Marco Carducci
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marco Carducci
| image = Marco Carducci photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
| caption = Carducci in 2019
| fullname = Marco Christian Carducci
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|09|24}}
| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Cavalry FC
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 = 2000–2005
| youthclubs1 = MSB United
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = MacKenzie FC
| youthyears3 = 2006–2011
| youthclubs3 = Calgary Villains FC
| youthyears4 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs4 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps U-23
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Calgary Foothills
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–
| clubs6 = Cavalry FC
| caps6 = 144
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam1 = Canada U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Canada U20
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = Canada U23
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = June 7, 2025
| ntupdate = March 29, 2017
}}
Marco Christian Carducci (born September 24, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC and Canada national team.
Club career
=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=
Carducci signed his first professional contract with Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 4, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/vancouver-whitecaps-sign-17-year-old-marco-carducci-1.2559738 |title=Vancouver Whitecaps sign 17-year-old Marco Carducci – CBC Sports – Soccer |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=May 9, 2014}} He made his debut on May 7, 2014, in a Canadian Championship fixture against Toronto FC, which Vancouver lost 2–1.{{cite web |author=Armen Bedakian |url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-05-07-toronto-fc-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc/recap |title=MatchCenter – Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC |publisher=Matchcenter.mlssoccer.com |access-date=May 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031534/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-05-07-toronto-fc-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-fc/recap |url-status=dead }} After three seasons with the Whitecaps, two of which were on loan to their reserve club Whitecaps FC 2, the Whitecaps announced that Carducci would not return for the 2017 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/12/08/door-always-open-carducci-caps-mutually-agree|title='The door is always open:' Carducci, 'Caps mutually agree to part ways – for now|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|author=Farhan Devji|date=December 8, 2016}}
=Rio Grande Valley FC Toros=
Carducci signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in March 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/772792?referrer_id=2591541|date=March 23, 2017|title=RGV FC TOROS ANNOUNCE 2017 ROSTER}}
=Calgary Foothills=
In February 2018, Carducci would turn down multiple offers from USL clubs to sign with Premier Development League club Calgary Foothills FC, serving as a goalkeeper coach in addition to playing duties.{{cite tweet|user=FoothillsSoccer|number=961003419321344000|date=February 6, 2018|title=Now GK Coach and player with Foothills Welcome to the family@mcarducci96 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.totalsoccerproject.com/2018/03/marco-carducci-calgary-foothills-fc-canadian-premier-league/|title=Marco Carducci comes home to play for Calgary Foothills FC and prepare for the future|website=Total Soccer Project|author=Stuart Gradon|date=March 14, 2018}} Carducci would help Calgary Foothills to the 2018 PDL Championship, winning the Golden Glove as well as being named to the 2018 PDL All-League Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/938145|title=2018 PDL All-League Team and Awards|website=USL PDL|author=Colton Coreschi|date=August 2, 2018}}
=Cavalry FC=
Carducci signed for Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/soccer/cavalry-fc-sign-four-young-local-talents/wcm/c469e0da-a98b-421e-a359-5d5c257893ca|title=Cavalry FC sign four young local talents|date=December 12, 2018}} Upon signing, he indicated his desire for playing time, and that his goal was to play for Canada in the 2026 World Cup with Canada as one of the three hosts.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalrys-carducci-right-there-with-the-best-of-his-generation-ahead-of-cpls-inaugural-season|title=Cavalry's Carducci 'right there' with the best of his generation ahead of CPL's inaugural season|website=Canadian Premier League|author=Armen Badakian|date=December 14, 2018}} In the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, the first season in league history, Cavalry began with a seven-game winning streak, with Carducci starting in each, picking up four clean sheets in the process. The streak finally came to an end on June 22, with a 1–0 defeat against Forge FC.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/one-game-doesnt-define-us-wheeldon-jr-shakes-off-cavs-1st-loss|title='One game doesn't define us': Wheeldon Jr. shakes off Cavs' 1st loss|date=June 22, 2019|website=Canadian Premier League|access-date=June 23, 2019}} Cavalry also saw success in the Canadian Championship, becoming the first Canadian Premier League side to defeat MLS opposition as they defeated the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals. Carducci was instrumental in this victory, posting a clean sheet in the first leg and only conceding one goal in the second against his former club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/calgary-cavalry-bounce-withering-whitecaps-canadian-championships/|title=Cavalry bounce Whitecaps from Canadian Championship - Sportsnet.ca|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=August 28, 2019}} In the semi-finals, however, they were knocked out of the tournament at the hands of the Montreal Impact.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/impact-cavalry-advance-canadian-championship-final/|title=Impact down Cavalry to advance to Canadian Championship final - Sportsnet.ca|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=August 28, 2019}} Carducci backstopped Cavalry to both the spring and fall championships and a berth to the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals, where they faced Forge. In the first leg, Carducci was widely praised for his performance as he saved a Tristan Borges penalty to keep the score at zero,{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/canadian-soccer-twitter-reacts-to-a-wild-leg-1-in-finals-2019|title=Canadian soccer Twitter reacts to a wild Leg 1 in Finals 2019|date=October 26, 2019|website=Canadian Premier League|access-date=October 27, 2019}} but Borges ended up scoring at the very end of the first half and the match ended at 1-0 for Forge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/forge-fc-edges-cavalry-fc-wild-first-leg-cpl-final/|title=Forge FC edges Cavalry FC in wild first leg of CPL final - Sportsnet.ca|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=October 27, 2019}} In the second leg, Cavalry was unable to score, and during stoppage time, with all the Cavalry defenders in the attacking zone, Forge players Elimane Cissé and David Choinière ran the length of a field on a 2 on 0, and there was not much Carducci could do to stop it. Choinière scored, and Forge won the championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/forge-fc-defeat-calvary-fc-win-first-canadian-premier-league-title/|title=Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC to win first Canadian Premier League title - Sportsnet.ca|website=sportsnet.ca|access-date=November 3, 2019}} Despite losing the championship, Carducci had a good individual season, he finished with 9 clean sheets, tied with Triston Henry for the most in the league.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/league-leaders/|title=League Leaders|website=Canadian Premier League|access-date=November 3, 2019}} Carducci would win the CPL goalkeeper of the year for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-goalkeeper-marco-carducci-takes-home-golden-glove-honour|title=Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci takes home Golden Glove honour|website=Canadian Premier League|author=John Molinaro|date=November 26, 2019}}
