.jpg) Mancuso withMonza in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mantova | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Pizzighettone | 37 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Carrarese | 54 | (12) |
| 2014–2015 | Cittadella | 14 | (0) |
| 2015 | →Catanzaro (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Catanzaro | 34 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Sambenedettese | 37 | (22) |
| 2017–2018 | Pescara | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Pescara (loan) | 55 | (26) |
| 2019–2022 | Empoli | 83 | (34) |
| 2022 | →Monza (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Monza | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Como (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | →Palermo (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2024– | Mantova | 44 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Italy U20 C | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 September 2025 | |||
Leonardo Mancuso (born 26 May 1992) is an Italian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orwinger forSerie B clubMantova.
Born inMilan,Lombardy, Mancuso was a youth product ofAC Milan. He was in the reserve B, or U-18 "Berretti" team, during the 2009–10 season.[1] Mancuso was then promoted to become a member of the reserve "Primavera" during the 2010–11 season;[2] however, he only made a handful of appearances.[citation needed]
In mid-2011, he was transferred toSerie D (fifth division) teamPizzighettone for the2011–12 season.[citation needed] On 5 July 2012,Lega Pro (third division) clubCarrarese announced that they had signed Mancuso from Pizzighettone in a permanent deal.[3]
In July 2016, Mancuso sign with newly promoted Serie C (third division) clubSambenedettese.[citation needed] After a strong season, scoring 25 goals in 40 matches,[4] he joinedPescara.[citation needed] On 31 January 2018, Mancuso joinedJuventus, withCristian Bunino moving in the opposite direction.[citation needed] Mancuso immediately returned to Pescara on an 18-month loan.[5]
On 13 July 2019, Mancuso signed for Serie B sideEmpoli.[6] On 28 October 2020, Mancuso scored ahat-trick in Empoli's upset ofSerie A sideBenevento in thethird round of theCoppa Italia.[7] Less than two months later on 12 December, Mancuso scored four times in a 5–2 away victory overVirtus Entella inleague action.[8]
On 20 January 2022, Monza signed Mancuso on a two-year loan with obligation for purchase.[9] Following Monza's Serie A promotion on 29 May 2022, Mancuso's obligation for purchase clause was triggered.[10]
Mancuso was loaned out toComo for one year.[11] He was sent on a one-year loan toPalermo on 5 July 2023, with an option and obligation for purchase.[12]
On 12 July 2024, Mancuso joinedMantova on a permanent deal.[13]
Mancuso was selected by theSerie D representative team for theTorneo di Viareggio in January 2012.[14] He was called up toItaly under-20 C team in February 2013, and made his debut on 7 February, as half-time substitute forLeonardo Gatto.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pizzighettone | 2011–12 | Serie D | 37 | 11 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
| Carrarese | 2012–13 | Lega Pro | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2013–14 | Lega Pro | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 54 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 11 | ||
| Cittadella | 2014–15 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Catanzaro (loan) | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
| Catanzaro | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Sambenedettese | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 37 | 22 | — | 5[c] | 4 | 42 | 26 | |
| Pescara | 2017–18 | Serie B | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Juventus | 2017–18 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie A | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | Serie B | 35 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 19 | ||
| Total | 55 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 26 | ||
| Empoli | 2019–20 | Serie B | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 14 |
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 37 | 20 | 2 | 3 | — | 39 | 23 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Total | 83 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 41 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 359 | 112 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 389 | 124 | ||
