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 U23.

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
Club information
Current team
 Juventus U23
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2014 Calcio Sicilia
2014–2019 Palermo
2018–2019 → Juventus (loan)
2019–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Juventus U23 14 (2)
2021– Juventus 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Italy U16 8 (0)
2020– Italy U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2020

Early life

Da Graca was born in Palermo, Italy, to a father from Praia, Cape Verde.[1]

Club career

Youth career

Da Graca began his youth career at Calcio Sicilia aged 10, before moving to Palermo's youth sector aged 12.[1] He stayed there until 2018, when he moved to Juventus on loan, before making the move permanent in 2019 for €600,000.[2][3]

Juventus U23

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.[4] 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.[3] 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.[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] On 15 April, Juventus renewed Da Graca's contract until June 2024.[7]

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.[8]

Juventus

On 8 December 2021, Da Graca made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 win against Malmö, coming on as substitute in the 89th minute.[9]

International career

Eligible to represent Cape Verde through his father, Da Graca has played for Italy at youth level.[1] He went on trial for the under-15s,[1] before playing eight games for the under-16s in 2018.[10]

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.[1][3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 December 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus U23 2020–21 Serie C 71——0071
2021–22 Serie C 71——1[lower-alpha 2]081
Total 142000010152
Juventus 2020–21 Serie A 0010000010
2021–22 Serie A 00001[lower-alpha 3]00010
Career total 142101010172
  1. Includes the Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Juventus

References
  1. "Juventus, la prima volta di Da Graca: da Capo Verde alla Champions". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. Attanasio, Christian (13 July 2020). "Juventus Primavera: Cosimo Da Graca, gol e sacrificio". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. "Chi è Marco Da Graca, il 18enne della Juventus convocato a sorpresa da Pirlo". Sport Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. Marco Da Graca at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. "Chi è Da Graca, il bomber della primavera della Juve in campo in Coppa Italia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 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. "Juve renew with Da Graca | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "COSIMO MARCO DA GRACA". FIGC. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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