Cavalry later confirmed that Carducci would return for the 2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/a-strong-core-confirmed-for-cavalry-fc-in-2020|title=A strong core confirmed for Cavalry FC in 2020|website=Cavalry FC|date=November 13, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231200044/https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/a-strong-core-confirmed-for-cavalry-fc-in-2020|url-status=dead}} In the shortened season Carducci finished with three clean sheets in nine games, as his team finished the season in third place.{{Cite web|title=Canadian Premier League|url=https://canpl.ca/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Canadian Premier League|language=en-CA}} He extended his contract for the 2021{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-secure-the-core-for-the-2021-canadian-premier-league-season|title=Cavalry FC secure the core for the 2021 Canadian Premier League Season|website=Cavalry FC|date=November 6, 2020}} and 2022 seasons.{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-secures-key-core-pieces-for-2022-canadian-premier-league-season|title=Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season|website=Cavalry FC|date=January 21, 2022}}
In March 2022, Carducci would announce that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer the prior month, and was recovery after having surgery to treat the issue shortly after. After serving as the team's backup for the first 3 games of the 2022 season, he would return to the net on May 1, 2022, posting a clean sheet against Pacific FC in his return.{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8697732/cavalry-fc-goalkeeper-marco-carducci-testicular-cancer/|title=Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci details recovery from testicular cancer|website=Global Calgary|date=March 21, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8802067/marco-carducci-shutout-cavalry-cancer-battle/|title=Calgary's Marco Carducci posts shutout in return to Cavalry FC after cancer battle|website=Global Calgary|author=Cami Kepke|date=May 2, 2022}} After his strong 2022 season with Cavalry, Carducci would win his second Golden Glove award.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fcs-marco-carducci-wins-2022-canadian-premier-league-golden-glove|title=Cavalry FC's Marco Carducci wins 2022 Canadian Premier League Golden Glove|first=Mitchell|last=Tierney|date=October 28, 2022|work=Canadian Premier League}} In May 2023, Carducci would be the first player to make 100 appearances for Cavalry.{{cite web|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/cavalry-goalkeeper-marco-carducci-hits-game-100-of-home-team-career|title=Cavalry goalkeeper Marco Carducci hits Game 100 of home-team career|website=Calgary Sun|author=Todd Saelhof|date=May 27, 2023}}
International career
Carducci was born in Canada to a Canadian-Italian father and Uruguayan mother.{{Cite web|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/soccer/cavalry-fc-goalkeeper-carducci-worth-cheering-for|title=Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci worth cheering for | Calgary Sun}}{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/profile/|title=Profile - Canada Soccer|date=January 28, 2020}} He has represented Canada at various youth levels. He was on the Canadian team that went to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-selects-21-for-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-uae-2013-p155267|title=Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013|date=October 3, 2013|access-date=March 10, 2019|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223647/http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-selects-21-for-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-uae-2013-p155267|url-status=dead}} In May 2014, he was named to the Canadian U-20 team that would participate in the Milk Cup later that summer.{{cite web|title=Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=October 19, 2014|archive-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223925/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665|url-status=dead}} He played one game at the tournament, with his Vancouver Whitecaps compatriot Nolan Wirth playing the other two. Carducci would later participate again with the U20s in November, where he played two games against England and Russia in a 2–2 draw and a 2–1 victory, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}
In May 2016, Carducci was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488|title=Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour|author=Canada Soccer Association|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616202030/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-announces-roster-for-caribbean-tour-p159488|url-status=dead}} Carducci started the second match against Grenada, posting the clean sheet{{cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-defeat-guyana-as-part-of-jubilee-celebration-p159523|title=Canada m23 defeat Guyana as part of Jubilee celebration|author=Canada Soccer Association|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803131755/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-m23-defeat-guyana-as-part-of-jubilee-celebration-p159523|url-status=dead}}
On August 28, 2019, Carducci was called up to the Canada men's national soccer team for a pair of CONCACAF Nations League matches against Cuba, his first call up as well as the first call up for any Canadian Premier League player.{{Cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalrys-carducci-1st-cpl-player-to-earn-canada-call-up|title=Cavalry's Carducci becomes 1st CPL player to earn Canada call-up|date=August 28, 2019|website=Canadian Premier League|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|June 7, 2025|{{soccerway|marco-carducci/289020}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Playoffs !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC
|2014 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)
|2015 |rowspan="2"|USL |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
|2017 |USL |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| Calgary Foothills
|2018 |10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="8"|Cavalry FC
|2019 |rowspan="7"|Canadian Premier League |23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021
|24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2025
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!144 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!176 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 208 | 0 |
Honours
= Club =
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Calgary Foothills
Calvary FC
- Canadian Premier League Finals runners-up: 2019
- Canadian Premier League (Regular season) Champions: Spring 2019, Fall 2019, 2023
= Individual =
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Marco Carducci}}
- {{Canada Soccer player|620}}
- {{MLS player|marco-carducci}}
- {{Soccerway|marco-carducci/289020}}
{{Cavalry FC squad}}
{{Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carducci, Marco}}
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Category:USL League Two players
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