Marco Delle Monache
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Cappelle sul Tavo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Potenza (on loan from Lecce) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caldora Calcio | |||
| 2013–2021 | Pescara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Pescara | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sampdoria | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pescara (loan) | 38 | (5) |
| 2024 | → Vicenza (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Potenza (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Italy U19 | 5 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2023 | |||
Marco Delle Monache (born 3 February 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie C Group C club Potenza on loan from Lecce.[2]
Growing up in Cappelle sul Tavo, in the province of Pescara,[3][4][5] Marco Delle Monache joined the Delfino Pescara academy in 2013, from Caldora, an amateur club in the same city.[3][6][7]
Club career
Growing through the youth ranks of Pescara, Delle Monache started playing with the Primavera team in 2021–22,[3] before making his professional debut for the club on 15 September 2021, replacing Eugenio D'Ursi during a 2–0 Coppa Serie C home win against Grosseto.[5][6][8]
Having become a regular starter with the under-19, as he displayed an important attacking contribution,[4] delivering a brace of assists during a 3–1 victory to Napoli,[9] he played his first Serie C game on 22 January 2022, playing the last minutes of a 4–2 home win against Montevarchi.[10][11]
The young player signed his first professional contract with the biggest club of Abruzzo in February 2022, making him a player of the Delfino until June 2024.[12]
On 5 August 2022, Delle Monache signed with Serie A club Sampdoria, but was immediately loaned back to Pescara for another season.[13]
On 31 January 2024, he joined Serie C club Vicenza on loan until the end of the season.[14] He helped the team reach the play-offs, where they eventually lost to Carrarese in the final.[15]
On 18 July 2024, Delle Monache joined Serie A side Lecce on a permanent deal.[16][17]
International career
Delle Monache is a youth international for Italy, having been selected with the under-17 by Bernardo Corradi in October 2021, for the 2022 European Championship qualification.[5][18] He made his debut with the team as a substitute during the 5–0 win against Albania on the 27 October.[19]