Marco Curto
Italian footballer
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Marco Curto (born 5 January 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Empoli.[3]
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Curto in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Benevento | ||
| 2013–2017 | AC Milan | ||
| 2017–2018 | 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 | 95 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cesena (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Empoli | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Italy U15[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U16[2] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Naples, Curto started his career in Benevento youth sector, after he joined AC Milan youth sector in 2013, and later 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Hwang Hee-chan in a pre-season friendly.[11]
On 24 January 2025, Curto moved on a new loan to Sampdoria, with an option to buy. He signed a contract with Sampdoria until 2028 that would have been in place if the option was exercised.[12] It was not.
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2017–18 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 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[a] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Südtirol | 2020–21 | Serie C | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 30 | 1 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 95 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 111 | 3 | |||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Cesena (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 160 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 179 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
- Appearances in Serie C – Promotion play-offs
- Six appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C, one appearance in Coppa Italia
- Appearance in Supercoppa di Serie C
- Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs
Honours
Südtirol
