Marco Curto

Marco Curto
Curto in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2014

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]

Club career

Born 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

As of match played 6 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Coppa Italia
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C

Honours

Empoli

References

  1. ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ FIGC. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ Marco Curto at Soccerway
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE / Marco Curto è un nuovo giocatore dell'Empoli". SpazioMilan (in Italian). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE-Mercato Reggina, prima uscita: Curto torna all'Empoli". ReggioNelPallone (in Italian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Mercato Südtirol, tutto confermato: arriva l'ex Virtus Verona Marco Curto". Triveneto Goal (in Italian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Calcio Padova - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Der FC Südtirol verpflichtet Marco Curto" (Press release) (in German).
  9. ^ "MARCO CURTO AL COMO" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "MARCO CURTO IS A NEW PLAYER FOR CESENA FC". Cesena. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Como player banned for racist abuse of Hwang". BBC. 7 October 2024.


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