Marco Carraro (born 9 January 1998) is an

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Inter Milan

Loan to Pescara

On 1 July 2017, Carraro was signed by

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side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 6 August, Carraro made his professional debut for Pescara in a 5–3 home win over

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in the second round of

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, he was replaced by Mamadou Coulibaly in the 46th minute. On 8 September, Carraro made his Serie B debut for Pescara, as a substitute replacing Mattia Proietti in the 76th minute of a 3–3 home draw against

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. On 28 October, Carraro played his first match as a starter for Pescara, a 3–0 home defeat against

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, he was replaced by Luca Valzania in the 68th minute. On 3 November he played his first entire match for Pescara, a 2–2 home draw against

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. Carraro ended his season-long loan to Pescara with 24 appearances and 1 assist.

Atalanta

On 30 June 2018, Carraro was transferred to

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team

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, however

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reserved the right to buy him back.

Loan to Foggia and Perugia

On 23 July 2018, Carraro was signed by

club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 5 August he made his debut for Foggia in a 3–1 home defeat against

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in the second round of

, he played the entire match. On 26 August he made his Serie B debut for Foggia in a 4–2 home win over

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, he played the entire match. In January 2019, Carraro was re-called to Atalanta leaving Foggia with 15 appearances, including 12 as a starter and 1 assist. On 24 January 2019, Carraro was loaned to Serie B club

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on a 6-month loan deal. On 27 February he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 away win over

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, he played the entire match. On 30 March he scored his first professional goal in the 49th minute of a 3–1 home win over

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. Carraro ended his 6-moth loan to Perugia with 12 appearances, all as a starter, and 1 goal.

Loan to Perugia

On 15 July 2019, Carraro returned to

with a season-long loan deal. On 11 August he made his season debut in a 1–0 home win over

in the second round of

, he played the entire match. Two weeks later, on 25 August he made his league debut for the club, a 2–1 home win over

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, he played against the entire match.

Loan to Frosinone

On 5 October 2020 he was loaned to

Loan to Cosenza

On 18 August 2021, he moved on loan to

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Loan to Crotone

On 1 September 2022, Carraro joined

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on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.

Vicenza

On 25 July 2024, Carraro signed a two-season contract with

International career

Carraro represented

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at Under-15, Under16 and Under20 level. On 30 April 2013 he made his debut at U-15 level in a 0–0 home draw against United States U15, he was replaced by Dario Scudieri in the 31st minute. On 30 August 2013, Carraro made his debut at U-16 level as a substitute replacing Lorenzo Grossi in the 41st minute of a 3–0 home win over Qatar U17. On 5 October 2017 he made his debut at U-20 level as a substitute replacing

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in the 81st minute of a 5–1 home defeat against

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. On 10 October, Carraro played his first match as a starter in Italy U-20, a 4–2 away defeat against Portugal U20, he was replaced by Giulio Maggiore in the 68th minute. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera *

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: 2016–17

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carraro, Marco Living people 1998 births Men's association football midfielders Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Inter Milan players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Atalanta BC players Calcio Foggia 1920 players AC Perugia Calcio players Frosinone Calcio players Cosenza Calcio players FC Crotone players SPAL players LR Vicenza players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Dolo 21st-century Italian sportsmen