Mario Noce

Mario Noce (born 20 October 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as defender for Serie C Group A club Legnago.

Mario Noce

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Catania, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Legnago
Number	26
Youth career
2003–2004	Polisportiva Catania 1980
2004–2007	San Pio
2010–2019	Catania
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Catania	9	(0)
2017	→ Chieti (loan)	5	(0)
2018	→ Gozzano (loan)	1	(0)
2021	→ Potenza (loan)	4	(0)
2021–2022	Ancona-Matelica	20	(0)
2022–	Legnago	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2022

Club career

Early career

At the age of four he joined the children's team Polispostiva Catania 1980.^[1] Later he joined San Pio, where he played for three years.^[1] In 2010, he joined the youth sector of Catania.^[2]

Chieri

On 1 August 2017 he was loaned to Chieti.^[3]

Gozzano

In winter 2018 he was loaned to Gozzano. He helped the team to win group A of the 2017–18 Serie D. He made 2 appearances.^[4]

Catania

He made his debut in the first team on 5 August 2018, in the second round of the Coppa Italia against Foggia in the away match. They won 1–3.^[2]

Cesena

Shortly after his professional debut he returned to play in Serie D for Cesena. He made his debut with Cesena on 14 October 2018, in the 2–0 victory against Virtus Francavilla. On 28 October 2018 he scored his first goal for the team in a 0–2 away victory against Jesina. At the end of the championship they won group F of the 2018–19 Serie D.^[2] He made 31 appearances and one goal for Cesena.^[2][4]

Return to Catania

In 2019 he signed a two-year professional contract for Catania.^[5] Despite this, he only managed to make 3 appearances with 0 goals in the 2019–20 season.^[4] His return to Catania began on 22 October 2019 in the 4–2 defeat against Avellino.^[4]

In the 2020–21 season he made 6 appearances and 0 goals, before moving to Potenza.^[4]

Potenza

On 1 February 2021 he was loaned to Potenza.^[5] He made in that season only four appearances.^[4]

Ancona-Matelica

On 31 August 2021 he signed with Ancona-Matelica.^[6]

Legnago

On 24 August 2022, Noce moved to Legnago in Serie D.^[7]

Style of play

He is a very fast right back.^[2]

Personal life

Noce was born in Catania on 20 October 1999.

His father died on 3 April 2019 at the age of 54 due to a traffic collision with his Vespa.^[8]

Honours

Gozzano

Serie D: 2017–18

Cesena

Serie D: 2018–19

External links

Mario Noce at Soccerway

References

1. "Noce a NC: "Cesena piazza stimolante. Futuro al Catania? Io sono pronto…"". News Catania (in Italian). 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
2. "MARIO NOCE, UN GIOVANE DETERMINATO". Catania Channel (in Italian). 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
3. "UFFICIALE: Mario Noce passa in prestito al Chieri". News Catania (in Italian). 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
4. "Italia - M. Noce - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". en.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
5. "Catania, primo contratto professionistico per Michael Liguori, Kevin Biondi e Mario Noce".
6. "Ufficiale il difensore esterno destro Mario Noce" (in Italian). Ancona-Matelica. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. "Nuovi acquisti, un pokerissimo di ufficialità!" (in Italian). Legnago. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
8. "Drammatico incidente con la Vespa: muore il padre del difensore Mario Noce". CesenaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-13.