Carlo Manicone
{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlo Manicone
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lugano, Switzerland{{cite web|url=https://www.rsi.ch/rete-uno/programmi/informazione/albachiara/gli-espatriati/Carlo-Manicone-8936167.html|title=Carlo Manicone|first=RSI Radiotelevisione|last=svizzera|website=rsi}}
| height = 1.83m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Piacenza
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = Team Ticino
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs2 = Juventus
| youthyears3 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs3 = Empoli
| years1 = 2017–2022 | clubs1 = Lugano | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Chiasso (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Bisceglie (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → Pianese (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Grosseto (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Chiasso (loan) | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Chiasso | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = SC Kriens | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Varesina | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 9
| years10 = 2024– | clubs10= Piacenza | caps10 = 13 | goals10= 0
| club-update = 20 December 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Carlo Manicone (born 26 January 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Piacenza.
Professional career
Manicone began his footballing career Switzerland with Team Ticino, before joining the youth academies of Juventus and Empoli in Italy. After being the player of the tournament for Empoli in the Torneo di Viareggio, on 27 July 2017 Manicone signed a four-year contract with Lugano.{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/manicone-4-anni-a-lugano/|title=Manicone 4 anni a Lugano - FC Lugano|website=www.fclugano.com}}
Manicone made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1–0 Swiss Super League to St. Gallen on 16 August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/16/switzerland/super-league/fc-lugano/fc-sankt-gallen-1879/2467026/|title=Lugano vs. St. Gallen - 16 August 2017 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/carlo-manicone-intervento-perfettamente-risucito/|title=Carlo Manicone: intervento perfettamente riuscito - FC Lugano|website=www.fclugano.com}}
On 23 January 2019, Manicone was loaned out to Chiasso for the rest of the season.[https://fcchiasso.ch/carlo-manicone-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-rossoblu/ Carlo Manicone è un nuovo giocatore rossoblù!], fcchiasso.ch, 23 January 2019
On 2 September 2019, he joined Italian club Bisceglie on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Bisceglie|url=https://www.facebook.com/asbiscegliecalcioOFFICIALPAGE/posts/443699849689263|title=UFFICIALE CALCIOMERCATO|date=2 September 2019|language=Italian}} On 22 January 2020, he moved on another Serie C loan to Pianese.{{cite press release|publisher=Pianese|url=https://uspianese.it/news/ingaggiato-il-calciatore-carlo-manicone/|title=INGAGGIATO IL CALCIATORE CARLO MANICONE|date=22 January 2020|language=Italian}} On 6 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Grosseto.{{cite press release|publisher=FC Lugano|url=https://www.fclugano.com/carlo-manicone-in-prestito-al-grosseto/|title=CARLO MANICONE IN PRESTITO AL GROSSETO|date=6 October 2020|language=Italian}} On 7 January 2021, he returned to Chiasso on another loan.{{cite web|publisher=Chiasso|url=https://fcchiasso.ch/2021/01/07/nuovo-arrivo-bentornato-carlo/|title=NUOVO ARRIVO: BENTORNATO CARLO|date=7 January 2021|language=it}} In July 2022, he made a permanent move to Chiasso.[https://sport.ch/fc-chiasso/981180/der-cupsieger-gibt-zwei-zuletzt-verliehene-spieler-definitiv-ab Der Cupsieger gibt zwei zuletzt verliehene Spieler definitiv ab], sport.ch, 2 July 2023
In February 2023, Manicone moved to SC Kriens.[https://sckriens.ch/herzlich-willkommen-carlo-manicone/ Herzlich willkommen Carlo Manicone], sckriens.ch, 10 February 2023 In July 2023, Manicone joined Italian Serie D club Varesina.[https://www.varesinacalcio.it/comunicato-ufficiale-carlo-manicone/ Comunicato Ufficiale, Carlo Manicone], varesinacalcio.it, 8 July 2023
Personal life
Manicone is the son of Antonio Manicone, who was also a professional footballer and former international of the Italy national football team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsi.ch/sport/calcio/Carlo-Manicone-gi%C3%A0-un-Golden-Boy-8990044.html|title=Carlo Manicone, già un "Golden Boy"|first=RSI Radiotelevisione|last=svizzera|website=rsi}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|carlo-manicone/489693}}
- {{UEFA|250112159}}
- [http://www.sfl.ch/fr/superleague/clubs/fc-lugano/player/carlo-manicone/season/201718/ SFL Profile]
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Manicone_Carlo}}
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Category:Footballers from Lugano
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Swiss people of Italian descent
Category:AS Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players
Category:US Grosseto 1912 players