, Castorani was sent out on loan to Serie D club Ponsacco.[2] He made 28 appearances and scored three goals in his first season. In July 2018, the loan deal was extended for one season more.[3] In his second season at the club, he made 40 appearances. In the summer 2019, he moved to fellow league club SC Ligorna 1922.

After two and a half seasons in Serie D, Castorani joined Serie C club Virtus Francavilla on 2 January 2020.[4]

On 7 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Ascoli.[5]

On 19 January 2022, he joined Feralpisalò on loan.[6] On 1 September 2022, Castorani was loaned to Siena.[7]

On 31 August 2023 he left Ascoli.[8]

On 18 January 2024, Castorani signed a six-months contract with Potenza.[9]

References

1. Manuele Castorani at WorldFootball.net
2. Un giovane dall'Empoli per il Ponsacco, cittadellaspezia.com, 1 September 2017
3. Manuele Castorani extends with Ponsacco, pisanews.net, 9 July 2018
4. Manuele Castorani is a new player of Virtus Francavilla Calcio, news.tzoone.com, 2 January 2020
5. "#Calciomercato: Castorani fino al 2024" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 7 July 2021.
6. "Castorani, comunicato ufficiale" (Press release) (in Italian). Feralpisalò. 19 January 2022.
7. "A CENTROCAMPO ARRIVA CASTORANI" (in Italian). Siena. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
8. "#CALCIOMERCATO: RISOLUZIONE PER CASTORANI" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 1 September 2023.
9. "MANUELE CASTORANI NUOVO CENTROCAMPISTA DEL POTENZA CALCIO" [MANUELE CASTORANI NEW MIDFIELDER OF POTENZA CALCIO] (in Italian). Potenza. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

• Manuele Castorani at Soccerway