Marco Da Graca

Cosimo Marco Da Graca (born 1 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus U23.

Marco Da Graca
Personal information
Full name Cosimo Marco Da Graca
Date of birth (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 36
Youth career
2012–2014 Calcio Sicilia
2014–2019 Palermo
2018–2019 → Juventus (loan)
2019– Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 4 (0)
2020– Juventus 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Italy U16 8 (0)
2020– Italy U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:47, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2020

Early life

Da Graca was born in Palermo, Italy, to a father from Praia, Cape Verde.[1]

Club career

Da Graca began his youth career at Calcio Sicilia aged 10, before moving di Palermo's youth sector aged 12.[1] He stayed there until 2018, when he moved to Juventus, first on loan then on a permanent deal in 2019 for €600,000.[2][3]

On 28 October 2020, Da Graca made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23, the reserve team of Juventus, in a 2–1 defeat to Como.[4] He was first called up to the senior side on 2 December 2020, as an unused substitute in a UEFA Champions League group stage game against Dynamo Kyiv.[3] Da Graca played his first game for Juventus on 27 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over SPAL in the Coppa Italia.[5]

International career

Eligible to represent Cape Verde through his father, Da Graca has played for Italy at youth level.[1] He went on trial for the under-15s,[1] before playing eight games for the under-16s in 2018.[6]

Style of play

A left-footed player, Da Graca started out as a winger, before becoming a centre-forward because of his height of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and his physicality.[1][3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 January 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 4000—40
Juventus 2020–21 Serie A 00100010
Career total 40100050
  1. Includes the Coppa Italia

References
  1. "Juventus, la prima volta di Da Graca: da Capo Verde alla Champions". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. Attanasio, Christian (13 July 2020). "Juventus Primavera: Cosimo Da Graca, gol e sacrificio". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. "Chi è Marco Da Graca, il 18enne della Juventus convocato a sorpresa da Pirlo". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. Marco Da Graca at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Chi è Da Graca, il bomber della primavera della Juve in campo in Coppa Italia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. "COSIMO MARCO DA GRACA". FIGC. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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