Marco Da Graca

Cosimo Marco Da Graca (born 1 May 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie C Group A club Juventus Next Gen.

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
Team information
Current team
Juventus Next Gen
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2014 Calcio Sicilia
2014–2019 Palermo
2018–2019Juventus (loan)
2019–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 37 (4)
2021– Juventus 0 (0)
International career
2018 Italy U16 8 (0)
2020 Italy U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Da Graca began his youth career at Calcio Sicilia aged 10, before moving to Palermo's youth sector aged 12.[2] He stayed there until 2018, when he moved to Juventus on loan, before making the move permanent in 2019 for €600,000.[3][4]

Juventus

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.[5] He scored his first goal for Juventus U23 on 7 March as a second-half substitute, scoring the game's sole goal in the 85th minute against Grosseto.[6] 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.[4] 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.[7] On 15 April, Juventus renewed Da Graca's contract until June 2024.[8]

Da Graca started the 2021–22 season with some muscular injuries. His debut in the season came on 24 October, coming on as substitute in the 71st minute in a 1–1 home draw against Pro Sesto; he also scored the equalizing goal in the 89th minute.[9] On 8 December, Da Graca made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 win against Malmö FF, coming on as substitute in the 89th minute.[10] On 17 January 2022, Da Graca was ruled out for a month to undergo treatment after it was diagnosed that he suffered from an irregular heartbeat.[11] Da Graca's first mach after his injury came on 23 February, in a match against Pro Patria won 1–0.[12] On 12 May, he scored a 30th-minute decider in Juventus U23's 1–0 away win to Renate in the third round of play-offs, allowing his team to access the further round.[13]

International career

Eligible to represent Cape Verde through his father, Da Graca has played for Italy at youth level.[2] He went on trial for the under-15s,[2] before playing eight games for the under-16s in 2018.[14]

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.[2][4]

Personal life

Da Graca was born in Palermo, Italy, to a father from Praia, Cape Verde.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 January 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen[lower-greek 1] 2020–21 Serie C 710071
2021–22 Serie C 1737[lower-alpha 1]1244
2022–23 Serie C 1302[lower-alpha 2]1151
Total 374000092466
Juventus 2020–21 Serie A 0010000010
2021–22 Serie A 00001[lower-alpha 3]00010
2022–23 Serie A 0000000000
Total 0010100020
Career total 374101092486
  1. One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances one goal in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Juventus

References

  1. "From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus". Juventus F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. "Juventus, la prima volta di Da Graca: da Capo Verde alla Champions". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. Attanasio, Christian (13 July 2020). "Juventus Primavera: Cosimo Da Graca, gol e sacrificio". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "Chi è Marco Da Graca, il 18enne della Juventus convocato a sorpresa da Pirlo". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Marco Da Graca at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. JuventusNews24, Redazione (7 March 2021). "Grosseto-Juventus U23, prima gioia tra i Pro per Da Graca". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. "Chi è Da Graca, il bomber della primavera della Juve in campo in Coppa Italia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. "Juve renew with Da Graca | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. JuventusNews24, Redazione (24 October 2021). "Da Graca torna in campo: esordio stagionale e gol con la Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. Munno, Mauro (8 December 2021). "Juve Malmoe 1-0: Kean per il primato nel gruppo H". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  11. JuventusNews24, Redazione (17 January 2022). "Juventus U23, riscontrata un'aritmia a Da Graca: i tempi di recupero". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. Pranzoni, Carlo (23 February 2022). "Juventus U23 Pro Patria 1-0: Brighenti regala i tre punti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  13. Fioretti, Luca (12 May 2022). "Renate Juventus U23 0-1: Da Graca letale, continua il sogno dei bianconeri". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  14. "COSIMO MARCO DA GRACA". FIGC. Retrieved 13 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Notelist

  1. The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.[1]
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