Mariano Julio Izco

Mariano Julio Izco (born 13 March 1983) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Serie B club Juve Stabia. He also holds an Italian passport.

Mariano Izco
Izco in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mariano Julio Izco
Date of birth (1983-03-13) 13 March 1983
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Juve Stabia
Youth career
San Telmo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 San Telmo 93 (4)
2004–2005 Almagro 6 (0)
2005–2006 Tigre 27 (1)
2006–2014 Catania 218 (6)
2014–2017 Chievo 53 (2)
2017–2018 Crotone 5 (0)
2019 Cosenza 3 (0)
2019– Juve Stabia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:01, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

CA San Telmo

Izco began his career in the regionalised 3rd division of Argentine football with Club Atlético San Telmo, in 2000. The player went on to make 93 appearances, scoring 4 goals for his club, in 4 full seasons. In 2004, he was signed by Club Almagro, of the Argentine Primera Division.

Club Almagro

In July 2004, Izco signed for Club Almagro, where he would play during the 2004–05 season. Izco made just 6 appearances, and could not help Almagro avoid relegation at the end of the season. With the relegation of Almagro, Izco was transferred to 2nd Division team Club Atlético Tigre.

Club Atlético Tigre

After a season in the top flight, Izco spent one season with Club Atlético Tigre, where he would make 27 appearances, scoring a single goal.

After one season with Tigre, Izco was scouted by newly promoted Serie A club, Calcio Catania and made his transfer to the Italian club in August 2006.

Calcio Catania

Izco officially transferred to the Sicilian club in August 2006, as the club looked for reinforcements following their promotion from Serie B. Izco made his debut for the Catania in their 2–0 victory over Parma. In his first season with Catania, Izco made 19 appearances in the league under then-coach Pasquale Marino, helping his team to a 13th-place finish. In his second season in Italy, Izco had a greater impact with his team, starting regularly, and helping his team to avoid relegation yet again. He made 32 appearances in the league under Silvio Baldini for the 2007–08 season. Walter Zenga took charge of Catania for the 2008–09 campaign, and Izco went on to make 27 appearances under the new coach, helping Catania to a 15th-place finish. Gianluca Atzori took the helm at the club at the start of the 2009–10 season, but after three months was sacked as the club lingered in 19th place with just 1 win. On 8 December 2009, Siniša Mihajlović became manager, and the club started off with a bang, as they defeated Serie A giants Juventus 2–1, with Izco scoring his first Serie A goal. Izco managed just 15 total appearances during the 2010–11 Serie A season for his club, helping lift the club to a 13th-place finish and a record points total for the club for a third consecutive season.

Since his debut in 2006, Izco has been one of Catania's most valuable players throughout his stint at the Sicilian club, consistently being featured in the starting lineup. He is currently the club's vice-captain and holds the club's record in number of league appearances in Serie A. Currently, the club's vice-captain is also part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38 Serie A matches. This performance saw the club also break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season.

Cosenza

On 22 February 2019, he signed with Serie B club Cosenza until the end of the 2018–19 season.[1]

Juve Stabia

On 2 August 2019, Izco signed to S.S. Juve Stabia.[2]

gollark: I don't like the inability to properly minmax.
gollark: *1 million
gollark: I complained that handing out stupidly valuable dragons randomly is bad.
gollark: I may have accidentally started a spot of drama about the raffle on the forums.
gollark: Earlier I thought the 2G prize <#470860878338850828> wouldn't get many entrants, so I would actually have a decent chance... how naïve I was.

References
  1. "MARIANO IZCO È UN GIOCATORE DEL COSENZA" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 22 February 2019.
  2. "UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, preso l'ex Cosenza Mariano Izco". Retrieved 2 August 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.